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Happy Christmas from Tradesmen.ie!!

Thanks to everyone who has posted jobs on Tradesmen.ie posting over 40,000
jobs helping to create and sustain employment in the Irish Economy. We hope that you enjoy a peaceful
and fulfilling holiday season and new year filled with promise and opportunity.

Our office will be closed for Christmas from Thursday 22nd of December and re-opening
on Tuesday 3rd of January but you can post jobs throughout the Christmas on
our website at www.tradesmen.ie
and they will be sent out every day except Christmas Day and Sundays. Email
and text messages will be checked throughout the Christmas Holidays.

With Best Wishes

From all the gang at Tradesmen.ie!:)

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Noel Rowland Retrofit Technologies comes 2nd in the Apprentice

Noel RowlandWell done to Noel Rowland from Retrofit Technologies for coming 2nd in the Apprentice this year. Retrofit Technologies is an Irish external insulation company which is clearly committed to providing a quality service.  They are the sole distribution agents for the complete range of Cantillana External Wall Insulating Systems, mortars, plasters, paints and tile adhesive products in Ireland.  It is our pleasure to be working with Noel here at Barrowvale Technology Ltd and Tradesmen.ie and I have no doubt that Noel and his company will prosper in 2012 and the years ahead.   Congratulations Noel and best of luck with your new business!:)

You can visit Noel’s website at www.retrofittech.ie

Cheers
Oliver Dempsey

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Testimonial from Pat McLoughlin Pinnacle Maintenance


This is a clip that was recorded at the Autumn 2011 Ideal Home Show, RDS, Dublin. The testimonial is from Pat McLoughlin, Pinnacle Maintenance, Limerick. Pat’s company provides Full Maintenance, Repair and Electrical services – Plumbing, Brickwork, Gas, Drainage, Painting, Plastering, Tiling, Labour and Cleaning. Window Cleaning. 24h / 7 days.

Visit the Pinnacle Maintenance website at http://www.pinnaclemaintenance.ie

or to post a job or register as a tradesman please visit http://www.tradesmen.ie

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Christmas Gift Ideas for 2011 – Tradesmen.ie Gift Voucher

Christmas gift voucher from Tradesmen.ieAre you looking for ideas for Christmas gift ideas this Christmas?  Well maybe a Tradesmen.ie Gift Voucher might be just what you’re looking for!  Tradesmen.ie Gift Vouchers can be used when you hire any type of tradesman or service provider from our website.  This means that a huge range of services can be paid for that can’t normally be paid for with traditional gift vouchers.

Many of these services are very worthwhile and essential maintenance jobs  rather than a luxury that people may not need.  Examples of such jobs include boiler service, garden maintenance, window cleaning, gutters and chimney cleaning etc. and other services could include anything from a painting job to putting up shelving to installing a new bathroom. So if you’re wondering about something different to buy as a Christmas gift, birthday present or  wedding gift why not buy a Tradesmen.ie Voucher this Christmas!  Click here to buy a Tradesmen.ie Gift Voucher

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House Painting Prices from Dublin Painters

house painting pricesWe recently we carried out a house painting price survey of some of the painters from Dublin on Tradesmen.ie. We asked our tradesmen for quotes on a semi detached 3 bed house that required painting internally and externally. With regards internal painting the lowest price in our survey was €600 and the highest was €3,500 with the average price being €2,050. With regards the external house painting the lowest price was €350 and the highest €1850 with the average price being €1,100.

The findings from our survey:

Averaged price for external painting of 3 bed semi detached = €1,100

Averaged price for internal painting of 3 bed semi detached = €2,050

Please see replies to our survey below:-

Shaun R: 2.000 inside external 900

Dion I: E850 outside. E1750 inside provided it’s relatively clear of stuff. D

Thomas D : Inside 2200 outside 1800

Andrew S: internal around 2000, exterior around 900 depends on render finish

Arthur G: Inside 700-1500. Exterior 500-1100.

Thomas J: 2k inside. 1,2k outside. standard dulux white.

Brendan W: E1,600 for interior. E400 or E500 for exterior ballpark figure of course.

Kenneth L: 1500e internal. 700e external.

