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We've just had sparkybird do some work. She did a great job and, as importantly, showed up exactly on time for the quote and the job. We have to be out of the house on time each day so the punctuality is important.

A really professional service to two people who had been let down by so many other electricians.
 
Boudicca said:
Sorry :(. I have great memories of hurling an oven over a first floor balcony into the Anyjunk truck parked below.
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They did turn up in the end and were v good, friendly, and cheaper than I expected. It seems their support processes/head office that can't cope with the workload.
 
Miss-Shelf said:
any one recommend a firm to clean/restore decking?
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Not necessarily suggesting you do it yourself, but it looks as though you probably don't need a specialist, just someone to do the work.
 
Miss-Shelf said:
thanks
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There are two types of spray ends. One is a wand with a jet (powerful but splattery) - the other is a round enclosed spinny thing which is a little slower but keeps the mess on the floor and is just like operating a hoover (recommended - but you still the need the wand for edges and corners).
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Hello
I had a great experience with a local plumber today, so wanted to share. We used ratedpeople initially to fix a radiator that wasn't working; someone came out, charged us for 2 hours but said he couldn't fix it, it was a bigger job and needed more time as the radiator would need to be taken off the wall, he had another job, and couldn't stay to do it. Back where we started.

This time we called Andy (Andy Burke I think) -- 07983 688451, and he came out the following day. He got me to send a photo of the radiator valve first, then he came and took the radiator off, drained the system, got rid of a nasty blockage, turned on the heating, and it was fixed. Reasonably priced, and job done.
 
Reporting in to the thread with my recent experiences with boiler plumbers recommended on this thread.

I initially called CW Services, Colin seemed very personable but not particularly knowledgeable as he said he had to go back to the office to look up the manual. He returned later, said the boiler needed a new PCB, but he had checked and Worcester were not making the parts any more as the boiler was too old. He said he would get me a quote for a new boiler.

I decided to ring Worcester, they said there should be no problem getting parts. I rang Parts Center and they had it in stock. :mad::mad::mad:

Then called James Barlett as recommended by Crispy. He said it was nothing to do with the PCB, the system needed flushing - he has spent the last three hours doing this and it is now working. James is great.

So a vote for James and a thumbs down for CW Services.
 
Floor sanding and varnishing
Just some feedback now my floor is finished!

Got a few quotes and 1 lot who visited and never provided a quote

In the end I went with GJP Floor Sanding who happened to be the best price by about 10%

http://www.gjpfloorsanding.com/

They are based on the South Coast, but seem to cover this area. Very prompt communication, guys turned up on time to do the quote and the job - all very friendly and polite and tidy

Would definitely use them again

SB
 
any gardening recommendations? as this is the main gardening season they'll all busy...
tried one of the tony's recommended here and we had a great chat about his work/life balance and his holiday which are all reasons why he can't do the job :(
(he sounded lovely btw and I'd recommend him just for the chat)

any ideas?
 
you could try Andy Feely (yes that's his name - he's a sweetie though) on 07769757218. No t ure how urgent your work is, but he's normally quite busy. He's done a bathroom and various plumber stuff at my house and some of my customers houses
 
I've used the place in the arches under peckham rye station. Tara fabrications. They are quite good if you know what you want.
 
Any pointers on someone who could replace a few panels in a (safety) glass roof without insisting I remortgage and rip the whole thing off with 6 months of hardcore construction, scaffolding etc? It's a biggish job but I don't want someone making it any bigger.
 
Hi, looking at having electrics tested at flat due to being a Victorian conversion and for peace of mind, can anyone recommend anyone and how much this will roughly be?
Thanks!
 
Smick said:
We've just had sparkybird do some work. She did a great job and, as importantly, showed up exactly on time for the quote and the job. We have to be out of the house on time each day so the punctuality is important.

A really professional service to two people who had been let down by so many other electricians.
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sparkybird did a good job for us in tulse hill recently (again)
 
Does anyone have sparkybirds number. I've pmd her but need electrician urgently as lost power to half our house. any other recommendations would be much appreciated
 
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