Who we use

EFJ Projects is a family-run design and development company working on homes and businesses across Hertfordshire. With a trusted network of architects, planners, and interior and landscape designers, EFJ takes a project from planning and architecture through specification and interior design to the finished build. They fitted out Salon 65 here at 65 High Street, turning a tired first-floor room into a bright, modern salon.

Covers Harpenden and across Hertfordshire

What they do

• New builds
• Refurbishments and renovations
• Commercial fit-outs: offices, salons, clinics and gyms
• Gardens and outdoor living
• Project management, from planning to interiors
• Sustainable building

A Harpenden building contractor and property developer, serving Harpenden and the surrounding Hertfordshire villages since 1979. Tony and his team take on everything from a small porch to a full house conversion: extensions, garage conversions, renovations and refurbishments, kitchens and bathrooms, and new windows and doors. Costs are transparent and timelines kept. A consultancy service helps you through the early stages, from understanding quotes and plans to setting out a building schedule.

Covers Harpenden, St Albans and the surrounding Hertfordshire villages

What they do

• House renovations and refurbishments
• Extensions
• Garage conversions
• Kitchen and bathroom installations
• Window and door upgrades
• Consultancy

Martin is an independent Harpenden handyman who has lived in the town for over 30 years. After a career in medical laser engineering, he now does what he enjoys most: practical jobs that help people look after their homes. Shelves and curtain rails, flat-pack furniture, minor plumbing repairs, pictures and mirrors, and general maintenance. Fully insured, with free estimates and the price agreed before work starts. Several small jobs can often be done in one visit.

Covers Harpenden and nearby

What they do

• General home maintenance
• Repairs and small jobs
• Fitting blinds
• Flat pack assembly
• Painting and decorating
• Minor electrical work
• Minor plumbing repairs

Founded in 2019 by Nick Hancock, who left a long career in sales to start the business. Nick and his team, including supervisor Arlind and handymen Toby and Lindsay, look after homes and businesses around Harpenden: carpentry, gardening and new lawns, decorating, flooring, electrics, jet washing and general maintenance. Carpentry is a speciality, from furniture assembly and custom shelving to door repairs. Open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Carpentry, shelving and fitted cupboards
• Furniture assembly and door repairs
• Gardening and new lawns
• Patios and outdoor work
• Decorating
• Flooring
• Electrics
• Jet washing
• General maintenance

Gary Marshall runs Marshall Roofing Services, a local roofing business specialising in lead work and covering homes and commercial buildings. He handles complete roof replacements, flat roofs, Velux and other roof windows, and fascias, soffits and guttering, along with insulation upgrades and zinc and metal roofing. If you have a leak or just want to know the state of your roof, he also carries out roof surveys and leak detection. Work is matched to your property and your budget.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Lead work, flashings and valleys
• Roof replacements
• Flat roofing
• Velux and roof windows
• Fascias, soffits and guttering
• Insulation upgrades
• Zinc and metal roofing
• Commercial roofing
• Roof surveys and leak detection

A family firm based at Kinsbourne Green and trusted across Hertfordshire for nearly 40 years. Grimwade offers a complete building service, from large projects to small works, with professional advice, alongside a full plumbing, heating and gas service with a speciality in bathrooms and showers. Their clients range from private homeowners to schools, charities, local authorities and insurers. FMB Master Builders, TrustMark registered and Gas Safe registered.

Covers Harpenden and across Hertfordshire

Lafters, The Common, Kinsbourne Green, Harpenden AL5 3PD

What they do

• Complete building service, large and small works
• Alterations and improvements
• Plumbing, heating and gas
• Bathrooms and showers
• Insurance claims and reinstatements
• Costed surveys for owners and buyers

Jon Charlie Cutmore’s bespoke carpentry business designs, builds and fits made-to-measure furniture: fitted wardrobes, including in loft rooms under the eaves, shelving units and desks, TV units and more, finished to suit your room.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Bespoke fitted wardrobes
• Eaves and loft storage
• Shelving units and desks
• TV units
• Made-to-measure carpentry

Simon Allnutt’s painting and decorating business. Call, WhatsApp or email Simon to arrange a visit and a quote.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Painting
• Decorating

