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This makes sense seren1. We are being fitted with a sump adapter like the one in the link below to change the 9-inch diameter of the clay chimney flue down to the 5-inch flue from the stove. The HETAS engineer has said that sweeping the chimney should not present a problem and in the unlikely...

For the record, I have received 3-quotes, picked the man I liked based on his customer service not his price (He was actually £50 more expensive), didn't haggle with him or offer him cash and he is booked in to fit the fire on the 18th of December. All above board, but still a lot of money...

Anyone that is out-debated and proved wrong, always resorts to verbal abuse in the end. Thank you for proving this point so eloquently! :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Not if they quote the price plus VAT, they are charging the same amount for their time as other non-VAT registered engineers. Okay their overall fee might be more expensive to the customer and they might not win the business based purely on price, but any salesman will tell you, price is only...

I might have to call them again. Perhaps I just got the wrong person on the phone. Please allow me to explain how we offset TAX and VAT. We spend around £1000 per month on advertising property rentals, pay around £500 a month on other chargeable expenses like stationary, fuel, car...

When you have to pay these fees it is different. It is not really a choice and you can't really go elsewhere. The laws of the land state that this work needs to be signed off to be safe and comply with building regs. The Peterborough City Council (Where we live) have categorically said that...

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FiremanT obviously likes a good debate. By breaking down your opponents post sentence by sentence you can attack each part in detail, thus destroying any shred of credibility it may have previously had!! Hmm... The bottom line is that HETAS engineers charge high fees because they can, not...

A sensible post Goldspoon and thank you for some clarity around the connection of a fluepipe to a clayliner. These claypipe adaptors seem like a good idea: http://www.thegreenlivingforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=106092 As for fees, it is a shame when supply and demand are so out of...

Thanks Nige F. I used to think Audi & BMW dealers used to charge a lot for the time they spend working on cars, but this is nothing compared to HETAS engineers and they have expensive workshops and garages to fund, plus lots of staff. I think we should promote the earning potential of...

Nice try FiremanT. :-) 60% profit is still a lot of profit at £400 a day (Double what heating engineers and plumbers charge) and at this rate they can still afford to take half the month off sick and still earn the same as a plumber who works the whole month!! You forget that I am self...

Wow, this has just taken me the best part of two hours to read!!! A few observations if I may. The OP has one point that seems fair, which is, specialist trades like gas fitters, plumbers, sparkies and heating engineers are highly qualified trades, many of whom are self employed and or run...

Thanks, but I'll let an installer sort all this out. It has been suggested that we go for 6.4mm laminated glass on both the front pane and rear pane of each window facing the main road. While I accept that there will be more glass for any noise to travel through, the air gap between the...

Thanks fellas. I appreciate your thoughts on this. Rgds Chris.

We are looking to replace the rotten softwood windows & doors in our modern house and would like to stick with cream as this is the current colour of the windows and it looks nice. We have had a few quotes and have been offered solid cream frames (Where the plastic is cream) made by Logik 70...

As we are talking about windows, the value of a property is unchanged as long as the windows are in good condition and pleasing to the eye. If someone rips out the nice sash windows and slaps in some cheap white upvc, then yes it will be a shame, but if the original windows are knackered and...