Tony M: Labor inside ceilings walls woodwork two coats of paint 850 euro external are walls and ceils 350 not inc paint

Joe G: 600 inside. outside 550euro

Ciaran B: Inside 1575 outside 850 including labour materials and vat

Adrian M: 1150incl paint.850incl paint

James M: Inside materials and labour 700 – 900. Outside 600 – 800

Chris K: The house inside it will be 750e + extra for paint.outside the house is 450e+ extra for paint

William F: Interior walls ceilings timber work price does not include for stripping of wallpaper price 2250. Exterior walls cills reviles 1850

Gerry C: to paint inside of 3bed between 2.000 to 3.500 depending on finish outside between 600-1200 also depending on finish

Paddy D: Including vat and paint,1750 inside,800 outside

Wayne K: For a standard 3 bedroom house hall stairs landing bathroom plus on suite sitting room kitchen dinning room i would usually quote around 1100 outside walls and window cills around 500to 600

Michael G: To paint inside of 3 bedroom semi d 2 coats on every thing inc all prep = e1,7oo +painting of outside of same 2 coats all round=e1 5 oo .

Damian B: I would have to see job inside all Dulux paints two coats on everything 2800. Outside u would hav to see.

As you can see the prices vary a lot.  Make sure that you are comparing like with like when you are pricing painting.  See does the quote include or exclude paint and see does it include or exclude vat.  See what paint is being used, for example Dulux paint will be more expensive but will be far better quality.  Also, make sure that you only hire a professional painter and that you ask for previous references and insurance details etc..

If you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to comment below and if you would like to get up to 4 prices from rated painters in your area please post your job here

Regards Cheryl Chambers

Tradesmen.ie

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Phone System Price Comparison

Office Phone SystemRecently we asked some phone installers on our website for prices on office phone systems in Ireland.  We ask them to provide us with a quote for analogue and digital phones for a 5 phone office system and a 20 phone office system.  The 5 phone office system would have 3 lines and 5 extensions and the 20 phone office system would have 6 lines and 20 extensions.  Here are the prices that we got back below:

Jim J: the price depends on the type of phones the customer wants i wil give u a price for both 3 lines 5 extensions (analogue phones) 800 plus vat 3 lines and 5 extensions (key phones) 1050 plus vat 6 lines and 20 extensions (analogue phones) 1800 plus vat 6 lines and 20 extensions (key phones) 2800 plus vat the difference between the analogue phones and the key phones are the analogue phones would be similiar to your home phone and the key phones have hold buttons and visual indications when calls are in process.
Paul R:prices for phone systems as follows – 5 phone system analogue €1100, digital €2550. 20 phone system analogue €2250, digital €4250
Ian C: €2000 & €5500 respectively, for 5 or 20 handset systems, good system with voicemail, SIP trunks, VoIP channels.  As the system extensions increase the cost of the handsets is what makes the difference in price. We can do basic digital systems for approx. 30% less than the iPECS but we find customers add the features back onto the basic systems and it ends up costing more in the long run.
So as you can see there is quite a difference in the cost of phone systems for the office but be careful to compare like with like and be sure to find out if cabling is included in the price.
Paul T:a basic analogue 5 phone system is about €1100 + vat and a 20 phone system is about €4000 + vat this does not include cabling.

I hope this article was of some benefit to you and please feel free to post your comments or questions below.  If you don’t want to spend time looking up lots of websites, filling in forms and making calls just click here to get up to 4 quotes fast from rated phone installers.

Cheers
Oliver Dempsey
Tradesmen.ie


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Tradesmen.ie on Ireland AM – TV3

Hi Folks,

We were delighted to be asked for an interview on TV3 this week. Ireland AM were doing interviews with companies who were exhibiting at this years Ideal Home Show.

Click here to view our interview with Ireland AM.

Tradesmen.ie on Ireland Am - TV3

All the best,

Tradesmen.ie

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Ideal Home Show Free tickets RDS Dublin 2011

brian kirwan, The Apprentice TV3We have free etickets for the Ideal Home Show to give away to readers of our blog. The Ideal Home Show will have approximately 30,000 visitors and is the biggest event of its kind of the year.  It runs from October 28th – October 31st at the RDS so please try and get along to the show and find out all of the latest ideas on furniture & decor, kitchens, bathrooms, interiors, DIY, lifestyle and home accessories.

