Does anyone have any tips on how you get actually get a Corgi registered person to turn up for smaller jobs.
I live near Manchester and need to cap off 2 old gas fires and move a cooker point around about 8m into the adjacent room, so far I've tried around 20 names from the Corgi site and so far the success rate has been:
1) turned up and quoted £175, but doesn't respond to phone calls - I gave up after 8 attempts.
2) one guy turned up, quoted £100, promised he's turn up the next week, never showed, doesn't respond to phone calls.
3) another turned up, said he wasn't Corgi registered but had been doing this work for years, quoted £400, so clearly plans to use gold plated copper pipes. Needless to say we're not getting him to do it. Does it really cost £60 to cap a pipe from a gas fire? And does it really cost £150 for the pipe involved, I think this guy is taking the pee.
4-20) Simply haven't responded to the phone calls I've made.
As we're getting close to Christmas it's now become urgent, otherwise I'm not going to be popular with the inlaws. Does anyone know how you can get someone reliable to turn up? Or if not anyone who you trust in Stockport/Manchester area who tackles these smaller jobs.
mike
I live near Manchester and need to cap off 2 old gas fires and move a cooker point around about 8m into the adjacent room, so far I've tried around 20 names from the Corgi site and so far the success rate has been:
1) turned up and quoted £175, but doesn't respond to phone calls - I gave up after 8 attempts.
2) one guy turned up, quoted £100, promised he's turn up the next week, never showed, doesn't respond to phone calls.
3) another turned up, said he wasn't Corgi registered but had been doing this work for years, quoted £400, so clearly plans to use gold plated copper pipes. Needless to say we're not getting him to do it. Does it really cost £60 to cap a pipe from a gas fire? And does it really cost £150 for the pipe involved, I think this guy is taking the pee.
4-20) Simply haven't responded to the phone calls I've made.
As we're getting close to Christmas it's now become urgent, otherwise I'm not going to be popular with the inlaws. Does anyone know how you can get someone reliable to turn up? Or if not anyone who you trust in Stockport/Manchester area who tackles these smaller jobs.
mike