Toogood Plumbing Limited

Gas service (combi boiler and hob) done and new kitchen mixer tap sourced locally and fitted on the same visit by efficient and helpful Martin Toogood. Recommended.

Martin carried out a boiler service for me, including providing a gas safety record. He also disconnected an old gas cooker for me. He's an honest and friendly chap. Price was reasonable and as expected. I was happy with all work carried out and would hire him again.

We asked Martin to move some pipework so we could rejig our bathroom. He did the work and fixed some other things at the same time and fitted in with our timetable for tiling etc. He was good about dealing with a change in the requirement which meant coming back on another day to complete the job. He turned up when he said he would and was prompt and efficient. We are very happy with his work.

Had to wait a few days but it was worth it. Martin was very efficient and took the trouble to explain what the problem was and gave an ongoing commentary. Replacement parts were required, Martin disappeared on the bike he kept in the rear of his van and was back in no time. Plumbers can leave an almighty mess but the aftermath was very clean. We were well pleased .I would not hesitate to use again, confident of a job well done at reasonable cost.

We moved in October 2021 to our new apartment and found a leak under the washbasin of one of the toilets. Through trusted traders, I contacted quite a few, and Martin was quick to respond and schedule an appointment the earliest and so we went with him. He arrived pretty much on time, looked at the leak and told us that he has identified the leak and had sealed it. All this got done very quickly (much less than the scheduled 1-hour appointment) and we were very happy with the super-efficient turnaround. Unfortunately last week, it started leaking again. So we had to call another plumber to fix the leak and paid again! Fingers crossed. I find the payment for the duration the leak was fixed to be excessive. I won't be going back.

I had Martin change three of my radiators and install thermostatic valves on all my radiators. He came to assess the radiators and discussed options with me before providing a quote. He performed the installation on the agreed date, organising his tasks to that I had time to clean and paint the wall behind the radiators that were being replaced. Once the job was completed, he made sure that I was happy with the end result.

The immersion element in my 40-year-old hot water cylinder blew. My initial quote was from a different tradesman who criticised the installation done way back in 1981, was difficult to pin down to get the quote and arrived quite late for the appointment without apologising. He told me I needed an entirely new system. I was not against a new system, however, I did not want to deal with the first tradesman and therefore got in touch with Martin for a second opinion. Martin was polite, arrived on time, was very approachable and discussed options and pointed out that new cylinders have pipes in every different place, making it a very big and fiddly job. He proposed as first option, the cheaper alternative of draining / wet-vaccing the current cylinder, tilting it forward in the poky cupboard with little clearance, in order to remove the current element. If that didn't work, then we could go to option 2 of a new cylinder. He gave me a quote that seemed very reasonable. On the day, it seemed as if the element would be hard to get out but somehow he managed it without even having to unplumb the cylinder and tilt it forward. He could have easily charged me his original quote but he was very fair and charged simply for the 3 hours labour plus parts & VAT. A pleasure to deal with him and to know that people like this still exist out there in the world.

Martín has been very responsive to the various building emergencies I had at my apartment, sometimes coming out within the hour. Not only is Martín reliable but his work is high quality and done to an extremely professional standard. Martín is a credit to his profession and a tradesman I will be keeping on speed dial from now on!

Martin fitted 2 radiators and a new mixer tap and sorted out the flush on 2 toilets. He was pleasant, gave great advice, communication was good, and he was very fair on pricing. Quick, tidy work, with no fuss.

I had a small but fairly urgent job that needed doing. Martin arranged to come over the next day before going on to his first job for the day. He did the work speedily and efficiently, and he was a very nice person to talk to. Can't recommend too highly.