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C M K

C M K

With over 30 years experience in plumbing, heating and ventilation services, Charles McKee employs approximately 15 expert tradesmen along with sub-contract employees as demand requires. Our company ethos “big enough to cater, small enough to care” emphasizes our one-to-one approach to business. This is also evident through the strong relationships we have established with several of Northern Ireland's leading mechanical engineers, building contractors and architects. less

My London Plumber

My London Plumber

Plumbing is one of our core services and as with all of our operations, we pride ourselves on our reliability, knowledge, experience and for providing value for money. Whether it's replacing a tap washer, repairing leaking pipes or completely renovating your bathroom, we work to the same high standards that our reputation has been built on. less

Perkins Plumbing & Heating

Perkins Plumbing & Heating

Perkins Plumbing, is based in Mansfield in the district of Mansfield Woodhouse. Our time served Gas Safe Registered plumbing & heating engineers can service, install and repair your emergency plumbing, heating and gas appliances within your home. Boiler services, boiler breakdowns, boiler check, boiler maintenance, boiler repair, boiler installation and boiler replacement. Gas services, gas repairs, gas service engineers, gas boiler service and gas boiler maintenance. less

Geoff Bate Plumbing & Heating

Geoff Bate Plumbing & Heating

Geoff Bate Plumbing and Heating has be operating for nearly 20 years. I have established myself as one of the most well known plumbing and heating installers in St. Austell. I offer comprehensive service and cover all aspects of plumbing and heating problems. From blocked pipes all the way to full bathroom installations, I can help you with any issue you may have. less

Beacon Plumbing Services

Beacon Plumbing Services

We are based in Slough and cover all surrounding areas. We are dedicated in our work, and intend to complete your project (large or small) with quality results, on time, and within your budget. We offer a comprehensive range of services in and around Slough, to meet all your plumbing and heating needs. We also repair washing machines, dishwashers and electric and gas cookers. less

Crosby & O'Brien

Crosby & O'Brien

OBCR Ltd formally Crosby O'Brien Ltd. is owned and operated by Paul Crosby who has over 30 years experience in plumbing and heating to form a business which focuses on competitive prices, excellent customer service and high quality workmanship. Operating throughout Essex, (where we also supply and deliver bottled gas refills), Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Kent and North London, OBCR Plumbing and Heating is Gas Safe, OFTEC registered. less

Douglas Miller Plumbing Services

Douglas Miller Plumbing Services

Douglas Miller Plumbing Services is a local, family run business established in 2000, working in and around the Kinross area. We pride ourselves on running an efficient, friendly and reliable service. We offer competitive rates including a 10% discount for customers aged over 65 years. We always aim for 100% customer satisfaction and will go that extra mile to try and achieve that. less

DM Plumbing Services

DM Plumbing Services

Welcome to DM Plumbing Services a family run business based in and around the York, Selby and Harrogate areas. We pride ourselves in offering our customers a professional service with City & Guilds qualified plumbers and guarantee all our workmanship for 12 months. less

Skilled Plumbing & Heating

Skilled Plumbing & Heating

We are gas safe registered plumbers and heating engineers based in Maidstone, and covering the whole of Kent. We have a very simple company philosophy of consistently offering top quality work at fair prices. With years of experience, and recognised qualifications, as both plumbers and heating engineers we feel confident we are capable to repair, service or replace anything you may need our help with. Unlike many, we always try to repair rather than replace if possible. less

Back On Tap

Back On Tap

If you’re looking for a plumber in Blackburn or the Blackburn area – call Back on Tap Plumbing and Gas Services on 07966 103209 and we’ll do our best to be there for you. Back on Tap Plumbing and Gas Services is a premier residential service company proudly serving the Blackburn, Burnley, Bolton, Clitheroe and surrounding areas. Free estimates and quotations provided. less

A a Drainage and Plumbing

A a Drainage and Plumbing

Welcome to AA Drainage, one of the friendliest and most helpful drain clearing services in the area. We are honest and up-front about our incredibly low rates, as well as being available twenty-four hours a day. Our fantastic drain cleaning service is one of the most affordable in Middlesbrough; as we do not charge for call-outs. We only require a one-off charge for the machine of £80, and a following charge of £40 an hour. Call now to take advantage of this highly cost-effective service. less

N Chapman and Son

N Chapman and Son

We are always surprised how many Replacement Boilers we are asked to fit as 'emergency jobs' during the middle of the heating season and in particular around Christmas and New Year. As Summer approaches this is a much better time to consider having a new Boiler and gives you more time to consider all the options. less

East Coast Heating

East Coast Heating

After leaving school at 16, Colin Fuller spent one year at College studying building construction , served a five year apprenticeship with the then, biggest jobbing firm in East Anglia, C. & J. Haileys Ltd., moved to a large Central Heating firm in Norwich for twelve months before starting in business as ‘East Coast Heating & Plumbing Svcs’. In 1968 with a partner, who left several years later. less

