Hello everyone,
Can anyone recommend, from personal experience, good carpenters and/or blacksmiths (metalworkers) in Marrakech? I have been looking for someone to do various kinds of woodworking and metalworking jobs at my home in the Medina, and I have hired several over the past 3 years; but I have always been disappointed in the quality of the work or the length of time it takes to get anything done. I don't want to have to wait three months to have 4 meters of mamouni made, when I was promised 15 meters in one month! (I realize that is likely typical for Morocco, but there must be some reliable, professional tradesmen in the city.) I want to find someone I can have an ongoing business relationship with, for current and future needs; but so far there is no one I would hire a second time.
I am also looking for someone who can do custom sewing of fabrics for the home: not clothing, but things like mattress and cushion coverings, curtains, and upholstery. I have hired someone once and been ripped off, so I will not go back to him again. I don't want to go to one of the high-end shops that do interior decorating at a high price, I just want to find someone working on his own or in a small operation, who I can go to and order things from on a regular basis--someone who will deliver what he promises in a reasonable time, at a reasonable price.
Please don't send me offers of your own services or the services of your company, your friend, or your family member...this is not to doubt anyone who says they are a trustworthy professional, but from now on I want to rely ONLY on recommendations from expats living in Marrakech who have had direct experience hiring that individual.
Thank you in advance!
Jen