For years people all over the world are often faced with the same dilemma when it comes to renovation or redecorating work; do it yourself or get a professional trades person? In today’s financial climate this question has never been greater.
Household Repairs – DIY or Call A Local Tradesman
When things go wrong in your home, it can be difficult knowing whether to choose the DIY option and try and solve the problem of the leaking tap, repair that hole in your garden fence or fit a new carpet yourself or to pay a professional local tradesman to carry out a quality job for you.
Driveway and Paving Rogue Traders Hit Portishead
A Bristol paving company and its director misled Portishead residents over the past year for the cost of paving their driveways. Trading standard officers were called to five different residents in connection with work that had been carried out at their homes in various parts of Bristol.
East Riding Council Teams Up With Police In The Fight Against Rogue Traders
The number of con artists praying on the confidence of local residents and undermining the quality tradesmen who complete a professional job is on the increase. Trading standards are warning the public to be on guard against door to door traders, especially those in the business of paving, driveways, landscape gardeners, roofing as well as other home improvement trades.
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors is one of the leading bodies in the roofing industry and claims to have over 60% of the roofing industry on-board as members. Are they a must have? What do they stand for? This will provide you with a brief insight into this roofing contractors trade body.
FMB – Federation of Master Builders
FMB – This stands for the federation of Master Builders; this trade association was set up around 60 years and today boasts as being the largest trade body within the building industry. This is a non profit making organisation and focuses on the small to medium sized building company. Read more…
Know your Trades
In this section of our news we are going to look at each of the trades we cover on our site and talk you through some of the leading accreditations and authorising bodies. We are going to look at what they mean, are they legally enforced and what they actually mean to you the consumer, so when your thinking of hiring a builder in bristol or a plumber in Preston you will no exactly what to look for making you a more informed customer.