How to Find a Reliable Painter in Bangor
A 5-step checklist Welsh consumer-protection bodies recommend before any painter starts work — credentials, contracts, payment terms.
1. Verify their trade body registration
Confirm the painter holds Which? Trusted · TrustATrader · CHAS. Search the trade body's online register — cards alone can be expired or scoped to different work.
2. Check Companies House
Search the business at find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Look for multiple years of filed accounts, no strike-off events, and director names matching whoever quoted you.
3. Get three written quotes
For any painter job over £500, compare three quotes. One dramatically below the others usually means a shortcut on materials, labour or scope. Quotes should itemise materials, labour, VAT and a payment schedule.
4. See proof of insurance
Public liability £2-5m minimum, employers' liability £5m if they have staff. Ask to see the certificate before work starts. CHAS-accredited contractors have been independently audited.
5. Sign a written contract
Exact scope of work, materials specification (brand/grade where relevant), start and completion dates, payment schedule (avoid more than ~20% upfront), warranty period, and how additional work gets agreed.
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