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JDH Plumbing & Heating

JDH Plumbing & Heating

Plumbers have earned a very negative reputation due to the endless stories of unreliability, charges that escalate and jobs that remain unfinished. Tradesmen who disrespect peoples homes and possessions and waste time and money can leave customers feeling abused by a process which is not in their control. Experiences like this are both invasive and traumatic. I give you my personal and professional guarantee that at all times I, as a professional plumber and heating engineer, will respect your home, your space, your queries and suggestions and your time. less

H P G Contractors

H P G Contractors

HPG Contractors Ltd is a specialist heating, plumbing and gas company working within the domestic and commercial market. Gas Safe and Part 'P' registered we undertake all aspects of heating work including servicing and Landlord Certificates, repairs and full installations, and all plumbing work. Our workforce of fully qualified and experienced staff provide you with a professional service that exhudes quality ensuring your needs are of utmost importance. less

SG Plumbing

SG Plumbing

Welcome to SG Plumbing. Your local trusted solution to local plumbers in Preston. For 6 years our reputation has been built throughout the Preston area as the plumbers in the know, and upon the fact we provide not just a quality plumbing service to the area but that much needed reliable local touch. From a leaky tap to a full central heating system we indeed cover every angle. Local to Preston but covering every corner of Lancashire, a family run business "SG Plumbing" has been built up on not only the quality of our work but our extensive knowledge within the plumbers industry. less

Plumbspares Wholesale

Plumbspares Wholesale

Falkirk, Falkirk, Scotland, FK1 2DD

PlumbSpares Plumbing & Heating are your local team of engineers based in Falkirk, working throughout Central Scotland and the surrounding areas. When you require a professional plumber who is reliable and prompt, PlumbSpares Plumbing & Heating are the plumbers to call. We strive to maintain a quality level of plumbing and heating services throught Central Scotland. less

Fahrenheit Plumbing & Heating

Fahrenheit Plumbing & Heating

At Fahrenheit Plumbing & Heating we are experts in the servicing and repairs of all types of boilers. We are an established limited plumbing and heating company with fully qualified gas safe engineers based in Chilwell. Our plumbers work all over Nottingham and Derby. We are a family owned business with over 25 years experience and we provide excellent workmanship on all our plumbing jobs. We are committed to providing the best customer service to all our clients whether they be domestic or large commercial clients. less

Fallon & Davies Plumbing & Heating

Fallon & Davies Plumbing & Heating

Craig Fallon and Mathew Davies are Barrow-in-Furness born and bred, both serving their time as plumbers with a locally respected company. Between them they have over twenty years experience working with small firms and large national companies including British Gas, where they worked on both commercial and domestic contracts. They are proud to have achieved 100% customer satisfaction with their last company, something they intend to ensure is continued in their own business. less

Aspire Plumbing & Gas Services

Aspire Plumbing & Gas Services

Aspire Plumbing & Gas Services are a family run business based in Derby. We install central heating systems in Derby and the surrounding areas, we also repair and maintain central heating systems for both domestic and commercial customers. We have been plumbing in Derby for over a decade, providing a fast and friendly service, with free plumbing quotations for every Derby postcode, you cannot beat Aspire Plumbing & Gas Services Derby. We openly encourage people to ask for our identity when we call, on the contact page you can click a link to our gas safe registration. less

Excellence Plumbing & Gas Ltd

Excellence Plumbing & Gas Ltd

Based in Bromley Kent, Excellence Plumbing & Gas specialise in all aspects of plumbing and heating services throughout London, Kent, Essex and Surrey areas. Excellence Plumbing & Gas are a small family operated business that are renowned for giving high quality customer service, at affordable prices. less

John Charles Heating & Plumbing

John Charles Heating & Plumbing

Registered with Gas Safe (formerly Corgi) and an OFTEC technichian, John Charles is a plumber who specialise in all Plumbing & Heating Services across the Dorset, Somerset & Wiltshire areas, including Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Salisbury, Yeovil, Blandford, Frome and more. less

Chalk Plumbing Suppliesm

Chalk Plumbing Suppliesm

With over 40 years of experience, Temperate Heating Ltd is a family-run business that supplies plumbing and heating materials to the trade and general public at competitive prices. Our showroom is easy to locate, with free parking available for your convenience. Whether you're a certified plumber or a DIY fanatic, Chalk Plumbing Supplies has it all. We stock a vast range of bathroom suites, showers, taps, central heating boilers and radiator systems. less

A M Gas & Plumbing

A M Gas & Plumbing

I am Anthony Maximin. I am a Gas Safe Registered Engineer offering a personal Plumber in Ealing or Plumber in Hayes and surrounding areas service in heating and plumbing to the Domestic and Commercial Customer. I am an experienced tradesmen with many years of experience offering a versatile reliable and trustworthy Plumber in Ealing Plumber in Hayes service. G3 certified means unvented hot water e.g. megaflo is in safe my hands. I aim to get your recommendation through complete satisfaction with my Plumber in Ealing Plumber in Hayes service. less

PH Plumbing & Heating

PH Plumbing & Heating

We are a south Manchester family company specialising in a great range of plumbing and heating services. We complete all of our work to the highest standard. This is the key to our reputation. Our experienced plumbers and engineers at PH Plumbing & Heating are qualified to undertake plumbing and heating jobs including installations, repairs and routine maintenance to homes and businesses in Manchester and surrounding areas. less

Complete Building Services Ltd

Complete Building Services Ltd

Complete Building Services (Herts) Ltd is a building company based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire specialising in plumbing, heating and general construction and maintenance works mainly in London and surrounding areas including Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and neighboring areas. We consider no job too big or too small so give us a call and I'm sure we will be able to suit your needs. less

K W Stokes Plumbing

K W Stokes Plumbing

Call K W Stokes Plumbing & Heating based in Lower Earley, Reading, for reliable boiler repair and central heating maintenance. Discover a great service that never cuts corners. We're never happy until you are 100% satisfied. With more than forty years of plumbing experience, there is no job that we can't turn our hand to. With a business built on recommendations, and a reputation built on excellence, K W Stokes Plumbing & Heating have all the answers to your home's needs. less

NCS Property Maintenance

NCS Property Maintenance

Over the past 25 years NCS Property Maintenance has quickly become an established maintenance contractor, undertaking maintenance and construction works for many, councils; housing associations; commercial and private customers. We believe that the continued employment of our services is due to our professional, reliable and committed approach to the services we provide. An increase in our commerce has been driven by recommendations, until now, with the creation of our new website. 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