“They did an extension for us with a pitched roof which they use in all of their pictures. It failed building control and cost us over £40,000 to remedy. They caused extensive damage to our garden and to our house. All workers are unskilled and there is no one qualified to do gas and electrics and they did unsafe work on our home which we had to get remedied. They were Expelled from the Federation of Master Builders. Please avoid.”
“Given our experience, we unfortunately have to strongly recommend that customers do not hire this company / Magma Builders / Dimmy for anything, other than perhaps extremely basic minor tasks. Would generally avoid. Our property was damaged by them, left with a number of new problems and the job was done poorly without demonstration of any true care or competence.
Hired Magma / Dimmy to do a bathroom renovation and painting-decorating of our Victorian home.
PROS: Dimmy is friendly at certain times. Did a decent job with wood panelling decor only. Has a team of builders.
CONS: He and his workers did not show respect for the home or competence to execute the job well. Among other things, here are some examples of the faults:
* Severely damaged and scratched our new wood floors and left them covered in permanent building materials (eg, adhesive & plaster) in several places.
*Paint was splattered all over our home items, original banisters and stained glass windows - These things are all precious and quality items that are expensive to restore or replace.
*Broke some of my personal items in the home and cracked one original sash window and failed to tell me about these things until I discovered the damage.
*Areas were overall left in a worse condition than they were before these "builders" worked on it, even if it looks okay from afar (mainly due to our design choices).
*Not great with paintng. Streaky paint - poor-quality finish and peeling paint within weeks which shows a clear lack of experience and failure to prepare and prime surfaces. Carelessly painted several sash windows sealed shut.
*Burst a pipe when demolishing the bathroom and failed to quickly prevent the leak - left stained areas from the leak throughout the house and did not remedy fully.
Please note that nobody in this business is qualified to do electrical or plumbing works so they should never have taken on a bathroom project or pretended (dishonestly) that they are qualified. Electrical shaver socket in bathroom does not work and several electrics that were working just fine in rooms beforehand now no longer work as they tampered with them while painting (we did not ask them to touch these).
Regrettable choice / mistake to use this company - Magma / Dimmy - when one can shop for others that are more competent out there. The company (#11603097) is not particularly cheap either anyway. We got similar quotes from a proper company (with installation warranty) for future jobs which we have since been happy with - So would recommend looking elsewhere. Sharing this review to help others! Have since realised that many of their good reviews appear to be fake.”
“Excellent experience with Dimmy as head of Magma Builders, from start to finish. Provided a quote within a few days from initial contact, agreed a date and then carried out the work on the exact date. Quote was very reasonable as the job turned out to be a bit more complex than originally expected. Would recommend Dimmy to anyone. 5 star to Magma Builders Builders and Dimmy, I can easy recommend to any project ,they know what building is and how it works, it is very rare to find medium building firms to trust, but with this guys trust is there.
Thank you Magma Team! I have a home now.”
“I used Magma Builders for my dream home project. Demolition, construction, project management was done with professionalism, speed and of most importance, quality. Staff was extremely responsive, and addressed all of my concerns in timely manner.
Magma Builders was able to expedite work and get me into my new house extension and loft conversion as quickly as possible. Highly recommend as they met all of the high standards I set and exceeded them.
Dimmy the owner of Magma Builders is a professional outfit and has several skilled craftsmen, painters, electrician, plumbers, carpenters who know how to get the job done in an efficient manner. Thanks
Dimmy, helped us navigate all the choices and supply chain issues to get the job done at a very reasonable price. They transformed our space to the vision we discussed. I would highly recommend them.”
“In my search for a general contractor, I hired Dimmy and Magma Builders to get renovate my kitchen and bathroom as well as patch/paint walls throughout my apartment. Magma Builders did a terrific job with the remodeling of my kitchen and bathroom. I am really pleased with their quality of work and the efficiency they offered throughout an enthusiastic working process. These guys are really good at what they do, and Dimmy is extremely easy to communicate with. Thank you very much guys.”
“We just recently completed our Home Addition/Remodel with Magma Builders and we are extremely happy that we chose them.
Dimmy was so patient with us and explained everything to us with great detail. He is the reason why we signed with Magma Builders.
Thanks”
“The owner Dimmy and all of his workers were a pleasure to deal with and we would recommend them to anybody who's looking to have a remodel done. You wont be dissapointed
My wife and I recently worked with Magma Builders and are glad we did. Dimmy came by and had really great design ideas and figured out how we could do what we wanted to do and for very good prices. There was also no surprise costs from them during the job. This was the first time that was the case compared to projects we did in the past with other companies. Definitely recommend them.”
“Do not under any circumstances use this builder. Dimmy (Eldimer Pereira) Magma builders are unprofessional, disrespectful, dishonest, and very irresponsible. He is a rogue trader and has now left our property with several things outstanding from building control with builder’s waste everywhere. It was clear he didn't know what he was doing in several areas.
He is not gas safe, he is not a qualified electrician, and it turns out he does not have any staff members that have these qualifications. None of his workers are skilled or qualified tradesman and the workman ship was poor in every area. The finish of their work is appalling, and they are extremely messy and do not clean up after themselves. If has done electrical or gas work for you in the past or present I suggest you get it checked by professionals and he hasn’t got a clue what he’s doing.
He is very aggressive and has upset several of our neighbours with his extremely rude manner and tone. He lies and is not trustworthy. I won't put all the things he has done on this thread or add all the shocking photos but if you want to contact me you can find me on FB or Instagram for more information.”
“Dimmy and his team did an absolutely fantastic job on the rear extension from the very beginning, he made everything ease case about the work that we needed to have done which immediately made us feel very confident about his capacity to deliver. Dimmy was always ready to answer questions, very communicative with any updates or changes, and very flexible with any changes from our side. The work was finished to a high standard in a very short timeframe, and at a reasonable cost. His team were very professional and friendly, all times the house was left clean and tidy ready for my daughter come back from school and feel home again. and on many occasions Dimmy asked me we must had a direct line to him so we could track daily progress of my extension job. Dimmy at Magma Builders proved to be an excellent choice for us, very stress free. He showed initiative, commitment and enthusiasm throughout the entire job. He was a pleasure to work with, and happy to discuss alternative solutions throughout the process. The end result was one that we are very happy with, was within the agreed budget and timeframe. It was great to work with a builder that shared in the enjoyment of the project, came across honest and to serve our best interest, and cared about the end result. We would not hesitate to recommend Magma Builders and his team to anyone for future jobs (and have already done so), and we would contact him first if we need more work done in the future. Thanks! ”
