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Choosing a builder

Employing a builder

  • How to check if your builder's credentials are reputable
  • Advice on how to avoid falling victim to cowboy tradespeople
  • Vital questions to ask when employing your builder
  • Tips for finding a good builder, electrician, plasterer, gas fitter and plumber

What's in this guide

Choosing a builder

How to find a good builder or other tradesman and keep your project on track

Cowboy builders - and how to avoid them

Do your homework so you don’t fall victim to dodgy tradesmen

Electricians

If you are thinking of hiring an electrician, read the Which? advice guide first

Gas engineers

If you are thinking of having gas work done, read Which?'s advice guide first

Plumbers

Which? tells you what to look for when you hire a plumber

Carpenters, plasterers and joiners

If you're thinking of hiring a plasterer, bricklayer, carpenter or joiner read the Which? advice guide

Groundwork and landscaping

Which? advises on what to watch for when landscaping your garden