Bafana Ephraim profile

Bafana Ephraim Khumalo

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47 reviews

Handyman

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Renovator

Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Tidiness

Cost  +-R30000

Description  He knocked out a wall to make an open plan kitchen. Tiled the whole ground floor, fitted new toilets and taps and renovated the main bathroom

Feedback  He communicated throughout the process, advised if there are issues or complications and costs involved. He always arrived on time and was always on site. He finished the job within the time he estimated when he quoted. He was willing to change and make me happy as a client if something did not go according to plan. He just needs to work on his tidiness to ensure there are no cement splashes and grout is removed thoroughly. Overall he was good.

I'm not sure

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  i needed to move my sliding door to the patio and connect my washing machine to the outside area with plumbing for it. i also needed someone to do the plumbing for my double door fridge

Feedback  Everything went well. I would like to use your services again and would recommend you to other people.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Value

Description  He replaced some locks on doors, installed a bath door, painted part of a bathroom.

Feedback  Very good at communicating and managing process. Able to go the extra mile to make sure work is well delivered by his workers.

I'm not sure

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality

Workmanship

Value

Description  He rewired my DB Box and fixed 2 door locksets and one glass window. He also issued a COC certificate.

Feedback  What he charged for the the standard of workmanship with the COC issuing was exorbitant.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Value

Description  He removed shelve and cupboard, repainted the wall and installed skirting for me

Feedback  He was very well mannered and a decent.

I'm not sure

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Cost  1250

Description  Added a door handle and mechanism and changed some strip lights

Feedback  He was very friendly and efficient.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He repaired my curtain rail.

Feedback  Im really happy with the work he did for me. He did an amazing job. He didn't take long to complete the work. I will definitely recommend him to anyone who is in need of his services.

I'm not sure

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Value

Description  He adjusted a canvas for me and also hung a mirror on the wall.

Feedback  Im really happy with the work he did for me. The only problem i had was i felt he was a bit too expensive but overall he did a great job. I will definitely recommend him to anyone who is in need of his services.

I'm not sure

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He installed a mail box on my boundary wall.

Feedback  Im happy with the work he did for me. I will definitely recommend him to anyone who is in need of his services.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  Refurbished the staff quarters at my home, this included sundry repairs to walls/skirtings/windows and fitting a new door. Also refixed hinges on all built-in cupboards in my home.

Feedback  I met with Ephraim a couple of days before the Christmas weekend. He assessed the work to be done and it was completed very satisfactorily in the week between Christmas and New Year. It was a pleasure working with him, everything was completed to my satisfaction, there were no hitches or delays and the costs were affordable.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He changed portraits and stabilized foot rail in the bar.

Feedback  Im happy with the work he did for me. I will recommend him to other people.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Value

Cost  R1550.00

Description  He came up with an innovative idea for welding on the 'eye' for the Sliding Gate.

Feedback  Ephraim half anticipated the work that would be required. He quickly decided to cut away some concrete and re-position the arm for the 'eye'. His associate worked well.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He did general handy man things in my house.

Feedback  I am not happy whatsoever with the service i got from Ephraim. He kept changing time and made promises he couldn't keep. He couldn't finish the job in time. He hung my mirror and it fell off the wall. He never called me, i was the one doing all the calling. He delayed me for a few days of which i could have just found and used someone else. I wont be using him nor will i recommend him to anyone who is in need of his services. There's more work i need done, i could have easily just used him but i wont be doing that.

Renovator

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He did internal painting, sanding wooden window frame and re-vanished it. Supplied and installed new door. He fixed and cleaned the toilet. Fixed external house wall cracks. Fixed wall cracks and bathroom celling. Supplied and installed kitchen security gate lock.

Feedback  Im really happy with the work he did for me. He communicates well, he keeps his promises and time. That really impressed me a lot. I don't have any complaints whatsoever. I will definitely recommend him to anyone who is in need of his services.

I'm not sure

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Cost  Approx R19 000

Description  He installed a new window, some plug points, painted bedroom, bathroom and garage floor, waterproofed the garage roof, installed bathroom basin and cabinets.

Feedback  Ephraim is the most respectable, trustworthy person I have dealt with. He has changed my perception of handymen as my past experiences have all been bad. He is professional and remains calm under pressure. A fantastic team that I will definitely use again.

Renovator

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description   He sourced, cut and had to weld pieces of angle iron onto a water gutter frame.

