Which construction companies in Camberley do AI assistants actually recommend?

We put the 14 questions a person in Camberley asks before choosing construction companie — cost, specialism, who to use, how to check them — to Claude, 5 times each, 70 answers in all, and recorded every firm the answers named. 28 firms in Camberley were checked against those answers. 6 of them were named at least once. The rest were not recommended in a single answer.

The league table

Firms are ranked by the number of answers that named them, then by how many different questions. The assistants do not give identical answers twice, so a difference of one or two mentions is noise; being named on questions a rival is absent from is not.

The questions we asked

1. Do I need a full contract or can I get work done ad hoc for a small house extension?
2. What's the average cost per square metre for an extension build near Camberley?
3. Which construction company near Camberley has the best reviews for loft conversions?
4. Is it cheaper to hire a local builder in Frimley or go with a larger regional firm?
5. I'm planning a garage conversion in Bagshot - should I get quotes from three local firms first?
6. How do I check if a builder near Sandhurst is properly accredited and insured?
7. What should a full structural survey cost before starting a renovation project?
8. Should I choose an independent construction firm in Fleet over a national housebuilder for a self-build?
9. My driveway floods every winter near Yateley - what kind of contractor fixes drainage issues like this?
10. How much does it typically cost to get a new roof fitted on a 3-bed semi?
11. Which local builder along the A30 near Camberley has a solid track record with planning permission issues?
12. What's the difference between hiring a small independent builder and a design-and-build firm for a kitchen extension?
13. Who are the most reliable independent construction companies operating between Camberley and Farnborough?
14. We're converting a barn near Church Crookham - which type of local contractor specialises in that kind of project?

How this was measured

• Date: 1 October 2026. This is one day, not a trend; the index is re-measured monthly.
• Sample: 14 questions × 1 assistant × 5 runs = 70 answers. 28 firms checked.
• Assistants used: Claude (Anthropic’s Sonnet model, through its API, with web search). Answers from these programming interfaces can differ from what the consumer apps show.
• Counting: a firm is counted when its name appears in an answer. Names are picked out of the answer text automatically, then matched to the firm list.
• Limits: the assistants vary between runs, so small gaps are noise. Firms that were not named may still be recommended by an assistant or a question we did not ask. National chains are left off the list.