Ross Clark and Peter Scrivener set up Novo Construction to give their customers peace of mind and a cost-effective building experience, drawing on more than 40 years in the building trade between them. They take on extensions, loft and garage conversions, renovations and alterations, garden buildings and landscaping, and insurance work, with free estimates.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Extensions
• Loft conversions
• Garage conversions
• Renovations and alterations
• Garden buildings and landscaping
• Insurance work

A friendly, family-run building firm based in Harpenden, working for homeowners and businesses across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire for more than 25 years. Pete and the team take on everything from general maintenance to complete building projects: extensions, conservatories, loft conversions, renovations and roofing, plus outdoor work such as block paving, garden walls, gates and fencing. With access to all the trades they can run a project from start to finish, and they are always happy to advise. Quotes are free and come with no obligation.

Covers Harpenden, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire

What they do

• Extensions and conservatories
• Loft conversions and alterations
• Renovations and repairs
• Roofing and chimney repairs
• Carpentry and joinery
• Block paving, steps and garden walls
• Bespoke gates, fencing and turfing

A local plastering firm working for homeowners and builders across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Fully City and Guilds qualified, with more than 15 years' experience and full public liability insurance. Inside, they skim and plaster walls and ceilings; outside, they take on sand and cement rendering, pebble dashing and through-coloured render. Coloured render goes on with a PFT G4 Smart Rendering Machine, which few local plasterers have: it arrives ready mixed in the colour you choose, so there is no painting to wait for and the scaffolding can come down sooner.

Covers Harpenden, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

What they do

• Skimming and plastering
• Sand and cement rendering
• Through-coloured render (machine applied)
• Pebble dashing
• Garden walls and planters
• New builds and extensions

Led by Simon, who has lived in Harpenden for more than thirty years. Best known for complete bathroom renovations, from first design to the finished room, with kitchens, plumbing, heating and electrical work too. Property maintenance comes from its sister team, Homesmith. No job too small, and quotes are free.

Covers Harpenden, St Albans, Redbourn, Wheathampstead, Kimpton and nearby

What they do

• Bathroom design and renovation
• Kitchens
• Plumbing and heating
• Electrical
• Landlord maintenance
• Homesmith property maintenance

A family-run business, trading since 2012, with a kitchen shop and bathroom showroom on Wheathampstead High Street. Nonpareil designs bespoke kitchens and bathrooms, contemporary or classical, and handles the whole installation, including building consents, plumbing, tiling and painting. Its Gas Safe plumbing and heating team also takes on heating and general plumbing work, and the team includes Stuart Turner approved installers.

Covers St Albans, Harpenden and across Hertfordshire

Showroom: 23 High Street, Wheathampstead AL4 8BB

What they do

• Bespoke kitchens
• Bespoke bathrooms
• Full installation, including tiling and painting
• Heating
• General plumbing (Gas Safe)
• Bespoke carpentry

EC EV PV Contractors Ltd, trading as Deeks Electrical, has been the local electrician for 70 years, working on domestic, commercial and industrial jobs. As well as electrical contracting they fit EV chargers, solar panels and battery storage. TrustMark, NICEIC approved contractor and domestic installer, Electrical Safety Council, RECC, MCS and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles accredited.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

Unit 8 Crendon Barn, Faulkners End Farm, Roundwood Lane, Harpenden AL5 3PG

What they do

• Electrical contracting
• EV charging points
• Solar PV
• Battery storage
• Domestic, commercial and industrial

Harpenden-based electricians with over 30 years in the trade, doing high-quality work for homes and businesses. Known for imaginative ideas on exterior and garden lighting. NICEIC domestic installers. No project too big or small, and quotes are no obligation.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Domestic electrics
• Commercial electrics
• Exterior and garden lighting
• New installations

Harpenden Plumbing & Heating Ltd is a Gas Safe registered firm specialising in bathrooms, with heating installations, boiler repairs, servicing and installs, gas safety certificates and inspections, power flushing and renewables.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Bathrooms
• Heating installations
• Boiler repairs, servicing and installs
• Gas safety certificates
• Power flushing
• Renewables

Yiltan runs Freeman Drainage Services, looking after drains for homeowners, landlords and commercial premises. From a blocked sink, toilet or outside gully to a recurring problem on a shop, office or restaurant, FDS clears the blockage and finds the cause. CCTV camera surveys show exactly what is happening inside the pipe, whether that is a root intrusion, a collapse or a build-up of grease, so you only pay for the repair you need. Damaged pipes can often be relined without digging up the drive or the floor, and regular maintenance keeps busy commercial drains flowing. Emergency call-outs, 24 hours a day.

