Builders Solihull
Regardless of the scale of your building project, the most stressful aspect is likely to be finding a trustworthy, competent builder in Solihull to carry out the work. You don’t want to choose an unreliable builder that does a poor job, like the ones that appear on Channel 5’s Cowboy Builders series!
The likelihood is that you’re going to have a building team in, out and around your home for day, weeks or maybe even longer. It’s imperative that you find a building team that is co-operative, friendly, understandable and flexible. To reduce the amount of stress that the building work will cause, you should look for builders in Solihull that meet the following criteria.
The right builders for your project should be happy to supply you with references. Ideally, these references will be from clients that required similar projects. When you contact the previous clients you should ask to see the results and discuss the building team’s conduct. Previous clients won’t always agree to this, but if they’re proud of the work that’s been carried out then they’re likely to agree. If the builders refuse to supply you with multiple references or get really cagey about previous work, it’s best to move on to another choice.
Approved Tradespeople
Good builders will supply you with comprehensive written quotes based on all of the job information that you have given them. Any builder that won’t give you a written quote should be avoided.
Agree everything that you can in writing. Make sure you have a written contract that includes details like the start date of the building project, expected finish date, what type of work the project entails, materials required, cost and a payment plan. Avoid agreeing to pay deposits to builders in Solihull unless the project is long-term or custom materials are required.
Backed By Trading Standards
Alternatively, why not sign up to No Rogue Traders Here, we have a number of home improvement tradespeople waiting to quote.
Our home improvement tradespeople will have to undergo rigorous scrutiny if they want to get on our books. Providing proof of insurance and qualifications and their identity must be found on the voters roll. Any history of involvement with other businesses has to be disclosed too and in partnership with Trading Standards, we will go through every single detail of their business until we are satisfied they are who they claim to be.
But even when we are satisfied that their qualifications and business history is impeccable, we will still want more. In order to get a place on our books, they’ll have to agree to on-going monitoring and identity checks so that we can be sure high standards continue. It isn’t easy but it is completely worthwhile – as all of our approved tradespeople will testify.