Recommendations for Builder, Electrician, Plumber in Puglia, Salento
 

Hello All,
Can anyone recommend a building company or individual tradesman in Salento, south of Lecce?
We've just bought a house in Marittima, a hamlet near Diso / Castro. The house is a fixer-upper so we'll need most trades involved including a metal worker.
The local immobiliare put us in touch with a few builders, but we're not convinced they are quite right...
Recommendations are everything, so if anyone reading this has had an overall positive experience with a building company or individual tradesman in southern Salento I would love to hear from you.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers, Rob

Re: Recommendations for Builder, Electrician, Plumber in Puglia, Salento
 

My advice would be to find a decent geometra.Basically this is an individual who is akin to a cross between a project manager/planning expert/paperwork guru.
Doing up a house in Italy is not the same as the UK as you need to submit plans to the commune if you are changing the interior(as this could affect your local taxes) plus when the work is all done it will need signing off and up to date plans submitted.A good geometra will find reliable tradesmen check that they are not overcharging you,and check the standard of work done and will oversee the project especially if you are not there.Obviously you will need top pay them but IMO it is money well spent

Re: Recommendations for Builder, Electrician, Plumber in Puglia, Salento
 

Thanks. Very useful advice. Allora... would you advise I start a 'Recommendations for decent geometra' post? Or just discuss the subject of a Geometra with the few people we know in the area: a translator, 2 x immobiliare, and a builder who is already carrying out maintenance on the roof?
We did have a meeting with an architect, but their fee estimate was too high at 20K euro, so thought we would DIY, but as you've pointed out we will probably need help with at least the 'paper work guru' bit.
Thanks again, Rob

Re: Recommendations for Builder, Electrician, Plumber in Puglia, Salento
 

Hi Rob, we just bought a tiny home in Diso and wondering if you had a smooth renovation. We want to do some plumbing and electrical work in our home and would like to know if you know someone. We are a bit wary as we just contracted someone to paint our house and the terrace but they did a shoddy job:-) thanks so much. Sunita

Re: Recommendations for Builder, Electrician, Plumber in Puglia, Salento
 

Hello Sunita,
Sorry for the delay getting back to you. The renovation was not smooth, the paperwork side of things is still to be completed...I could write a book. But, the man who did the plumbing and electrical work (two new shower rooms, complete rewire, new central heating and air con etc etc) was decent and I'd be happy to recommend him. His english is probably worse than my Italian, but we managed to communicate OK, obviously Google translate was a massive help. I don't know the scale of the work you are planning, but my advice would be to have a written 'schedule of work' and basic plans if it's much more than a few simple jobs. I can advise further if you want.
We're advised to not post contact/personal details on this forum...But we could try this: Head to a well known auction site and search 'Unique, vintage Gibson neon sign', you can reach me that way. Get in touch and I can let you have the contact details.
Hope to speak soon.
Cheers, Rob