Directors Insights - How To Find A Reliable Tradie

November 30, 2022 Digital Disco

Our Tips For Finding The Right Tradie For The Job

With so many tradesman businesses popping up, it’s hard to know who to use for your new home build or renovation. Finding one that offers quality work on time while being cost-effective is no easy task.

G & M is dedicated to more than producing bespoke cabinetry and joinery. We are committed to providing our clients with the highest level of customer service. To do that, we value sharing our knowledge and experience with clients to ensure they have the right information to make the right decision for their build or upgrade.

With that in mind, we have compiled a list of considerations for choosing the right tradie for your home project.

Reputation

When searching for a tradie your best bet is to start with recommendations from people you know and trust.

Our clients have shared their horror stories of tradies not turning up when they say they will, not completing jobs on time or producing low-quality work for high-quality prices. Getting referrals from people who have had a positive experience with trades will give you peace of mind when starting your exciting home build or renovation process.

Ask your friend or family member:

How was the quality of work?
Was the job completed within the agreed-upon timeframes?
Was the quality of work worth their price?

2. Licensing

The internet is a beautiful tool. Simply searching for your potential tradie on the Licenced Trades website immediately shows you whether or not they are licenced. A licenced tradie has the correct qualifications and registration to trade within their respective industry, which means you can rest easy knowing they will complete your job well. Should they fail to do that, you have a safety net in the Queensland Building Construction Commission (QBCC), which handles all construction industry disputes.

3. Insurance

Checking tradie’s insurance is just as important as checking their licencing. We advise not only confirming they have insurance but what type of insurance they have. As with all types of insurance, certain policy types determine how you and the trades are protected. If they hold Public Liability and Home Warranty insurance, rest assured your trade is looking out for both of you.

4. Quotes

We cannot stress this enough… get at least three quotes from different trades.

Even if you think you have decided on the best trade for your home project, it’s a good rule of thumb to confirm the tradie’s pricing is on par with their competition. That’s not to say if their quote is the most expensive, they are the best. But you want to ensure their price is reasonably close to the other quotes from their industry.

While on the subject of quotes, it is also important you understand what is included and excluded in the quote.

5. Written Proof

A written contract detailing and itemising all aspects of your project protects you should any issues occur throughout the process. A reliable tradie will be agreeable to a fixed-price contract, which ensures they will not draw out your project, allowing them to include additional costs.

YOU CAN COUNT ON G & M

As third-generation customised cabinetry and joinery fabricators, we have cemented our good reputation through customer satisfaction and quality. We have serviced the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane for 33 years, and in that time, we have saved our clients the stress and frustration of dodgy, unreliable work.

So much so that we have many past, sometimes repeat, clients ready to share their G & M experience with new clients.

We are humbled by how many new clients come to us through referrals from past clients. The good faith we have generated drives us to continue the high standard of bespoke cabinetry and joinery we are known for.

Our licencing and insurance is up to date, and we have no issue providing and committing to written, fixed-price contracts for your peace of mind.

When approaching your home project, you need to feel confident in the people you entrust to respect your vision and bring it to life in a timely, cost-effective way. We pride ourselves on our quality craftsmanship and eye for detail when creating your dream space, and we have the reputation, experience and knowledge to prove it.