Good Plumbers Can Be Hard To Find. Finding a good plumber is quite a task for the average home owner . You have to ensure that a person is reliable and trustworthy. Here are several ways your can find yourself a good plumber.
Do not agree to financing a home project that a plumber recommended to you without first reading the entire contract or having your attorney review the documents. There have been a lot of loan scams where the lender pays the plumber and the plumber doesn’t finish the job.
Before a project begins or before any items are installed, a detailed list needs to be created. This should include the color, size, make, model, and brand name of all products. This ensures you are receiving what was paid for, agreed upon, nad determined by the design.
Look for and ask for positive testimonials from previous clients. Check their references. Ask the previous clients what they like about their job. If they like their job and do great work, they could be the plumber for you.
Be present. Even if your plumber is working remotely, staying in contact via phone, email or skype will show the plumber you are around and are watching the work that they are doing.
Payment should be based on results not time. This ensures that you will receive a higher quality of work and that you won’t be paying for down town.
Deliberate by talking with family and friends about who worked well for them. Ask for recommendations and work samples. Make sure the work meets your aesthetic and quality standards.
Pay for a short test project. This way you will ascertain very quickly if the plumber will produce the type of work that you require.
When you take on such a big project that it requires a plumber, there can be a lot of stress involved. You are going face a situation that you likely have never faced before. Try not to let it get the best of you and always rely on your plumber to help you through the process as smoothly as possible.
Contractors should give you an estimate of somewhere close to 40% of the gross cost of your project to go toward materials. Make sure your plumber is within a reasonable range of 40% and if not have the plumber show you their breakdown of estimated costs for the materials.
Remember the architectural triangle. Price, quality, time. Price affects quality, quality affects time and time affects price. Your project is governed by these rules.
Ask your plumber about his guarantee of workmanship, is he willing to put it in writing? How long will you have to wait if a problem or leak develops for him to return. Ask the questions and always get the answers in writing.
