Via the gassaferegister.co.uk website, I can get a list of registered engineers. (Incidentally, most of them I'd cross the street to avoid; what's with the severe frowns?). Is it safe to just choose at random or whomever looks least demonic in their ID photograph? I'm not going to use ratedpeople.com because of what I've read on this forum, but I do think that this is a useful checklist. How can I check with previous customers and know they're not shills?
Mum wants to have a gas fireplace installed but we'll need them to do a survey first, to check that the room and chimney are suitable. The fireplace was converted to an alcove with built-in sideboard before we moved in and boarded up completely a few years ago. Will they need to break that down to assess the chimney or can they just remove the 24 cm x 24 cm vent?
How much is reasonable to pay for this survey? Surely they'll need to do the survey to come up with a quote?
Sorry for needing my hand to be held but mum was badly ripped off earlier by a certifiable mental case and I want to make sure this is air-tight.
Mum wants to have a gas fireplace installed but we'll need them to do a survey first, to check that the room and chimney are suitable. The fireplace was converted to an alcove with built-in sideboard before we moved in and boarded up completely a few years ago. Will they need to break that down to assess the chimney or can they just remove the 24 cm x 24 cm vent?
How much is reasonable to pay for this survey? Surely they'll need to do the survey to come up with a quote?
Sorry for needing my hand to be held but mum was badly ripped off earlier by a certifiable mental case and I want to make sure this is air-tight.