5 Things to Look For When Choosing the Right Electrician

You know you’ll need the services of an electrician at some point. Whether it’s getting additional lights and sockets in, alarm system installation, domestic re-wiring or any other electrical task at home, having a Local Electrician that you can call anytime will certainly come in handy in your household.
But since not all electricians out there can deliver, here are five things that you should look for when choosing the right professional for the job:

Registration and insurance
An electrician’s job needs expertise and experience. This is why you should only work with a Registered electrician in Birmingham, and electricians who are on the competent persons register this will ensure that you’re getting good quality work that can be correctly certificated and will last you for a long time. A license means that a professional who is City Guilds qualified electricians and they have shown practical work required to fulfil their assessors, they have shown that they have the correct insurance, and health and safety documents they have also demonstrated that their electrical installation work in your house or office to a manner acceptable to UKAS who are the body who oversee NAPIT and NICEIC.

The right experience and qualifications
Electricians have different specialities based on their experience, training and work, fortunately, our electricians at Birmingham Electrical have both commercials, industrial and Domestic experience Approved electricians, for instance, should have at least 3 years of experience working on different electrical projects and they should offer at least a 12-month warranty on fittings and at least 10 years for home wiring this will cover their work. In most cases, hiring an Approved electrician in Birmingham will help you guarantee the highest standard of work and the best in electrical safety.

Good attitude and communication
A good electrician should possess the right attitude towards his work and he should know how to communicate well with his clients. When looking for a local electrician to work with, make sure that you look into how he deals with you from the moment you meet for a consultation and quote for your project.
An electrician with a good attitude will make the job easier to accomplish, that’s why all our electricians are handpicked from the best and you can guarantee that things will be done according to your exact needs.

Value for money
Since it’s a very competitive industry, a lot of electricians charge high for their services. But remember that when paying a premium you need to make sure that you have done all your necessary checks.
Doing the checks above in the short term will provide you with long term results for commercial and domestic installations. A good electrician will be able to offer you the best value for your money without cutting corners by making sure that the job required will be done properly and efficiently on budget with upfront costing.
Make sure to get at least three quotes for the job before deciding on the right electrician to work with for your project.
Referrals

Finally
One of the best ways to make the right choice when it comes to hiring a good electrician is to ask for recommendations and referrals from people who already used the same service Google is a good start. It could be family or friends who hired an electrician before for their projects.
What you need is the opinion of someone who’s already tried the service themselves and can guarantee good tidy work. It also helps to do some research about an electrician’s track record to know if he is the perfect fit for your project or not.
Cheap isn’t always the best! we go to jobs all the time, that DIY DAVE has done and it always ends up costing the homeowner a lot more than it would have originally if working with a reputable Local Electrical Company, Like Birmingham Electrical Installation Ltd.

Checklist
1. Check the company is on UK Government Competent Persons Register here https://www.competentperson.co.uk/ and read this leaflet https://www.competentperson.co.uk/pdfs/buildingworkleaflet.pdf
2. Check they have the correct insurance and if they are providing electrical testing, do they have professional indemnity? See our other post here ( Don’t Void Your Home Insurance) about that horror.
3. Ask for or request Feedback from previous work (important!) Google reviews are your friend check out ours  Here
4. If doing Domestic electrical work in your home make sure whoever you hire can register it with Part P building control as the law says all notifiable works need to be certified and submitted.
5. Finally, common sense always prevails, if it is too good to be true it usually is, good electricians and electrical companies are hard to find and don’t always charge the earth. Always ask for upfront costs (quotations), at Birmingham electrical we charge our minimum charge of £69.99 this covers homeowners for the first hour and covers our Travel, Insurance, Labour and Time doing the job, as a business we want to continue providing a quality electrical service.