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Herts Plumbing

Herts Plumbing

We are a family run business based in Hitchin, Herts UK. We are fully qualified Corgi registered gas installers. Local to the North Herts area all our lives, we pride ourselves on a clean, prompt and reliable service. Full heating installation and gas work our speciality. Call us today for a no obligation consultation. All types of plumbing and heating work considered. Gas work, boiler replacements to full central heating. Landlord safety certificates and fault diagnosing. Bathroom installations. less

Woking Plumbers

Woking Plumbers

We are an innovative family run business established in 2007. Based in Woking, Surrey, we specialise in quality, contemporary and classic residences, apartments and light commercial works in Woking, Guildford, Weybridge, throughout London and the Home Counties. Initially experienced in the plumbing sector and specialising in central heating works we moved into installing bathrooms, kitchens and wet rooms from budget to exclusive installations. less

MBA Plumbing

MBA Plumbing

All aspects of plumbing and heating undertaken from room to room, appliance to appliance with no job too big or too small. If you're after excellent customer service, high standards and value for money, look no further, you've seen the rest now try the best! If your particular need is not listed below or you require a specific service please be in touch, Mba are at your service! less

CPL Plumbing & Heating Services

CPL Plumbing & Heating Services

Welcome to CPL Plumbing & Heating Services. We pride ourselves on our workmanship and only use the best quality materials that meet the standards of the British Standards Institution (BSI) and Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS). We can offer you a friendly, honest, professional and reliable service with all our team either fully qualified plumbers to City & Guilds standards or with over 10 years experience. less

EGP Gas & Plumbing Services

EGP Gas & Plumbing Services

EGP prides itself on offering excellent customer service and is an Approved Business on The Isle of Wight Trading Standard Buy with Confidence Scheme. We are gas safe registered in gas and LPG and guarantee high quality workmanship. We and are fully insured to carry out work on domestic and light commercial premises. We provide full Island coverage. less

MCS PlUMBING

MCS PlUMBING

We are a small, Family run business in Grimsby and we thrive on customer satisfaction, after all, without you we wouldn't succeed. As we are only a small company we don't have the excessive over heads our other competitors have to charge and therefore we can keep our prices low and in a budget to suit your needs, especially in this current economic climate. less

K Tec Plumbing

K Tec Plumbing

Our goal is always to provide reliable, effective and quality drainage services and this is achieved using our dedicated staff that are regularly trained to ensure a high level of technical expertise. All of our engineers are directly employed and trained to the highest standards and KTEC are firm believers in continuing to train our engineers in all areas of plumbing and drainage as well as learning new techniques and keeping up with the industry standard requirements. less

Vyv Holden Plumbing Services

Vyv Holden Plumbing Services

Vyv Holden is an Oftec Registered Plumbing Technician, with over 20 years of experience in plumbing, bathroom, kitchen and wetroom installation and oil boiler care. We are fully insured, affordable, reliable and professional. We can diagnose and fix all faults quickly and efficiently and all repairs and installations are guaranteed. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout for when you need us the most. less

SDS Gas

SDS Gas

SDS Gas is a gas safe registered company carrying out installation, maintenance and repairs on all types of gas appliances. We are based in Leigh-on-Sea, and provide a wide range of services in gas and plumbing. If you are looking for a professional gas engineer who turns up on time and delivers quality workmanship, call now for a free quote. less

Complete Plumbing & Heating

Complete Plumbing & Heating

Full gas installations and boiler repairs. Bathroom installations and refits. Kitchen installations and refits. We provide a complete property maintenance service including tiling, decoration, carpentry and building. Gas Safe Registered and fully insured. Very happy to supply references if requested. less

Steve Shippam Plumbing

Steve Shippam Plumbing

Shippam Plumbing and Heating engineers are based in Brighton and Hove, we also cover the surrounding areas. We offer services in all areas of domestic gas, above ground plumbing, heating and gas work in your home or business. Shippam Plumbing is GAS SAFE registered which replaces corgi for all gas work and we are members of The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering. less

Martin Humphries Plumbing & Heating

Martin Humphries Plumbing & Heating

As one of the premier plumbers in Maidstone Martin Humphries Plumbing & Heating provide all aspects of plumbing and heating services in and around the Maidstone area and no job is too big or small. I have over 30 years of experience and am qualified to technical certificate city & guilds in plumbing and heating, working on boilers, water heaters, gas fires, cookers, natural gas and LPG. less

Direct Gas Services

Direct Gas Services

Direct Gas Services has been involved in plumbing, heating and property maintenance since 1992. Our client base includes housing associations, letting agents, private landlords, commercial companies, and private home owners, with a data base in excess of 3000 clients. Our fully qualified engineers have over 75 years experience, carrying out all aspects of plumbing, heating and gas work for the domestic market. less

Brett Steele Plumbing & Heating

Brett Steele Plumbing & Heating

Covering the Bradford, Halifax and surrounding areas. Dealing in all aspects of Domestic Plumbing and Gas including appliance installation, leaks, blockages, boiler replacements, full central heating installations, tiling, landlords gas safety certificates and more, see the services page for more details. Call or e mail me for a no obligation quotation. less

LDL Gas

LDL Gas

If you live in Fife or the surrounding area and require cost effective and dependable work carried out on your heating or plumbing system then look no further than LDL Gas. Based in Burntisland, we are a team of fully qualified engineers with over 28 years experience. We have an excellent reputation, with many of our new customers coming by recommendation and strive to achieve 100% customer satisfaction. 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