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Houghton Electrical

Checkatrade membership number: 96328
Member of Checkatrade for over 1 year
Houghton Electrical Feedback Scores
8 customer feedback reports
with an average score of 9.8 out of 10.
Works in
Southsea, Winchester, Poole, Petersfield, Hayling Island, West Sussex, Hampshire
Contact
name: Dave Houghton
address:
Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0DH
telephone: 023 9246 0180   Enlarged for easy dialing:
023 9246 0180
mobile: 07828 768387
email:
web:
Company Profile

My name is David Houghton, and I am the proud owner of Houghton electrical. I established the company around 3 years ago, and have been steady growing the company ever since, mostly from recommendations from friends and families of my customers. We cover all installations: domestic and commercial, and industrial, and have a wide range of solutions for most premises. We take pride in our work and strive to achieve the highest possible standard at all times. Due to always being prompt and reliable our reputation continues to grow. If we say we’re going to be there you can depend on the fact we will,  or if a problem arises we’ll call and inform you, and set a new time, or date.

So far we have carried out a large range of work that has allows us to gain a huge amount of experience and knowledge to carry out all aspects of electrical work. We have a number of kitchen fitters who we have been completing their work since the company started. We work very closely with them to ensure that the customer gets exactly what they want. We’ve also worked with specialist lighting companies creating the exact ambiance and feel of each room that the customer requires. I’ve been lucky to have used some of the newest technology on the market, and have had a chance to work on some amazing building’s creating the lighting that just finishes off the building.

We’ve rewired pretty much every type of building from relatively new, to original oak buildings to cow sheds, and summer homes. In doing this we have gained a wealth of knowledge which allows us to come up with the best solutions for a number of situations.

Recently we have under gone some new training in the Green energy field, we are now able to install solar PV panels which can give you free energy for the life of the panels, and are currently going through our MCS accreditation which give you the customer method making money simply by generating the electricity. We can also install a new voltage optimization box called v-phase, which can save at least 10% a year on your electricity bills. It does this by stabilizing your voltage and providing you with a constant 220V. This will not only save your money, but also puts less strain on the appliances so everything in the house or building benefits from longer life.

We have a few members of staff, all of which have been trained to a high standard to ensure safety and durability of all of our installations. We treat all jobs the same, and always leave the jobs as we found them, whether that means moving all of the furniture, or cleaning up the mess we’ve made. We are polite and courteous at all times, and always get on with other guys on site.

Skills
Main work undertaken
Electric Cookers, Electric Showers, Electrical Contractors, Electrical Installation Condition Report (Periodic Testing), Electrician, Fuseboards/Consumer Units, Immersion Heater Installation/Repair, PAT/Appliance Testing, Rewires, Smoke Alarms, Storage Heating
Also skilled in
Renewable Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Thermal/Heating
Accreditations
Checkatrade


NICEIC - Approved Contractor
NICEIC - Part-P Domestic Installer
Company Information
Interviewed on: 9 September 2010 Public Liability Insurance: Current - Verified on 13 July 2011
Limited Company: No Insured by: Fortis
VAT Registered: No Coverage amount (£): 5,000,000
References 3 received by Checkatrade

These references were checked by Checkatrade when Houghton Electrical joined in November 2010.

Electrical
Dave is going back to do some more work and would have not trouble in recommending this Company to us
Customer in Waterlooville, 8 August 2011
Deals with all my electric work
I would recommend David
Trader in Waterlooville, 14 July 2011
Electrical work.
Replaced a grill element in a fan assisted oven. I would be happy to recommend this company.
Customer in Waterlooville, 14 July 2011
Customer Monitoring Reports 8 reports in total, 1 in the last 6 months
Total recommendations: 8, average score 9.8 9.8 Last six months: 1 reports, average rating 10
Scores:
10Tidiness: 10 out of 10 10Timekeeping: 10 out of 10 10Courtesy: 10 out of 10 10Workmanship: 10 out of 10
10
Combined score: 10 out of 10
1010
Complete house rewired.

Absolutely first class, I would recommend this company. The electricians company.
Customer in Havant, 12 December 2011
Scores:
10Tidiness: 10 out of 10 10Timekeeping: 10 out of 10 10Courtesy: 10 out of 10 10Workmanship: 10 out of 10
10
Combined score: 10 out of 10
1010
Painted kitchen walls, ceiling, coving, woodwork.

Excellent job, very trustworthy- left him with keys for the house for the day, returned back from work and the job was completed to an excellent standard with everything left neat and tidy! Thank you very much - I would highly recommend and will definitely use again!
Customer in Poole, 6 September 2011
Scores:
10Tidiness: 10 out of 10 10Timekeeping: 10 out of 10 10Courtesy: 10 out of 10 10Workmanship: 10 out of 10
10
Combined score: 10 out of 10
1010
Electrical work.

Cheerful, helpful and tidy.
Customer in Southsea, 10 June 2011
Scores:
10Tidiness: 10 out of 10 9Timekeeping: 9 out of 10 10Courtesy: 10 out of 10 10Workmanship: 10 out of 10
9.8
Combined score: 9.8 out of 10
9.810
Office Renovation

The work carried out was excellent. Our warehouse was being converted to office space and the existing wiring was in a real state. Dave and his team skilfully cleared the existing services and installed \ rewired ready for the completion of the renovation. He gave us regular updates of the ongoing requirements of the job and ensured that his workers were in place when it best suited our business. On the whole we were impressed with the overall level of professionalism and speed that the job was undertaken in.
Customer in Winchester, 31 May 2011
Scores:
10Tidiness: 10 out of 10 10Timekeeping: 10 out of 10 10Courtesy: 10 out of 10 10Workmanship: 10 out of 10
10
Combined score: 10 out of 10
1010
Change consumer units and necessary wiring.

I would recommend this company.
Customer in Petersfield, 13 May 2011
Scores:
9Tidiness: 9 out of 10 9Timekeeping: 9 out of 10 10Courtesy: 10 out of 10 8Workmanship: 8 out of 10
9
Combined score: 9 out of 10
910
Fitting of new consumer unit plus additional power points.

Polite, friendly, efficient worker and would not hesitate in using him again in the future.
Customer in Southsea, 11 February 2011
Scores:
10Tidiness: 10 out of 10 10Timekeeping: 10 out of 10 10Courtesy: 10 out of 10 10Workmanship: 10 out of 10
10
Combined score: 10 out of 10
1010
Repaired oven control.

When the part he required was not available, Dave made up a substitute from what he had in his toolbox, so as to not leave us without a cooker. Clean, courteous, friendly and quite reasonably priced.
Customer in Hayling Island, 18 January 2011
Scores:
10Tidiness: 10 out of 10 9Timekeeping: 9 out of 10 10Courtesy: 10 out of 10 10Workmanship: 10 out of 10
9.8
Combined score: 9.8 out of 10
9.810
New consumer unit and partial rewiring.

Dave Houghton is a pleasant, efficient and reliable tradesman. We were grateful for his expertise in solving problems. We would have no hesitation in recommending him.
Customer in Southsea, 17 January 2011
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