PFG Plumbers

PFG Plumbers

Plumbers Preston PFG Services (North West) Limited are a local family run business. With over 25 years' experience to date. Although the plumbing and heating is our core business we also offer a wide range of multi trade maintenance and planned work to our clients. They include private customers, letting agents, landlords and a host of national building contractors. At PFG Services (North West) Limited we do cover all areas of the domestic repair and maintenance work. less

West Oxon Plumbing & Heating

West Oxon Plumbing & Heating

Proudly serving Witney, Oxford and Oxfordshire, West Oxon Plumbing & Heating are a small family-run business who specialise in providing a reliable, value for money, high quality plumbing and heating service. West Oxon Plumbing & Heating are not your usual plumbing and heating company. less

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A plumbing system of your home is a complex system of all sorts of pipes, fixtures, and at least a hundred other little details and things you have no idea of. In an ideal world, all these little components will work together to provide your household with clean water, get rid of wastes in a safe way, and do more for the comfort of your home. However, such ideal worlds do not exist so often and many households will stumble with a piping problem that requires the urgent help of a plumber soon or later. Your home’s plumbing system is closely relevant to not just the safety of your home, but also public safety. Therefore, plumbing systems are designed so they are regulated by building codes. Logically, the local plumber you will call, when you need some help with a leak or for draining will be regulated by authority too. Of course, when looking for the right plumber to do the job for you, you want to look for a plumber who is properly regulated and meets the requirements of the authorities, a plumber, who is licensed, credentialed, certified to ensure proper workmanship. Also, a plumber, who is professional, reliable, comes on time and deals with the issue in a timely manner. However, how to find such plumber, where to look for them? Maybe this article will help you.

What the right plumber should do is doing the job properly, safely, relatively affordable so the project does not become a nightmare, which will cost a lot of money, energy, nerves, time. Once you manage to find the right plumber, keep their contact details safe and always on hand, because you have just tackled a challenge you don’t want to go through again. How to find the right plumber?

What Makes a Good Plumber?

It is needless to say that a good plumber should be a professional with experience, expertise, knowledge, and understanding of what they are doing and how they are doing it. A good plumber should also be reliable, come on time, do their job on time, don’t use excuses. A good plumber will have high-quality equipment and will also provide you with additional tips and recommendations and how to keep your household’s plumbing system intact. A good plumber needs to have several more things. However, these are things you will discover about a plumber once you hire them. But before you rush and hire a plumber, you want to be sure you are calling the right plumber for you and you don’t regret wasting time, money, and nerves later on. Here are some things to look up that will help you decide whether this plumber is a good plumber.

• License and qualification – If it is required in the country, a good plumber should have all the licenses, certificates, and qualifications needed to perform their job accurately.

• Insurance – It is highly recommended to find an insured plumber too. You may have a homeowner’s insurance that offers some level of protection already, however, it is very necessary to find a plumber with their own insurance too.

• Experience – When choosing a plumber to hire, you want to find out for how long they have been in the business and what is their experience. For most plumbers, it takes several years to become good plumbers with enough knowledge and understanding of all sorts of cases, projects, situations, issues and how to deal with them.

• Warranty – Choose to work with a plumber who can guarantee the quality of their work and the long-lasting effect of the results they achieve.

• Social Skills – This one may not be the most important one, but maybe you want to consider it. Think of the people factor when choosing a plumber and look for one who is trustworthy and will communicate with you in a clear and honest manner. You can tell a lot by someone’s communication skills for their work ethic and work habits too.

When Looking for a Plumber, Check Referrals

To have a reliable plumber referred to you by someone you know and trust is like hitting the jackpot, it will save so much time and energy for you. This is why you are recommended to ask for recommendations and referrals to a good plumber. Contact a friend, speak to a member of your family, talk to a colleague, it doesn’t matter who you speak to as long as you trust their opinion and they have recently hired a plumber for a project. This is a great way to collect opinions and end up with a list of potential plumbers to hire.

Look for a Plumber Online

If the search mentioned in the previous paragraph does not help you succeed in finding a good and reliable plumber, the online space always comes in handy. Make sure to have a look at online reviews and opinions shared for plumbers in your area by their clients and customers. This is often a good and effective way to find a good plumber. If not, at least you may find some not that positive experienced shared by people and learn more about a plumber you better avoid and not hire.

Choose a Plumber by Their Specialty

You may think that in order to find a good plumber you should just find one recommended by many people. However, finding a good plumber involves a lot more work. Choosing the right type of plumber is essential so you make sure you are wasting no time with someone, who is not focused on dealing with plumbing problems and issues with the one you are dealing with. There are different types of plumbers and here is a quick overview to help you find the right plumber.

Generally speaking, there are two main categories of plumbers. Under the first category falls each professional who is specialized in the installation of all plumbing for a building and home-remodeling projects. The second group of specialists are the ones, who are specialized in the repair and maintenance on existing plumbing systems. Make sure to choose the right type of specialist according to the project you have in line.

What makes a good plumber?
When looking for a plumber, check referrals
Look for a plumber online
Choose a plumber by their specialty