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Kitchens – Bathrooms – Tiling – Renovations – Decorating
Richard Nice: About me
As a family man, turning my house into a home has always been something I have taken pride in, especially as my favourite thing is coming home from work to my wife and four children. I have a keen eye for noticing the changes that could be done that are often missed. Providing people with the renovations to transform their houses to the homes they have dreamed of and creating spaces that bring other families happiness is what I love.
From extensions to decorating, tiling to bespoke garden seating areas, I can provide an abundance of services. I can work on both indoor and outdoor projects and I also have experience in supplying and installing renewable energy, including underfloor heating, solar thermal hot water systems and thermodynamics. Having worked in construction for over twenty years I have gained a huge skill set perfect for making your renovation ideas a reality.
Below is a short list of other services which I can offer:
- Tiling
- Painting & Decorating
- Decking
- Slabbing
- Woodwork & Joinery
- Windows & Doors
- Stud-work
- Fencing
- Outbuildings
- Sheds & Timber Frame Structures
- Kitchen Installs
- Driveways & Patios
- Bathroom Restore & Renovation
If you have any further questions or require any more information, do not hesitate to get in touch on the contact details provided. We are proud to be registered and fully verified here on the Cornish Traders platform along with other local, reliable and hardworking Cornwall based trades and businesses. Please take a minute to have a look through our image gallery at some of the recent work completed and some of our 5-star reviews to match. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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Liz Telford
Richard has just renovated our downstairs toilet. It was an awkward job in a very small space. The result is brilliant. He has been really helpful, punctual, tidy and good company while working in the house and I thoroughly recommend him. We are looking forward to him returning to do more work next year.
Liz Telford
Richard has just renovated our downstairs toilet. It was an awkward job in a very small space. The result is brilliant. He been really helpful, punctual, tidy and good company while working in the house and I thoroughly recommend him. We are looking forward to him returning to do more work next year.
Vicki
I’d highly recommend using Richard. We were mid way through getting a new kitchen installed and were in need of a tiler to come and fit our new floor tiles. Within a week of ringing Richard for a quote, our new floor was fitted. He worked long hours to ensure the job was completed on time and to a high standard. Richard himself was always on time, super friendly as well as being clean and tidy – no mess was left. We’ll be calling Richard first for any other home improvements. Really happy we found him. Thank you again.
Sam Watkiss
Richard has just built a false chimney breast and cupboards feature wall for us. He is very friendly, trustworthy, tidy and punctual and most of all the quality of the work is excellent. We will definitely use him again in the future
Nandini
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Thanks for helping us remove the decking from our holiday home in Cornwall. The work was up to good standards and the site was cleaned and left in good order. The workmanship is second to none. We will employ you again if we need you. Thanks a lot for the pictures sent which had clean details of what has got done on site.
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Hannah
Over the moon with the work! Richard is so polite and a pleasure to have around the house. He is clean and meticulous. The paintwork is looking immaculate cannot recommend enough!
Jason John
From accompanying us on a second viewing of what is now our property, to completing its extensive and complex renovation, Richard has proved to be extremely knowledgeable, reliable and honest. Preserving the character and integrity of an uninhabitable house, whilst also modernising it to our taste, was no mean feat. From installing bifold doors in the old, two feet thick stone walls, lifting huge slate flags to install underfloor heating (and then replacing them!) to tiling bathrooms in a herringbone pattern demonstrates Richard’s versatility and skill. Throughout the project, Richard advised us on design and the best way to allocate our budget, as well as introducing us to tradesmen whom we would not hesitate to use again. We are delighted with our new home and cannot recommend Richard highly enough to anyone considering any type of renovation work.
Jon Wilson
I asked Richard to return to refurbish a bathroom at my home. A few tricky details were handled with his usual skill and knowledge. He is friendly, tidy, professional and gets the job done to a high standard with the minimum of fuss.
Paul Taylor
Richard has just completed refurbishing our tired looking bathroom and we are delighted with the end result. His quality of workmanship and attention to detail are superb and this had resulted in a fabulous looking bathroom. It was a pleasure having him in the house – he is hard working, reliable, tidy and above all friendly. He was very happy to answer all my questions and explain things as the project went along. We would be very happy to recommend him.
Jon Wilson
Completely renovating a house can be a complicated and stressful affair. Finding someone, like Richard, who can navigate you through all those little unforeseen things that crop up and be reliable, straightforward and good humoured throughout, is essential. As well as completing his own work to a high standard, Richard was able to source and manage several excellent sub contractors all of which made the refurbishment run smoothly to budget and on time. I would definitely recommend Nice Renovations.
Meg Stuart-Richards
I can’t recommend Richard enough! He’s been with us on our house journey for a year, starting with helping us find a good house to renovate to completing an amazing new kitchen dinner which we love! Rich helped us overcome unforeseen hurdles and always went the extra mile to get a great finish and help us to save costs where possible. He was lovely to work with and very considerate and clean with our living space. He’s given us lots of recommendations and put us in touch with other decent local tradies. He is honest, reliable and accountable. We will continue to work with Rich on future projects. I’m so glad I found him!
