Gas Safe Engineer doing a foreigner - what should I ask?

[Welder]

She will not be covered for a new boiler.

Only going by what was posted.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Only going by what was posted.

Unless it stars in the contract includes boiler replacement.

 

[Riley]

Simple answer is ask for Gas Safe card. You always should. If it’s in his name then you’re ok. If it’s in his company name then you will likely have issues

 

[Harvest Fields]

Simple answer is ask for Gas Safe card. You always should. If it’s in his name then you’re ok. If it’s in his company name then you will likely have issues

Unless he is the company

 

[Riley]

I thought they said it was a large company?

 

[Harvest Fields]

I thought they said it was a large company?

Just stating for future reference. As Some sole traders have their company name on.

 

[Millsy 82]

The problem with someone doing it on the side is.

Even if they do have there own gas registration if they dont register it you wont have any come back on them as usually it's all cash and no receipt. If you use a company or sole trader then they will give you a receipt/invoice and you have some proof they have done work in your house if you have any problems you have some comeback.

 

[Scott_D]

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The problem with someone doing it on the side is.

Even if they do have there own gas registration if they dont register it you wont have any come back on them as usually it's all cash and no receipt. If you use a company or sole trader then they will give you a receipt/invoice and you have some proof they have done work in your house if you have any problems you have some comeback.

You will then be trying to find someone to ‘sign it off’ and either no one will touch it with a barge pole or you will end up paying more than it would have cost to do it right first time.

 

[Millsy 82]

I get asked all the time to commission a boiler I always answer the same. Yes no problem that will be £500.00.

They always say i was expecting £50.00 then i say i will be held responsible for the boiler if there are any issues so I'm going to charge you what i would make off the install.

Funnily enough I've not had 1 person take me up on the offer.

I find people are very short sighted when it comes to cash jobs. My girlfriends grand parents had a flat roof redone. They paid cash and the bloke said "I wish I'd have known you were paying cash I would of done it 20% cheaper as I'd of taken the vat off but as I've already done the invoice I cant"
Of course now they are annoyed as they could of saved just over £200 and I turned around and said what does it say on the bottom of your invoice your roof has a warranty of 2 years on workmanship and 12 years on materials so now you are covered for any problems no invoice no proof your roof has been done by them no warranty.

It's the same with boilers they come with long warranties why pay cash and run the risk of losing that just to save a couple of hundred quid

 

[firemant]

TBH I would stay away from the guy doinging it on the side too many variables eg is he qualified out of work hours , does he have insurances, are you going to be able to get hold of him if anything goes wrong etc

While I don’t disagree with the essence of your post, how can you not be qualified some of the time