Feedback  Im really happy with the work he did for me. The job took a couple of hours. I will definitely recommend him to anyone who is in need of his services.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Workmanship

Punctuality, Value

Description  Replaced a cupboard door. Installed hingers as well.

Feedback  Im not happy with the work he did for me. I didn't get what i wanted. He was late. The job took less than an hour. He is too expensive and for those reasons i wont be recommending to anyone.

Renovator

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Cost  R3100

Description  Remove old Fibreglass sheeting and repalce with IBR roofing on my tool shed

Feedback  I am really happy hence I will be giving him more work ...Once my Laps is done ... Paving and electrical fittings etc

Renovator

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Value

Description  He replaced light bulbs, fixed a handle on bath, fixed a rubber piece on shower door and also fixed a lock on the sliding door.

Feedback  Im really happy with the work he did for me. The only problem i had was his price, i felt he was a bit expensive for what he came to do. But overall im happy with the work. I will definitely recommend him to anyone who is in need of his services.

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Workmanship

Punctuality, Value

Cost  750

Description  He fixed the toilet flushing system in my home

Feedback  He knew what the problem was and resolved it. Later there was some water leakage and he came back as promised the following day to check and fix the problem. I was impressed with his professionalism

Renovator

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He mounted some things and raised a kitchen cupboard.

Feedback  Overall great work.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Value

Cost  R7'000.00

Description  Ephraim and his colleague assessed the electrical issue we had in our new home, some lights worked, others did not. The outside sensor lights did not switch on automatically. He discussed the problems with me, gave me a quote and then went shopping for the requirements. On his return, he fixed it with his working partner. They both did an outstanding job! I am very pleased with the outcome.

Feedback  He is highly efficient, very clearly explained the issues and solutions. I trusted his advice! He was always very polite, clear and communicates very well.

I'm not sure

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Value, Workmanship

Punctuality

Description  Fix paving some concrete work and painting. 4

Feedback  No problems.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  cleaned outside yard and fixed two curboads

Feedback  Im very happy with the overall service. I will refer him to other people cause thats how helpful he was.

Handyman

Tidiness, Punctuality

Trustworthiness, Value, Workmanship

Description  He fixed a curtain-rail and he adjusted it

Feedback  He is a well equipped handyman, he came after-hours, he was on time and professional.

Carpenter

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He repaired a cupboard door frame

Feedback  His friendliness was fantastic, his job was amazing, the door is well put together and he worked after hours because he was running late but he didn't postpone the work because he wanted to keep his promise and he did a fantastic job

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  Replaced the geyser

Feedback  Very professional efficient service

I'm not sure

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He removed a panel and fixed a leak underneath the sink

Feedback  He did the job efficiently, he arrived on time and gave me some information on plumbing by explaining everything he was doing and as to why he was doing it

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality

Workmanship

Value

Description  General work

Feedback  He came in to do a couple of tasks. He had to replace the carpets with tile, he had to fix wooden window frames, counter tops, basin tops, replace a lock and key, fix a door because the hinges were bad, painting and lastly he did some rubble removal. The workmanship was satisfactory, but I expected better quality. I wasn't happy with his price mainly because I wasn't happy with the carpentry work. But Ephraim was a pleasure to work with, he has a wonderful personality and nature, he was diplomatic. There were certain aspects that were out of his control. He wasn't the carpentry expert, that had to be sub contracted and I was displeased with that. I have nothing against Ephraim he is a good guy, just that my requirement was for low budget but with good workmanship and I just found that lacking.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Value

Cost  650

Description  Fix wardrobe rail

Feedback  He had to fix the hanging railings inside my wardrobe as they had fallen off. I was happy with the work done but it took him just an hour and he charged me a high price just to hang a rail.

Handyman

Trustworthiness, Value, Workmanship

Punctuality

Tidiness

Description  Hanging of paintings

Feedback  He came in to hang a heavy mirror, some artwork and framed photos. HE was an hour late and he and his partner weren't tidy. I had to ask them to clean their hands which ad grease on them and were dirtying my walls. He also stood on my bed with his shoes to hang up one frame. Apart from that all, everything was alright.

Handyman

Tidiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Trustworthiness, Value

Cost  700

Description  Unblocking drain

Feedback  Some coconut oil had blocked the drain. I posted the job last minute on the website cause I had to leave that weekend. I got someone from the house to let him in, and from what I understand in about 30 minutes he had fixed the drain and when I came back everything was working fine. The only problem was that initially he had tried to charge me R1400 for the job, and I think it's because I wasn't there but I got him down to R700, because it's ridiculous to be paying R1400 for a 30 minute job.

