How It Works
Ever been frustrated running around trying to find tradespeople and get a price for work you need doing? With Top Tradespeople, its easy! Simply fill in the details of the job you’re looking for quotes on – Press “Get Quotes” – then wait for up 3 quotes to come back. We will match the job you’ve posted with up to 3 local tradespeople. We’ll share the job details, but not your contact details with our panel of tradespeople. Once they have responded to us to confirm they will quote we then exchange the details: yours to them and vice versa. These will be the ONLY tradespeople who receive your contact details.
Request Quotes
It’s really that simple, filling in the job posting form. It only takes a couple of minutes to complete and takes away the hard work of tracking down and getting in touch with people.
Choose a Tradesperson
Select the best quote from the tradespeople – check that they have quoted exactly as required and compare the prices for the job. Get in contact with the tradesperson and agree when your work can get started!
Leave Feedback
Once the dust’s settled, so to speak. Leave a job review of the work that you’ve had done. This helps the best tradespeople get work and ensures that other people can see ow pleased you were with your job. It’s like a personal recommendation from you to them.
How Top Tradespeople Works To Find a Tradesman?
Top Tradespeople is a community which matches local tradespeople with homeowners looking for quality workmanship. Homeowners post quote requests and tradespeople registered in our UK wide network decide if they'd like to quote for the project. Homeowners are not obliged to take any of the quotes they receive. There are up to 3 tradespeople who will contact homeowners looking for tradesmen and these are the only ones who will receive the contact details of the person who posts the quote request. If a tradesperson is hired then homeowners are invited to come back and provide a review of the service given - rather like your own personal recommendation for the tradesman or company.
Posting a job is simple. Choose the trade or service that you need to get quotes form. Select the type of work that needs doing. Provide a description of your project and hit 'get quotes'. If you wish to do so you can also share photos of your project so that those who are deciding whether they'd like to offer their services have as much information as possibe.
Once we have verified that the quote request is genuine, our automated system is triggered to match you with tradespeople who provide the kind of work you need doing in the area that you say you want the project carrying out. It's very important that you carry out your own checks on tradespeople as you would with any other tradesperson sourced from elsewhere as we do not provide a vetting service. We simply match homeowners looking for people who want to quote for particular services in a given area.
Posting a Job
Posting a job is simple. Using one of the job posting forms around the site, choose the trade or service that you want to get quotes from. Then choose the type of work you need doing and how soon you need the work carrying out. Give a good description of the work you want undertaken and then provide your contact details. Contact details will only be shared with up to 3 tradespeople registered in the Top Tradespeople network. Hit 'Get quotes'.
We may verify the quote request to check that it is genuine. Once verified we will trigger our automated system to look for tradesmen registered in the area that you want the work carrying out and for the type of work you need doing. Up to 3 tradespeople can choose to quote. These will be provided with your contact details. They are likely to telephone you, although some may choose to email you. Please look out for their telephone call as tradespeople pay a small fee for the contact details when quoting so that they can be provided with an opportunity to give you an estimate for your work. Therefore, it is frustrating for them if they cannot get in touch with you. If you haven't received any quotes within 3 days, please submit another quote request. We are busy building up the network across the UK and we're getting to areas as quickly as we can do. If you do choose a tradesperson, feel free to come back and provide a review so others can find good people too.
How many quotes should I expect to receive?
The maximum number of quotes you will receive will be 3, but in reality it is usually 1-2 quotes as not all areas are covered by tradesmen and not all services have as much coverage as others. Sometimes tradespeople are busy in areas, and sometimes they just decide your job is not for them. Hence, the reason it's important to give a good description of the work.
If you do not receive much response we encourage you to repost your job again and it will get to the top of the job listings and will be retriggered for tradesmen who may want to quote.
Try adding the job again with an improved description so that there is more information on the type of work that you need doing. This often helps to get more interest.
Giving Feedback and Reviews
Once your tradesperson has completed work you are welcome to come back and provide a review and feedback of the service provided. You'll be able to update the status on the job so that you can submit a review there. You can also find the tradesperson in the trades directory by searching for their company name, where you can review the work too.
Why have I not received any quotes yet?
We do our best to cover as many areas as possible and connect homeowners with all types of tradesmen. However, there are some types of jobs which are more popular than others and some areas which are more heavily populated with members throughout the UK than others. If you don't receive any responses to your quotes request within 3 days we suggest you post another request and we will keep looking for you.
Always add plenty of detail to your quotes request so that members can get a good idea of what kind of work is involved in your project.
How will tradespeople contact me?
You'll only be contacted by a maximum of 3 tradespeople. Those will be the tradespeople who have decided that they would like to quote for your project. They will either contact you by telephone or email. As they like to be quick in getting in touch with you, it's more likely that it will be by telephone. Tradespeople may also contact you through your Top Tradespeople account but more often than not, telephone is their preferred method of contact. Watch out for their call.
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How Much TopTradespeople costs - It's FREE for Homeowners Looking for Tradespeople
Top Tradespeople is free for homeowners looking to get connected with local tradespeople. Our tradesmen members pay a small fee to get the contact details of jobs that they would like to quote for, which helps us with the running costs of the website. They save money on advertising and only choose to pay for the job leads that they want in the areas that they want. Homeowners know that those people who want to quote are genuinely interested and this small fee helps to ensure that. Please note: THERE IS NO FEE FOR HOMEOWNERS TO POST A JOB OR QUOTE REQUEST. THIS IS ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE