In discussions on the Forum people frequently request recommendations for reliable tradespeople or local services.
We have collected together here all the  discussions: click on the service to read the original posts.

Most new requests appear in the Tradespeople Recommendations category or  the Questions / Help / Advice category.

Some posts cover more than one topic; you may have to read through threads to find appropriate information.

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• Builders - general
• Butchers
• Car Mechanic
• Carpenter
• Carpet cleaner
• Carpet fitter
• Cat Flap fitting
• Central Heating Boiler service see also Heating
• Childcare
• Chimney sweep
• Chiropractor
• Computer Repair
• Curtain Maker
  
• Damp-proofing
• Decorator
• Dentist
• Doctors
• Doors
• Double Glazing: see also Glaziers, Windows
  
• Dressmaker
• Driving Instructor
• Electrician
• Fence mending/erection
• Flooring
• Floor Sanding
• Gardener
• Gas Engineer
• Glazier
• Guttering
• Hairdresser
• Handyman
• Heating Engineer
• Hotels B&Bs
• House painter (exterior) see also painter, decorator
  
• Jewellery repair
  
• Joiner see also carpenter
• Kitchen Fitter
• Language Tuition
• Locksmith
• Loft Conversion
• Man and Van
• Maths Tutor
  
• Milkman
• Miscellaneous trades:Check the Recommended Tradesperson category
  
• Music tutor
• Nanny: See Childcare
  
• Odd jobs: See Handyman
  
• Osteopath
• Painter see also House Painter, Decorator
  
• Pest Control
• Pet care
  
• Piano Tuner
• Picture Framing
  
• Plasterer
• Plumber
• Removals
• Roofer
• Stair Lift fitter
• Structural engineer
  
• Surveyor
• Tiler
• Tree Surgeon
• Tutors: Maths; Languages; Music
  
• TV Aerials
• Upholsterer
• Veterinary Surgeons
  
• Washing Machine repair
• Window cleaners
• Window repair/replacement: see also Glazier