A modern home contains many more components than those of the past, and many of these complex systems need ongoing maintenance to function safely and reliably.

• Plumbing systems are more complex than they used to be with plastic piping and compression joints
• Condensing boilers contain pumps and electronics within their casings which can fail and need replacing
• Heating controls and radiator valves are used to improve energy efficiency
• Electrical circuits now need to be installed and fixed by trained electricians

When problems happen there are three choices available to you

• Fall back on your DIY skills and fix the problem yourself
• Find and call out a local tradesman to effect a repair
• Contact the company with whom you have taken out a maintenance contract.

Some of us are proficient at DIY some are not, notwithstanding your skill levels there will be times when you will need assistance with home maintenance tasks. When these times arrive you will need reliable homecare plumbers and electricians to call upon, if you have a home emergency you need expert assistance rather than an unskilled rouge who makes matters worse. This is particularly important in an emergency, tradesmen can come in all flavors, skilled, actively learning and incompetent.

This site aims to help you understand some of the choices you have and understand some options available to you, where you can plan in advance and identify reputable tradesmen or take out home maintenance plans before an emergency arrives.

Local Tradesmen

You can try to assess local tradesmen before you need to call upon their services. Ask around your friends and neighbors. Has anyone had a project completed recently, have any of them had a home maintenance emergency and needed to call out a tradesman in a hurry. What was the quality of the work, how timely was the call out, what service standards were exhibited, would they recommend the tradesman to you.

If you can identify a golden nugget take a note of their details and speak to them if you see them attend another project in your area. Building a relationship before you need help with a problem is a good investment.

National Branded Services

Some large companies offer emergency call out services by contracting with local tradesmen. The service is the same as the above but you get the comfort of a professional contact center / helpline and subsequent billing from this company. Other national companies provided their own employed skilled tradesmen (e.g. British Gas) or provide services through their franchisees (e.g. Dyno Rod).

Maintenance Plans

You can plan in advance and get priority in an emergency by taking out a home maintenance plan. Low monthly payments mean that you have a 24 hour, 365 day helpline to contact and priority service in an emergency. This can help to reduce the stress of a home emergency although the disruption can not be removed entirely.

Whatever your preference the overriding requirement is that you plan in advance and understand what you will do if you need assistance on a project or need immediate help with a problem. Being prepared will reduce any impact on your family and could reduce the eventual costs.

Read on, this site contains information on the various home maintenance services available so you can make the best choice for you.

British Gas Homecare
British Gas offers a wide range of cover options for your boiler and central heating. British Gas Homecare ® starts from as little as £10.50 a month with the added peace of mind that your boiler will be checked annually by one of their engineers to ensure that your boiler is working safely and efficiently.

With British Gas Homecare you don’t have to worry about breakdowns or expensive boiler repairs. From as little as £10.50 a month, you’ll have peace of mind that you can call their customer helpline day or night and an engineer will be with you as soon as possible. You’ll also have the benefit of an annual service check by one of their engineers to ensure that your boiler is working safely and efficiently.

British Gas Homecare ® offers a number of benefits: -

• Unlimited call outs during the policy year
• Parts and labour included (excess may apply)
• Annual Service of your boiler
• Manned customer breakdown line 24/7
• Over 7,000 highly qualified and Gas Safe registered (formerly CORGI registered ) engineers.

Click here to get a British Gas Homecare ® quote

British Gas provides energy and services to home and business customers throughout Great Britain. They are committed to providing the highest quality workmanship backed up by expert care.

Dyno Rod – Local nationally

Dyno is the UK’s premier repair service, offering rapid professional solutions to home maintenance problems.

Their comprehensive plumbing, drains and security services are available across the United Kingdom and Ireland, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, provided by local teams of fully trained and equipped engineers.

You will have seen the fleet of orange Dyno Rod vans in your neighborhood responding to home emergencies and bringing fast solutions.

The emergency response and service levels Dyno Rod can provide have been refined over many years of serving the public and include: -

• 24 hour 365 day rapid response service
• Fixed price quotes
• No call out charge
• All work guaranteed
• Drains services
• Emergency plumbing response
• Plumbing installation services
• Home Burglar Installation
• Emergency Locksmith and Security services