Covers Harpenden, Hertfordshire and North West London

What they do

• Drain unblocking
• CCTV drain camera surveys
• Drain lining (no-dig repairs)
• Drain maintenance
• Residential drains
• Commercial drains
• 24-hour emergency call-outs

A friendly, professional and affordable window and gutter cleaning service based in Harpenden. JGL uses both a water-fed pole system and traditional window cleaning, and also cleans glass patio enclosures inside and out.

Covers Harpenden, St Albans, Redbourn, Wheathampstead, Kimpton, Sandridge, Whitwell, Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted

What they do

• Window cleaning, water-fed pole or traditional
• Gutter cleaning
• Glass patio enclosures, inside and out

A Harpenden firm celebrating 40 years of trading in the town, making a wide range of bespoke, handmade windows and doors to suit properties of every period, at competitive prices. You can see the range at their factory showroom on Marlborough Park. FENSA registered and members of the Consumer Protection Association.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

Factory showroom: Unit 17 Centre House, Marlborough Park, Harpenden AL5 1DZ. Open 7am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

What they do

• uPVC windows
• Sash windows
• Casement and bay windows
• Bi-fold and sliding doors
• Composite, stable and uPVC doors
• Patio doors

A fully trained father and son business, Trading Standards approved and a Which? Trusted Trader. They handle lock-outs, uPVC and wooden doors and emergency callouts, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Lock-outs
• uPVC doors
• Wooden doors
• Emergency callouts, 24/7

A family-run business that has specialised in replacing failed double glazing for over 20 years. Instead of replacing the whole window, they swap just the misted or failed glass unit, which saves money, mess and redecorating. They make their glass in-house, use their own fitters rather than subcontractors, and give every glass unit a 25-year guarantee. They also fix faulty locks, handles and hinges. Checkatrade members.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Misted and failed glass units replaced
• Glass made in-house
• 25-year guarantee on every unit
• Faulty locks, handles and hinges
• Free quotes

Kevin Buckler supplies and fits all types of blinds, awnings and shutters, as well as curtain tracks and poles, and specialises in bay windows. Consultation, measuring and quotes are free and there’s no obligation.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Blinds of all types
• Shutters
• Patio awnings
• Curtain tracks and poles
• Bay window specialists
• Free measuring and quotes

A Harpenden landscaping firm with over 15 years in the trade. Westmoor handles everything from garden design, patios and driveways to fencing, decking, lawns and hedging, for homes and for commercial clients such as schools, care homes and sports clubs. They answer the phone from 8am to 9pm, seven days a week. Most of their work comes from word-of-mouth recommendations.

Covers Harpenden, across Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas

What they do

• Garden design and hard landscaping
• Patios: porcelain and natural stone
• Block paving, driveways and pathways
• Fencing and decking, including composite
• Lawns, turfing and artificial grass
• Walling, drainage, hedging and garden clearance

A family-run, award-winning landscaping and building company led by owner Peter, who works alongside established garden designers. Rococo takes on complete garden make-overs, including the build, landscaping and planting, and garden buildings that give you extra space, as well as more modest jobs, for homes and businesses across Hertfordshire. HTA members and TrustMark registered, with plenty of happy clients.

Covers Harpenden, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City and across Hertfordshire

What they do

• Complete garden make-overs
• Patios and paving
• Lawns and garden design
• Garden buildings
• Landscape construction
• Building work

A garden and landscape design practice founded in 2006 by designer Jason Claridge, who brings more than 30 years in garden design and landscaping. From studios in Harpenden and Wells, Earth designs and creates highly individual private gardens shaped by their setting, with planting at the heart of every scheme.

Covers Harpenden, Hertfordshire and Somerset

7B Thrales End Farm, Thrales End Lane, Harpenden AL5 3NS

What they do

• Garden design
• Landscape design
• Planting design
• Building the garden
• Private gardens of every size

A local pest control company offering a rapid response at competitive rates, for homes and businesses. Fully insured, RSPH trained, members of the National Pest Technicians Association and Herts County Council CRB certified. Unmarked vans are available if you would rather the neighbours didn’t know.

