Plumbminto’s Terms and Conditions

1. These terms and conditions apply to all plumbing and heating works carried out by Plumbminto’s team members. This may include our own employees or suitable independent contractors, which have been authorised by Plumbminto’s to carry out our services.
2. The engineer you were expecting may not always be available to carry out the works, and a suitable alternative engineer will carry out our services as stated above.
3. Our job estimates (quotes) are valid for twenty-eight days from the date they are given to you. We may vary or withdraw any quotation at any time unless a deposit has been made.
4. Payment structure, unless agreed otherwise, is a 50% deposit before the job starts, 50% of the balance midway through the job, and the remaining balance at the end of the job.
5. We will endeavour to complete the work within the timeframe and costs quoted to you. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, we may incur additional costs above the quoted amount. We will discuss this with you where possible, and amend the quote and/or invoice accordingly. 
6. You will be invoiced immediately on completion of the work. The Total Due on the invoice is payable immediately in cash, cheque or via direct bank transfer (regardless of tenant or landlord). If you do not pay the Total Due within 48 hours of works being completed, you will be required to pay an administration charge of £5 per working day unless agreed otherwise with Plumbminto’s (either in writing or electronically via text, email or other).   
7. Contractors using our services will have the same terms and conditions as domestic customers, whereby failure of payment will lead to legal action.
8. If your cheque is cancelled or faulty for any reason, we will charge you a £10 administration fee and late payment fees as above.
9. Any parking charges or congestion charges will be added to your invoice and payable by you.
10. We will carry out work during our normal business hours which are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday. We may be able to work outside our normal business hours as agreed with you in advance, which may increase our fees.
11. We are not liable for any loss or damage to your property (including any cleaning needed) or any other type of loss unless due to our negligence. Any pre-existing issues we discover during our work will be your responsibility, as well as unforeseen issues created by work which you have instructed us to carry out (including broken tiles, burst pipes and water damage) unless due to our negligence. We can quote for repairs where possible.
12. If access has to be made to your property to complete a repair (drilling, digging, etc), we will fill any holes and leave the surface level but will not replace the original surface or construction, nor paint or redecorate. We can quote for repairs where possible.
13. Areas of your property (plumbing, heating or other) which were problematic before our arrival, or discovered during our service, will not be our responsibility but which may be quoted for repair by us if requested.
14. We guarantee all our labour (work done by our hands) for 90 days from the date of completion of the work and will make good any of our faults free of charge. Parts & materials are guaranteed by their manufacturer as standard. Our guarantee will not apply where faults are caused wholly or in part by your (or any other person’s) misuse or neglect of those goods and materials, or as a result of fair wear and tear. Any guarantee we offer does not affect your legal rights including those rights under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982. You can get information about your rights from a Citizens Advice Bureau or Trading Standards Department.
15. Our blockage services are not guaranteed (drainage and pipe blockages) as we may not be able to avoid a return of a blockage.
16. We will not be responsible for our failure to meet any of our obligations under this agreement due of circumstances beyond our control.
17. We are obliged to charge removals and recycling fees dependent on size and weight of the waste. These are non profitable and only cover our costs.
18. It is your responsibility to obtain any permissions required for the work being carried out, such as from a landlord, local council, planning permissions or building controls.
19. You may cancel this agreement within 14 days of agreeing to the quote (either written or electronically via text, email or other), unless this period falls within 7 days before the agreed start date. All other cancellations will result in a loss of your deposit.  
20. We reserve the right to cancel the agreement at any time (either written or electronic via text, email or other) due to unforeseen circumstances. We will always do our best to reschedule, however, if this is not possible we will do our best to recommend an alternative. Any deposit will be returned if work has not yet started. If work has already commenced, the balancing invoice will be representative of the work completed thus far.
21. In some circumstances we may ask for a full payment upfront, before we commence any works, in order to secure the booking and ensure payment for our services.
22. By signing our Job Estimate (quote), or by paying the deposit, or by agreeing to book our services (in writing or electronically via email, text or other), you are knowingly agreeing to these terms and conditions which will have been shown to you in person, or sent to you via email, or directed to you via the website www.plumbmintos.com to read.