CCTV Camera Cost Survey

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Oliver Dempsey

CCTV Camera Cost Survey
Hi Folks,
I hope you had a nice break over the Christmas and New Year.  I thought it might be a good time to look at CCTV camera costs in case you want to protect all of those goodies that Santa brought!!:)  This article is based on survey we did recently with some tradesmen on our website.  The question we asked was as follows:-  “How much would it cost excluding VAT to supply and fit a good quality CCTV camera system on an average house with 4 cameras and are there any tips that you would give for the best installation?”.  Here is a handful of the replies we received below:-

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Happy New Year 2015

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

Happy New Year 2015
Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year, let’s continue to keep tradesmen working and customers happy in 2015!

Our office will be closed for the Christmas break until Friday 2nd of January but you can post jobs throughout the holidays 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 regularly throughout the Christmas Holidays.

With Best Wishes,

From all the gang at Tradesmen.ie!:)
31st December 2014

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Santa Announces the Results of the 2014 Christmas Draw!!!

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

Tradesmen.ie Christmas Draw 2014Hi folks, here is the video of Santa as he announces the winners of the Christmas Draw to all the boys and girls!!

Each month we make a video of the draw for everyone who posts a job on Tradesmen.ie and provides feedback.  The winners receive cash prizes and a mention on our blog:)

The draw for everyone who provided feedback in November was held on December 26th.  You can see a video of the draw below:-

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Happy Christmas from Tradesmen.ie

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

Happy Christmas from everyone at tradesmen.ie

Thanks to everyone who has posted jobs on Tradesmen.ie posting over 120,000
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 Monday 22nd of December and re-opening
on Friday 2nd 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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Clean Your Chimney for Christmas!!!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

Don't Forget to Clean Your Chimney
Hi folks, there are only 12 days left till Christimas so make sure to clean your chimney for Santa or he won’t be able to get down it!!  And not only for Santa’s sake but because you may be more likely to have solid fuel fires burning over the Christmas.  It is important to have your chimney cleaned regularly to prevent the soot which deposits on the inside of the chimney from catching fire.  If you are looking for a chimney sweep on Tradesmen.ie all you have to do is click here and fill in your details.

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Video Feedback from Lorna Considine

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

Hi folks,
here is some video feedback we received a while ago from Lorna Considine, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick. Lorna posted a tiling job which was completed by William Noonan, Knocklong, Co. Limerick. You can see the video feedback below:-

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Secondary Glazing Benefits – Reducing Heat Loss & Condensation

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

Secondary Glazing BenefitsHi Folks,
this week I want to look at secondary glazing.  What is secondary glazing you may ask?  Well secondary glazing is an additional pane of glass or an additional window set behind your existing window(the primary window).  The secondary glazing is used to provide an extra layer of insulation and prevent heat loss.   Secondary glazing is mainly used where an old house is preserved for heritage purposes and where you are not allowed to change the existing windows.  The existing windows could be timber sash windows for example and would only have single glazing with poor draught proofing.

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Results and Video of our November Draw

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

 tradesmen.ie monthly draw

Hi folks,

here are the results and the video of our November Draw. Each month we have a draw for everyone who hires a tradesman and provides feedback. So not only do you get up to 4 quotes from Rated Tradesmen but you also are in with a chance to win a cash prize as well!

The draw for everyone who hired a tradesman and provided feedback in the month October was held on November 21st. The results are as follows:-

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Preparing for and Preventing Floods in the Home

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

prepare for and preventing flooding in the homeHi folks,
as a result of the recent wet weather and flooding I thought it would be a good time to talk about ways of preparing for and preventing floods in the home,  or at least to minimise the damage that flooding will cause in the home.   It is shaping up to be one of the wettest winters on record, as we are experiencing double the average level of rainfall for this time of year.

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Video Testimonial from Martin Adams

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Oliver Dempsey

Hi folks,
here is a video testimonial we received recently from Martin Adams, Trim, Co. Meath. Martin posted a gardening/landscaping job which was completed by Ivor Faherty, Faherty Landscaping, Virginia, Co. Cavan. You can see the video below:-

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