Covers St Albans, Harpenden, Redbourn, Wheathampstead and Luton

What they do

• Mice and rats
• Pigeons and squirrels
• Wasp nests
• Moles
• Fleas, bed bugs and cockroaches
• Garden ants, beetles and clothes moths

Leigh Hibon runs LDH Domestic Appliance Repairs, repairing washing machines, dishwashers, tumble driers, electric ovens and vacuum cleaners, all makes. Trained by Dixon Training & Consultancy, Leigh offers fixed labour charges, full electrical safety tests and guaranteed work, and also looks after appliances for letting agents and landlords. Based in Flamstead, covering Harpenden, St Albans, Luton, Hemel Hempstead and the villages. Daytime calls to the mobile; evening calls to the landline.

Covers Harpenden, Flamstead and nearby

What they do

• Washing machines
• Dishwashers
• Tumble driers
• Electric ovens
• Vacuum cleaners
• Electrical safety tests

BPCA-approved pest control for homes and businesses across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Stratton deals with wasps, rats, mice, squirrels, birds, fleas, bed bugs, moths and much more, using humane, legal methods, and also offers bird proofing, loft cleaning and heat treatment. Fast, discreet and competitively priced.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Insects
• Rodents
• Birds and bird proofing
• Loft clearances
• Other pests

A family-run carpet and upholstery cleaning company covering Harpenden and the surrounding towns of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Hobbs cleans carpets, upholstery, tiles and grout, mattresses and rugs, for homes and offices, using industry-leading equipment and eco-friendly, child and pet friendly products. Free quotations.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

What they do

• Carpet cleaning
• Upholstery cleaning
• Tile and grout cleaning
• Mattress cleaning
• Rug cleaning

Harpenden’s removals firm since 1898. Saunders moves homes and offices locally and anywhere in the UK, with free quotes and advice, a full or partial packing service, free packing materials and expert wrapping, and careful handling for antiques and pianos. They also offer containerised storage at their Radlett facility, plus archive storage and retrieval for businesses.

Covers Harpenden, St Albans, Radlett, Welwyn Garden City and across the UK

Radlett office: 01923 839991

What they do

• Household removals
• Office and business moves
• Packing service and free materials
• Antiques and pianos
• Containerised storage
• Archive storage and retrieval

A long-established, fully licensed rubbish removal company, registered with the Environment Agency as an upper-tier waste carrier (licence CBDU480504) and fully insured. They clear anything from a full house, loft, garage or garden to a single item, for homes and businesses, often on the same day, and supply a Duty of Care waste transfer note with every collection. Waste only goes to certified sites, and they recycle wherever possible.

Covers Harpenden, St Albans, Redbourn, Wheathampstead, Welwyn Garden City, Hitchin, Luton, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Dunstable and surrounding areas

What they do

• House and loft clearances
• Garden and garage clearances
• Single item collections
• Building waste and rubble
• Commercial waste
• Same-day collection

@hertspressurewashing2008Herts Pressure Washing on Instagram

Herts Pressure Washing is a Harpenden-based exterior cleaning company that has been bringing driveways, patios and buildings back to life since 2008. For homes they clean block-paved and tarmac driveways, patios and paths, and soft wash render, stone and brickwork with low pressure so surfaces aren't damaged, finishing with re-sanding, repointing and repairs where needed. They also take on graffiti and paint removal, and commercial work including car parks, playgrounds, cladding and town centre pavements, as an approved contractor for councils and organisations. They're fully insured with £5m public and employers' liability cover, CSCS accredited, and rated 4.9 on Google from over 80 reviews.

Covers Based in Harpenden, covering Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and north-west London

What they do

• Driveway cleaning
• Patio cleaning and re-sanding
• Render and soft washing
• Patio repointing and repairs
• Brick and stone cleaning
• Graffiti and paint removal
• Commercial and car park cleaning
• Cladding and pavement cleaning

A mobile tyre fitting service with a huge range of tyres to suit every budget. They come to you, at home or at work, across Harpenden, St Albans and the surrounding areas.

Covers Harpenden, St Albans and surrounding areas

What they do

• Mobile tyre fitting
• Tyres for every budget
• Fitting at home or at work

An independent, DVSA-approved drive-through MOT test centre on Redbourn High Street. They only do MOTs and have no repair workshop, so you get a fair test with no pressure to pay for extra work. No appointment is needed: wait while your vehicle is tested or leave it with them. Easy to find and easy to park.