Mark Adams
Richard was charged with totally renovating a 3 bed semi in Truro which had been untouched for over 40 years for me to be my home. Throughout the whole 16 week project he was very reliable and left the place tidy every day. The quality of his workmanship and eye to detail was excellent throughout. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for any project large or small on tome. Richard even kept my neighbours on board throughout the works which was a positive. Highly recommended
Dan Richardson
We decided to use Richard for our new bathroom after a recommendation from a work colleague. From the moment he came to look at the job and talk about what we wanted to achieve it was clear he was a competent tradesman and had the skills to deliver the results we were looking for. Richard was always punctual and extremely tidy in his work. This showed in his workmanship where his attention to detail was second to none. He always updated us daily how the process was going and most importantly brought our vision to reality. The finished bathroom was actually better than we had expected!
Richard is a really friendly guy who we would recommend to friends and family without hesitation and I’m sure we will use him for any other projects we have in the future.
Will Chard
Richard replaced an old driveway for me with a good thick sub base and a gravel top. In order to hide some old concrete paths he used a special resin glue which had locked the gravel over the concrete so it doesn’t move much at all. Really neat and level no more swimming pool when it rains. Worked very tidy and to a very high standard. Always recommended this is the second job he has done for me the first being a bathroom.
Will Chard
Richard has done an amazing job of my kitchen sorting out all the trades along the way he’s a one stop shop to get your dream realised and always at a realistic price. When you find gold stick with it! This is the third job Richard Nice had done for me and as always totally amazing results.
Phil Robinson
Richard was brilliant. He installed a new shower and re-tiled the walls for us. He is extremely neat and tidy and the work is immaculate. Would recommend without hesitation – in fact i have already recommended to my mother in law 🙂
Thank you!
Candice
We can highly recommend Richard, as he just finished lifting and retiling all of the tiles in our dining and kitchen areas (they were loose and moving around when we walked on them) and he also installed wall units and a work top, as well as a tiled splash back in our toilet/utility. He was great to work with- so helpful and obliging; he communicated really well, keeping us up to date with his plan and work throughout; and he did everything to a very high standard! Plus, he’s also a really nice guy which never hurts! We’re very glad we chose to work with Richard!
Sherry and Pholip
Richard has transformed a very old dated bungalow in to a brand new home, Every room has been renovated to a very high standard including a beautiful new kitchen breakfast room and a large luxurious shower replacing the old bathroom and separate toilet. All this achieved in only 11 weeks, Richard was onsite every day from 8 until 5 without fail.
He also has the best team of contractors to support him by way of electrician, plasterer and plumber.
Would highly recommend Nice renovations, so pleased we found him on Cornish Traders.
Meg
Richard has been fantastic, friendly and helpful. He came up with an inventive idea for how to add another bathroom in limited space. He has good contacts and responses very quickly. Unfortunately our house fell through but we will definitely be using Richard for any future projects!
Vikki and Mike
We can’t recommend Richard highly enough! Richard listened to our plans, made useful suggestions based on his experience and skills, and was always clear on the scope of the work that he was willing to carry out. Richard always left our downstairs tidy after each day, and he is a meticulous worker. He kept us in the loop as works continued so that we could not only see progress, but also talk about any changes we wanted to make in terms of materials and spec. It was very clear what Richard’s quote included and he worked really efficiently to make the most of his time.
For us, this project was based around creating more storage in our basement area by moving a stud wall, thereby reducing the size of the spare bedroom but creating a space for bikes, hoovers, tools etc. Richard also created a cupboard under our stairs and helped us to finish off the skirting boards in another room. This project has enabled us to make better use of the downstairs rooms.
The standard of Richard’s work is excellent and we couldn’t have asked for any more. In fact, we are already thinking about what else we can get him to do for us!
Nice Renovations comes highly recommended by us. Thank you Richard!
Malcolm
Excellent service. Timely,efficient and tidy.
Great workmanship. Would highly recommend
Vera Davis
After numerous attempts to find a reliable bathroom fitter we were lucky enough to make contact with Nice Renovations. Richard proved to be a competent, professional craftsman. We wanted to replace our bath with a shower due to mobility issues. Richard put forward suggestions for a workable solution and we are pleased with the end result. It’s refreshing to find someone who is punctual and delivers the expected result and more. Highly recommended.
Will Chard
Richard is an amazing builder and site manager able to pull all the trades together to get a job done right first time. Really eager to make sure it’s done to your satisfaction with an eye on detail.
He is quick to put things right if there’s a problem which I’m sure are few and far between.
Also very happy with the price quoted which was maintained unless I added more during the job but obviously I was happy for extra work to cost extra!
Overall a great job and really happy with the finished result a bathroom I’m really proud of
Scott Taylor
Can’t recommend Richard highly enough, we had a fairly big project of a complete kitchen renovation Inc wall removals and moving plumbing around. What seemed an impossible job, started months before the actual job with Rich willing to visit and inspect and view problems that had arisen and give advice. Then the job itself, he is polite, punctual, communication is great and his work ethic is second to none, clean and tidy and can work around any problems that arise. The job was in budget and finishes within the two week timescale given. Happily recommend him to anyone looking for work being done.