Handyman

Tidiness, Value

Trustworthiness, Punctuality

Workmanship

Description  He redid the bathroom

Feedback  He was not around during the job, he was not organised and it took him longer than he said it would to finish the job

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Cost  R1100

Description  This was explained on the booking of his services? He connected gas heaters and put up two white boards

Feedback  No management required!! Only been pestered by company to do a review

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality

Value, Workmanship

Description  He replaced an electrical cord and fixed my leaking toilet.

Feedback  I was not happy with him connecting the cable next to a tap and when I called him to explain my discomfort he told me that the tape he used around the connection was water proof and I should pour water over it to prove that nothing would happen. I however was very uncomfortable with that. I felt his pricing was expensive but because I was desperate and needed the work to be done I just paid him. He also used plastic material to fix my toilet where else the leaking part was ceramic and I was not happy with that at all.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Cost  R2000

Description  He hung some pictures on the wall, hung some mirrors on the wall, fitted a safe on the wall and fitted two hanging things from concrete ceiling.

Feedback  He is an excellent handyman! I would use him again and I would definitely recommend him to other customers. He did a great job, I really can't fault him at all.

I'm not sure

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He fixed a leaking pipe

Feedback  He came in to see view and assess the scope of the work and he went out to go buy the material that he needed. He completed the work in a day. I was concerned though that the he charged me a cal out fee and charged me for the work that he did. However I'm very happy and impressed with his workmanship.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He fixed two showers for me where one had come off the wall and the other one had roller wheels coming out of the rail.

Feedback  He did a great job! His response was quite impressive because he was always on time and he finished the job in the time that he said he would. Once he completed the job, he even cleaned up the area, you couldn't even see that there were people working there. He showed excellent workmanship.

Handyman

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He hung woodcarvings and pictures for me

Feedback  He was great and did an exceptional job

Plumber

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He fixed a leak from my sink

Feedback  He was excellent, He explained to me what caused the leak and what he would be doing to fix it. He tested it after doing the work to make sure that all was in order and he cleaned up when he was done.

Handyman

Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Tidiness, Value

Cost  670

Description  He changed some globes and hung a frame

Feedback  I went on the website and i said the job was urgent and he called me immediately and told me he would be there within the hour. That was impressive. I didn't expect him to sweep up the debris but if he had i would have been very impressed. He bought the globe and showed me the receipt which was good but the hourly rate was too high and i'd probably use him again but for a bigger job

Plumber

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Cost  9050

Description  Removed an old geyser and installed a new one.

Feedback  What was most important was the urgency. The geyser burst over night and we needed warm water ASAP. He was very efficient as soon as the deposit was paid. The only concern was that his team asked one of the housemates for keys to the house, but she did not fell comfortable giving it to someone she didn't know.

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Workmanship

Value

Description  He has done plumbing,some building construction,renovations

Feedback  I have used him for the past ten years and he is always available to assist. He always takes pride in the standard of work that he does. His prices are fair and affordable but you never complain as the work would be to your satisfactory. He has done work at my house, office and at clients. He is trustworthy.

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He closed off showers,installed basin and toilet for me

Feedback  I have used him a couple of times over the years and I have found him to be very efficient. I have never had any come backs with any of the work that he did for me and he is workmanship is good value for money.

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He repaired the draining system and pipe blockages.

Feedback  He is very good and he knows what he is doing as I had no come backs.He listens attentively to his customers needs. He is not after money and prides himself in.high caliber of workmanship.

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He did the whole electrical wiring from scratch, plugs, cables and connected my electricity with municipality.

Feedback  He came in and fixed work that was done by an electrician I had used before and did exceptionally great work. He is honest and trusting him is not difficult cause he is just so sincere. I have had no come backs with him since he did the work for me.

Tidiness, Trustworthiness, Punctuality, Value, Workmanship

Description  He did plumbing and electrical wiring work for me

Feedback  We did not have any come backs with him and my husband was very happy with him and the workmanship. He is a good guy and he did very good work.

About Me
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Company Details
Call out fee: 250
Number of employees: 2 - 30
Qualifications
Plumbing (RPL Certificate issued by Builders' Training Centre)