Spruce up for Christmas – but who’ll do the best job?

IT may only be August, however, hopes of home renovations being completed before Christmas are in many peoples minds.

As summer is once again drawing to a close, in the blink of an eye our attentions turn from outdoor development to back indoors.

Interiors can get boring and it is easy to think a brand new style would look great in the upcoming Christmas pictures – or maybe you want to impress family and friends who will be house guests over the festive period.

Although you know what you want and have the funds needed, you still have to organise one last thing – who is going to undertake the work?

If you search for decorators in Tayside on that trusty internet search engine you will be inundated with companies claiming that they are the very best.

But how do you know that they are really all they are cracked up to be? Everyone has heard the horror stories of cowboy builders leaving jobs half finished so you want to be sure you are getting your money’s worth.

That is where Dundee’s Trusted Traders come in.

Thanks to the Dundee City Council scheme, with just a few simple clicks you can check out the companies and traders who operate with care and skill, people who honour deadlines and timescales and are up front about costs for any job that you require.

The scheme publishes customer feedback, which is independently collated by Referenceline Ltd.

These comments are then posted on the website so you’ll know exactly what a firm’s previous customers think of them.

All feedback is published, whether it’s good or bad, and you will find thousands of comments on the website.

By making this simple check, you can decide whether the trader is the right person for your job.

From time-served mechanics and talented beauticians to craftsmen and women and tradespeople of all types, you are sure to find the right person to carry out the smallest or largest jobs you need done.

Throughout this supplement you will see a wide range of just some of the local companies who are part of the Trusted Trader scheme and truly want to provide a fantastic job for the best prices.

To find out more information on what these companies offer, and for reviews on their work and the many others operating in Tayside, visittrustedtrader.info.