Tips when Hiring Tradesmen in London

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Questions to Ask The Tradesmen in London
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Hiring tradesmen for home improvement or building
can be difficult and stressful. Today there are
hundreds of tradesmen claiming their service to
be the best. Most of them even carry all the
right hallmarks and qualifications. But how can
you make sure that the tradesmen youre hiring
are not a cowboy builder who is eager to just
take your money? If you want to keep yourself
safe from those tradesmen, do your homework. Ask
the below questions and hire the right company
for your needs.
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Question 1

• What kind of qualifications do you hold?
• Make sure the tradesman has NVQ and City Guilds
  qualifications in the appropriate area i.e.
  construction, electrical work, plumbing etc and
  see copies of certificates.

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Question 2

• Can you provide a list of references?
• Get three references and ask to see recent
  examples of builders work if possible. This
  tactic is better than just getting written
  references which can be fake.

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Question 3

• Do you have insurance against damage?
• Tradesmen should have public liability insurance
  which is needed in case someone gets hurt on
  site. They may also have insurance in case there
  is damage to your property.

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Question 4

• Can you provide me written quotes?
• Make sure these are quotes and not estimates. An
  estimate is rough price which could change a
  quote is an exact price which cant be increased
  later.

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Question 5

• Do you provide guarantee of your work?
• Get written guarantee of works. If their
  guarantee is an Insurance Backed Guarantee, this
  is even better as you will have increased
  protection. It is also advised to look at the
  guarantee, to make sure that everything is right.
  

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If you dont want to go through the above
process, you can seek the help of the Home
Improvements Guarantee, who provides consumers,
builders and tradesmen in England and Wales with
guaranteed results and financial security on any
job or project with a value of over 2000. For
more details, Email office_at_higuk.co.uk Phone
01375 489 744 Or log on to http//www.homeimprove
mentsguarantee.co.uk/