Covers Redbourn, Harpenden and surrounding areas

1 High Street, Redbourn AL3 7LE. Open Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm and Saturday 8am to 12.30pm; closed Sundays and bank holidays.

What they do

• Car and 4x4 MOTs
• Van MOTs
• Motorhome and minibus MOTs
• Limousine and bus MOTs
• While-you-wait testing
• No appointment needed

Brian Palmer’s ChipsAway Car Care Centre in St Albans repairs scuffs and scrapes, scratches, dents of any size and kerbed alloys, right up to panel replacements. Work is done at the bodyshop or as a mobile repair at your home or workplace, in all weathers. Winners of ChipsAway’s Customer Excellence Award and Car Care Centre of the Year in 2022.

Covers St Albans, Harpenden, Redbourn and Wheathampstead

Unit 4, Gryphon Industrial Park, Porters Wood, St Albans AL3 6XZ

What they do

• Scuffs and scrapes
• Dents of any size
• Scratches
• Kerbed alloy repairs
• Panel replacement
• Mobile repairs

A Harpenden company that has sold commercial vehicles to sole traders and small businesses across the UK since 1997. They supply all makes and models of new vans, pick-ups and minibuses at competitive prices, along with used and pre-registered vehicles and fleet cars, plus their own custom versions such as the Ford Transit Custom Graphite. Proud supporters of Harpenden Rugby Club.

Covers Harpenden and nationwide

What they do

• New vans, all makes
• Pick-ups and minibuses
• Used and pre-registered vehicles
• Custom vans
• Fleet cars
• Nationwide delivery

A tyre store and MOT centre on Windmill Road in Luton, close to the airport. All brands of car, 4x4, performance, van and winter tyres from budget to premium, plus MOT testing and repairs, servicing and brakes with a free brake check and report, wheel alignment, exhausts, batteries, suspension and diagnostics. Quality parts and fully guaranteed work.

Covers Luton, Harpenden and surrounding areas

41 Windmill Road, Luton LU1 3XL. Open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm and Saturday 8.30am to 5pm.

What they do

• Tyres, all brands
• MOT testing and repairs
• Servicing
• Brakes, with a free check and report
• Wheel alignment
• Exhausts, batteries and suspension

An independent garage run by owner Jim Bradbury, on the Batford Mill industrial estate, off Lower Luton Road. Victoria Garage handles servicing, repairs, tyres, exhausts, brakes and clutches, with fault finding and MOTs by appointment. They offer free collection and delivery around Harpenden and the surrounding areas, so there's no need to drop the car off yourself.

Covers Harpenden and surrounding areas

Unit 5, Batford Mill, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden AL5 5BZ. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm; closed Saturdays and Sundays.

What they do

• Servicing
• Repairs
• Tyres
• Exhausts
• Brakes and clutches
• Fault finding and MOTs by appointment
• Free collection and delivery in Harpenden and nearby

Chartered certified accountants based in Harpenden, working with businesses of all types and private clients, locally and further afield. Tax, payroll, VAT, accounts, bookkeeping and Making Tax Digital, with help for new and existing businesses. Xero Silver Partners, with free mjbooks bookkeeping software for clients.

Covers Harpenden and further afield

Charter House, Marlborough Park, Southdown Road, Harpenden AL5 1NL

What they do

• Help for new businesses
• Help for existing businesses
• Accounts and bookkeeping
• Free mjbooks software for clients

@louiseseymourtravelLouise Seymour on Instagram

Based in Harpenden, Louise has spent 30 years as an independent travel consultant, specialising in bespoke family holidays. Every holiday she plans starts with a conversation about what you enjoy, how much you want to spend and what would make the trip special. She draws on three decades of trusted contacts to arrange travel, accommodation and excursions at highly competitive prices, and her independence lets her be frank: if a hotel is worth the extra cost she’ll explain why, and if an excursion would leave you rushed she’ll suggest a better way to spend the day. From checking the time between connections to finding the right local guide, the details are in hand before you set off.

Covers Based in Harpenden, planning holidays worldwide

What they do

• Bespoke family holidays
• Flights and transfers
• Hotels and villas
• Excursions and local guides
• Boat days and island hopping
• Honest advice on where to spend more