Dr Vicki Welch
Nice Renovations have recently completed work including two bathrooms and a kitchen which has drastically improved our house. Richard Nice himself is very knowledgeable and has a broad range of skills and the vision to ensure the overall project is what we were after. When necessary, he drew on a team of tradespeople, all of whom have been top notch. His approach is friendly, professional, hardworking, and considerate which has made the process relatively painless. Whenever minor unforeseen issues occurred, Richard solved them effectively with minimum fuss. He has even taken pains to keep the neighbours on side. I would have no hesitation in recommending him or using his services in future.
Paul Singh
We cannot thank Richard enough for the outstanding work he did building us our veranda. It’s completely changed the house and given us a space we can use all year round. Amazing value for money, incredibly neat and tidy and so helpful and accommodating. I would recommend Nice Renovations for any job, big or small. 5 stars! And thank you!
Elizabeth Stanley
Richard has just renovated a bathroom for us and we are very pleased with the result. He did a large area of wall tiling, floor tiling, furniture replacement and undertook all the work to the highest standards. Richard dealt with the job calmly and with total professionalism and he was a pleasure to have around. He also thought about how to make life easier for other tradesmen we who were doing work for us.
I would highly recommend him and he will be doing an en- suite bathroom renovation for us next summer.
Alan Townsend
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Just to say Richard did a great job on our decking and offered advice which we gladly excepted. I would recommend him as reliable, honest and hard working and will use him again in the future
Louise Mckenzie
Richard replaced our old rotted decking and prior to doing the job he enquired as to our preference on materials and style. He performed the job in a very professional manner and even though we had some bad weather he managed to complete the job within the projected timeframe. He was very friendly and easy to communicate with and his workmanship was excellent. Very happy with the outcome.
Terri MELLOW
It was a pleasure to have Richard working at my property. He always arrived on time, was polite, friendly and nothing was to much trouble. Fascia, soffits and guttering are looking fantastic and the work was carried out to a really high standard and the site was left clean and tidy. Richard and Nick fitted two new doors for me and made a great built in cupboard and I am absolutely delighted with the result.
I can highly recommend Richard, such a nice person and carries out his work with great skill and care.
Will definitely be having him back for my next project.
debbie mitchell
The new kitchen Richard fitted did not disappoint, and the finished result more than met my expectations. The whole team could not have been more helpful, pleasant and professional to have in the home. They were focussed on every detail and consulted me throughout to ensure my satisfaction. It was evident Richard takes pride in his work, he does not settle for anything less than the best possible outcome, and I have no hestitation in recommending him.
Becci cornelius
Richard did a fantastic job at renovating our fireplace last year. We have just had him back to tile our bathroom floor and we are beyond delighted with the results. Both projects were completed at an incredibly high standard. Thank you!
Richard is a hardworking, professional and I would highly recommend his service.
Emily Brown
Richard has just renovated my bathrooms and they look wonderful. Wall tiling, floor tiling, furniture replacement and building – all finished to the highest standards. Living in a Victorian house, renovations can be unpredictable but Richard overcame all the problems calmly and with total professionalism, he was a pleasure to have around. He has also completed external work for us, replacing a driveway and landscaping around it – we love the result. Richard is always on time and on budget, does what he says he will and deals really well with people – be it us, other trades or neighbours.
I would recommend him without a second thought. He’s a gem!
Kirsty Barrett – Harcourt White Property
I have worked with Richard for both personal jobs as well as for my work as a letting agent for the last year or so.
I cannot recommend him highly enough! He always arrives on time, he is accommodating to tenants and they always report back how friendly and helpful he was. Work is always carried out to an exceptional standard and left very clean and tidy. Richard recently cut a doorway out of a wall at my own home which was extremely dusty but he hoovered up and there was not a speck of dust left at the end of the day! Impressive!
I have no worries in recommending him to my clients. From decorating and wall removal to handyman works such as fitting curtain poles. It’s such a breath of fresh air to have a reliable tradesman!
Terry Pengelly
Terry Pengelly
September 23rd 2020
Richard has just installed a much-needed loft ladder for me. He arrived on time and completed the job with efficiency and care. A few weeks ago, he got rid of two dilapidated sheds for me, erected a new one and also built me a smart little patio. I would happily recommend him to anyone.
Amy Glover
I had a number of jobs around the house that were beyond my abilities and I struggled to find someone who could do every little task I needed sorted. Richard was perfect. He sourced bits of materials that I needed as he knew better than me what to get, no job big or small was a problem. All the niggles I had been looking at for years were resolved no problem at all. It was great to find such an accommodating and skilled tradesman. I have used him a number of times now and couldn’t speak more highly of his workmanship. A real find!
Richard Carne
Unsure what to do about an unattractive concrete path around our house without digging it up or breaching the damp proof course , we asked Rich to take a look. He came up with solutions for all the problems and at a reasonable cost. His work was really good, he communicated with us about all decisions and we are delighted by the outcome. A bonus is he is a tidy worker throughout the job and also left the site cleaner and tidier than it was when he arrived!! Would very happily recommend.