How to Hire a Plumber

You want to ensure that a professional plumber is coming into your home. Read these tips to learn what you should know before hiring your plumbing contractor.

Ask: Have you ever done this type of job before?

Not every plumber has experience in every plumbing application, and your requirements may be outside of their scope of work. Some may specialize in commercial work, home service, sprinklers, or gas fitting, to name a few areas of expertise. Other plumbing companies might just be all-round reliant, such as reliantplumbing.com! Make sure you know the experience of the company that you hire. Many people will resort to a trusty Google search, “water heater installation near me” for instance, which will retrieve multiple relevant results about plumbers and water heaters and so fourth.

Ask: Are you licensed, bonded and insured?

It is unfortunately that some plumbers lack professional liability insurance and bonding in the event of damage being caused to your home. When looking for a licensed plumber, make sure you do your research into plumbing services and you should be dealing with nothing less than a Red Seal Journeyman Plumber who also carries proper insurance and is bonded. Nothing would be worse than to have a plumber come into your home and cause significant damage, only to leave you on the financial hook because they don’t have insurance!employees are hired, their references are usually checked first. It’s wise to know the reviews before you let a plumber into your home.

Ask: What are your warranties/guarantees?

A reputable plumbing company will always provide a warranty and/or guarantee. At Water Heater Rescue, we state our terms right on our invoice and we inform our customers of those before we book a call. Always ask if a plumber provides a warranty, what that entails, and make sure it is in writing.

Ask: What are your payment options?

Many plumbers accept most forms of payment, but you should be prepared ahead of their arrival. When booking your appointment it is always important to ask what forms of payment are accepted. If a plumber offers to accept straight cash, with no taxes and no invoice, RUN! Chances are that you would not be dealing with a reputable tradesperson, and you can be guaranteed that you will have no recourse should any issues with their work arise.

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