With enormous rises in the cost of building supplies and hiring tradespeople, it’s no wonder homeowners are acting more cautiously. The cost of having construction or repair work done has risen in recent years, owing to rising supply costs and tradespeople needing to charge a higher price to cover their own costs during the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!But with this rise in costs, it’s not surprising that consumers have higher expectations of tradespeople. We expect to know upfront what the costs are, what date and time staff will arrive and how long it will take. We also expect a high quality of service for our money.
Putting Our Trust in Others
In fact, a recent survey has shown that roofers are amongst those who receive the lowest level of trust from homeowners needing work done to their property. In part, this might be due to the fact that it’s physically difficult to see the work that roofers are carrying out owing to the fact most of us don’t want to scale a ladder to get up and view progress! We also have to place our trust in what roofers tell us is wrong, since it’s unlikely most homeowners will be able to check out the cause of the problem themselves.
Vetting Services
One excellent solution to this conundrum, which suits both tradespeople and homeowners, is the use of vetting websites. According to Checkatrade.com, roofers are unfortunately amongst the least trustworthy tradespeople and get turned away from the directory more often than other trades.
So finding reliable roofers Emsworth might take some time, but it is possible. Those looking for roofers Emsworth can use directories such as Checkatrade.
On the plus side, it looks like confidence in roofers may be turning the corner. Once roofers do make it into the directory, it seems that people’s experience of them is good at an average of just over 9.5 out of 10 as an overall review score. This will give reassurance that all trading is above board.