| References
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| Some workmen that contact you may not already have feedback if they have not provided as services to our customers. The tenders you receive will include telephone numbers of references for customers to which they have provided services to before. Please feel free to contact these references to enquire about the workmen for your own piece of mind.
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| Get a selection of estimates:
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| You will have obtained up to 6 tenders from genuine workmen, conversely in most cases workmen will need to see the job in question in-order to offer an accurate estimation. It is imperative that you get a variation of quotations so you should go with the workmen you feel will best meet your needs based on the job at hand. You must pick what you believe offers the best value to quality ratio. SOME TIMES THE CHEAPEST QUOTES ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE BEST.
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| Headed paper & Estimates:
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| Make certain that estimates you get are on headed paper with a genuine telephone number and full address. Also make sure that it is apparent whether the estimate admits VAT. Estimates that you get are not lawfully obligatory documents. Getting the quote: The quote itself is a lawfully adhering document, and can be used in the incident of a complaint ensure to get a meticulous quote that includes the following: What accurately is being done? I.e. all work as well as any preparatory exertion must be included, when it will start, how long it must take and how the site must be left. The precise resources that will be used for the work. The ultimate cost. Confirm whether this cost includes VAT. Never pay for services earlier than they have been finished. In a number of cases it may be suitable to shell out a small deposit or to compensate for the work in parts after agreeable completion of assorted stages. Check whether the quote is only valid for a certain time period. Do not sign anything until you understand it fully.
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| Insurance
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| Please check that the workmen have insurance backed warranty for the work. This should cover damage to your and your neighbours? property. Make sure that either the workmen or your own insurance covers death and personal injury. Ask each workman who gives you a quote about guarantees, particularly any which are insurance-backed.
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| Trade Associations:
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| If the trades-man is a correlate of a trade organization and exhibits an association number such as a CORGI number, visit the website of the appropriate trade association and, very often, you can confirm their number. If the tradesman is with a trade association it can often give extra security should a dispute arise. Look at our trade associations to find contact details for various trade associations. If you need gas installation / maintenance work or have central heating problems make sure that the tradesman is CORGI registered which means they will have the appropriate training, information, and practice when trading with gas. It is not merely unlawful for populace to work with gas if not they are CORGI indexed it is also very risky.
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| Your Feedback
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| If you find your workmen via www.ukworkmen.com please provide feedback about the services you received from the workmen to allow subsequent customers to have some background information on the workmen and to also allow the workmen?s work to be recognised.
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