Please visit the Tradesmen.ie Zone stands N60 to N65. Our own stand is N64 and we’d be delighted to see you there over the weekend. We will be available to answer any questions that you have on how to get the best use of our site and how to obtain the most competitive quotes from skilled tradesmen. We will also have free promotion codes to double our monthly prize for those of you who hire a tradesman from Tradesmen.ie and post feedback. On Friday October 28th we will have Brian Kirwan, finalist from ‘the Apprentice’ series on TV3 on our stand so if you would like to get a photo with this up and coming celebrity please come along to our stand on the Friday:)

You can download your complimentary eticket here

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Gas Boiler Service Price Survey Ireland October 2011

gas boiler price surveyHi folks,

recently we carried out a gas boiler price survey of some of the gas fitters on Tradesmen.ie.  The lowest price in our survey was €60 but most prices varied between €80 and €100 for a gas boiler service.   We also asked them how long it should take for a gas boiler service.  It seems to average about an hour to do a service as per the RGI guidelines.   So be sure that your boiler gets the proper service that it needs and be sure that your gas fitter is a registered RGI contractor as it is illegal for non-registered gas contractors to work with gas or gas appliances.  Please see replies to our survey below:-

Barry C: Our full service takes close to one hour to carry out as per manufacturers guide lines and costs 100 euro.

Raymond G: 80 euros

Christy W: Bord Gais charge 99 euro.I charge 75euro

Graham B: 80euro with rgi cert.

Barry R: Boiler service 60-100 euro depending on boiler 1-1 1/2 hours full gas pipe work check

Dereck K: we normally do a full gas safety check, even though people ask for a service. call out n/side 20.00 sth/side 30.00 then 40.00 per hour. normally total service/ safety check cost is n/side 60.00., this check determines what else is then required, if full strip additional 20. therefore at best 60.00 at worst 80.00 normally takes 1.hr 30 mins.any time less then you are really not getting a proper service. its just somebody hovering and shining your boiler.

David M: 85 euro and about an hour

Graham D: I charge 70 euros and it takes me anything from an hour and a quarter to 2 hours to complete

Conleth M: e70

Barry D: Service, roughly 1hr, give r take 10mins. We charge E65.00

Zbigniew S: service gas boiler 80 euro

Feargal B: 75 euro

Michael T: Around 80 euro

If you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to comment below and if you would like to get up to 4 prices on gas or oil boiler service in your area please post your job here

Regards Oliver Dempsey

Tradesmen.ie

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Attic Conversion Prices Dublin Ireland

attic conversion prices dublin irelandHi folks,
we did a quick survey of attic conversion prices with some of our tradesmen in Dublin today.  The question was how much would it cost to add an extra bedroom in the attic.  Here is a sample of the replies below:-

Chris M: Approx 35 k depending on specs.
Cathal S: On average about 12000 to 16000 + vat
Jason W: Around e11,500-e12,500
Derek K: approx cost including heating + wiring done properly to proper speck 12500 + vat
Nicky C: Could be up to 5.000 with the bath, or can exceed
Graham B: Its about 10 to 12 grand but really depends on a survey. Could go up or down
Keith D: 9,900 approx at the moment, regards keith
Kevin B: Average around e12,000 I suppose
Joseph C: Twelve thousand in and around
Stephen L: 15-20K thousand depending on spec
Bob M: it depends on what finishes are required but approx 10k including materials
Jacek K: 12 k
Eddie T: probably around e16,000
Nicky B: About e8000 but would depend on the type of roof, apex or hipped
Aaron G: Between 18k and 21k depending on the stair location which sometimes can mean relocation hotpresses, pipework and electrics.
James B: It would start at around 10k for a basic open plan and it works on from there
Liam D: Estimated e7000 average
Thomas J: 18K
Aidan B: 20k average

As you can see there is a wide variation.  I hope this helps some of you who are considering an attic conversion sometime in the future whether you want to make more room for the children or you want to make money by letting out an extra room.  If you decide to go ahead with it be sure to post your attic conversion job here and get up to 4 quotes from rated tradesmen.

Cheers
Oliver Dempsey

Here are some other articles that you might be interested in below:-

http://blog.tradesmen.ie/2012/04/certifying-my-building-or-renovation

http://blog.tradesmen.ie/2012/04/house-extension-prices-dublin-ireland

http://blog.tradesmen.ie/2012/04/do-i-need-planning-permission

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