J Ireland Plumber

Hello, please can you let me know if the cost guides on this site include materials AND labour? Please let me know; I’ve not heard back from the last time I asked, earlier this week. Thank you so much.

Hi . I have a megaflo water tank and i want to ask the following.i noticed that after 2 or 3 showers i have cold water. Whats the point to have the water tank i dont understand. I thought that having gas i would always have hot water and now i rely on a tank? how is it possible to switch it off when i have cold water? is there any valve in order to switch it off sometimes?

My partner says it doesn't seem like there's any water in the systen?

I have a regular landscape radiator but I'm looking to have it changed to a slimmer portrait radiator. I would please like to know weather I need to order the new radiator myself and the cost of having it changed.

Do all the tradesmen on this site have Public Liability Insurance?

Recently had contractor install a large frameless mirror over bathroom vanity. I purchased mirror and did not realize that it was 1.5 inches shorter than the vanity. Mirror was hung all the way to the right corner leaving the mirror the 1.5 inches short on the left side of cabinet. Is there any fix, besides replacing mirror?

What is the average price for a small bathroom to be refurbished.

Hi - I need to have some plans drawn up that I can show to builders to get quotes for some renovation work I'd like down. Where do I start? Thank you!

We used your service to find a bathroom fitter. M & R Property Maitainence responded. He quoted £4700 with £2500 up front for materials and the balance to be paid on completion. We paid the £2500 and a further £200 as he was short of money. He has completed about three quarters of the job in a very shoddy manner . We have tried to be accomadating as he said his wife was ill and he has said that he will be away for 2 weeks and complete in 2 weeks time but that we must pay the balance now.. When we pointed out that our agreement was payment of the balance on completion he said if needed he would come and get the money from us! Surely he should not be threatening us in this way. We have a phone number but no address for this trader. Could you let us have his address as he is on your books and we trusted your site. Lynette and Michael Beale

I still don't understand how I can be charged £180 for fit a thermostatic valve in an hour

Last year you informed your members that you were making job leads more affordable and fairer for the set budget. Myself and some fellow tradespeople noticed this improvement for a couple of months there after. Why over the past few weeks have the job lead prices rose again? You can’t honestly expect a tradesperson to fork out £12 gross, roughly, for a job lead that had a set budget of £100. The majority of plumbing works are well over £100. To be competitive I quote at this, unless it is a smaller job the quote is less. In saying this, your taking 12% of my profit or more, as quoted above. On top of the rest of the hiked prices. This is a very unreadonable and unethical behaviour towards your trades members! Don’t offer something then take it back!

Washing machine hot water feed no longer required for new machine, the current stop valve is stuck so the pipe needs to be capped off.

If a tradesman supplies and fitted a basic bath with overhead shower wash hand basin and lavatory..How much would it cost?

I am thinking of replacing the radiators in my living room, which were installed in 1993 when my flat was built. The larger radiator is currently horizontal underneath my double window. I am thinking of replacing it with a vertical radiator. The existing pipework runs into the concrete floor (i am on the top floor of a 3 story block of flats). How easy/difficult would it be to move the existing pipework? And any idea of the potential cost of fitting the new vertical radiator? Thanks

We have a carbon monoxide detector and every time we put the gas hob on, the carbon monoxide detector goes off unless we open the door after a few minutes. The extractor fan doesn’t work so could be an issue with this - or a gas leak? Any advice on who to get to see this/fix the problem would be appreciated.

I want a shower pump fitted my bath and hot and cold water tanks are on the same floor level

Can we leave the key in our Worcester boiler as we are having real trouble getting it out.

I am a heating engineer and stop doing gas 2 years back. I have now passed my gas safe again and looking to win jobs from Rated people as i previously did. However I am concerned regarding the current pricing uses. I am find landlords certificate for boiler, rated people charge between £11-17 plus vat. Some of jobs posted like annual service and landlords only fetch on average between 40 ti £60 which is making bidding at times not fee sable and overpriced. So customer has to be charged an inflated rate sometime just to cover costs. This cost as more than doubled in last couplets of yea r??

Hi experts, I had an annoying problem and hopefully you can help. Every time when I turn the tap on or flash toilet or having a shower, I could hear the ticking noise coming out of the wall (I guess that's the water pipe), regardless if it's cold water or hot. Really appreciated if a good plumber can help me to fix this issue.

I had a leak (emergency) in my bathroom and had to call an engineer out as I thought it was a fault with the boiler as well. He isolated the leak and charged he the following which I am content with: Call-Out Fee: £80 Labour: £50 He said to me that he can come back and repair the pipe at a later date and reconnect it, however he is telling me that the price will be the same as last time. I may be mistaken however, does a call-out fee only apply in emergency cases..? Thanks