Foreman Electrical

Carried out replacement of cooker hood, extraction fan, central heating programmer and light fitting. lovely personality. well worth 5 out of 5. A gem. A fair price for quality work.

I’d used Ian before in a previous property and had no doubts about using him again in my new house. He pointed out work needing to be done to comply with current regulations as well as the jobs I had asked him to look at. Everything done with care and minimal mess and very efficient. Ian is my go-to electrician!

Ian was very helpful and communicated well from first point of contact through to completion of the job. Our switch was changed to a good quality and he also provided us with extra important information about the bulbs we can use and what’s involved if we were to potentially move ahead with a rewire. Will definitely be calling Ian again for any electrical work we need doing in the future.

Had to contact Ian about an old damaged cable running from the fuse box in a property I’d just moved into. He arrived on time and removed and replaced the damaged part of the cable and installed a junction box to join up the new cable. As always Ian was friendly, professional and able to answer any questions about all things electrical.

Living 'overseas' as they like to say, and renting out my house in Hertfordshire long term, it is no easy task finding good tradespeople. In 2017 I found Ian Foreman on Which Local and gave him the job of replacing the smoke and fire alarms. Since then Ian has replaced the kitchen downlights with LED, done two EICR certifications, replaced the fuseboard to the latest safety standard, installed other odds and ends as required over the years and even fixed the door handle on a kitchen cupboard. Ian quickly established himself as my number one trusted go-to guy (another horrible modern expression but there you are, that's progress). My tenant loves him; anything she needs, he jumps on it immediately, once even on Christmas Eve! He is a great guy, a top quality professional and I just hope he enjoys doing jobs for me as much as I enjoy having him at the end of a telephone. As to the boring stuff: his work is top quality (also confirmed by my tenant and my letting agent, in case you're wondering) and his prices very fair; he is efficient, clean and tidy, prompt, a top communicator, etc. etc., you know the spiel. Bottom line: I can't recommend Ian highly enough. Long may he blow your fuses...

Ian was recommended via a work colleague for completing work to a high standard and charging competitive rates. We had a socket in a bedroom that was not in use. Ian came round to investigate and gave a clear breakdown of the work that needed to be completed and the costs involved. Whilst completing the job, Ian spotted another issue with our electrical board and after checking with us, he completed that work too. Ian is professional and friendly, and I would not hesitate to recommend or use him again.

Ian installed a ceiling rose which was tricky due to there being 3 wires from what was previously a ceiling fan fitting. I needed it done fairly quickly due to my house move. Ian turned up at the time he said he would, explained the complexities of switched live wires & completed the work very efficiently. I wish I had found Ian years ago but I'm now moving out of the area.

Finally decided to change the lights in our living and dining room to spotlights. Ian very kindly came around to have a look at our existing layout as well as get an understanding of what we wanted. Lockdown meant working from home in the winter months we just didn’t have enough light, with our living room never having had a main centre light. Ian very kindly listened to our ideas before offering some solutions. He showed some pictures of how things would look in both rooms. He also explained how he would need to fix the lights. One was working from the rooms above (which meant more work as it involved pulling up carpets and floorboards) or cutting a channel in the ceiling. This was less work but meant the channel would need to be filled in (he recommended someone to do the plastering). Ian measured out where the lights would go, 10 in one room and 4 in the other, then checked with us that we were happy before cutting the channel into the ceiling. I was expecting a lot of noise and dust but Ian made sure there was dust sheets down and cleaned up as he went so there was very little dust in the room. He also very kindly explained about the safety of earthing the wiring and as part of the work he did this as well. He explained the difference in spotlights and their respective brightness, all of which he ordered for us. He also fitted dimmer switches on our request. Our rooms are now brighter than ever. We can’t recommend Ian enough. Definitely a trusted electrician.

I found Ian on Which Trusted traders and contacted him regarding replacement of two internal lights. Ian was very professional and pleasant to work with, he did an excellent job at replacing the lights at a reasonable cost. I would not hesitate to use him again and recommend to others.yb