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How to contact a trade in Sweden
Eight guides for residents who do not speak much Swedish: the words, a message you can send, what to ask on the phone, and who usually pays. They are not translations of the Swedish articles.
How to talk to a roofer in Sweden
Swedish words, a message you can send, and how a roof job is paid for on a house, in a bostadsrätt and in a rental.
SwedenHow to talk to a plumber in Sweden
What to say about a leak, how wet rooms are checked, and who pays in a rental, a bostadsrätt and a house.
SwedenHow to talk to an electrician in Sweden
The catalogue does not check Elsäkerhetsverket. Here is how to look a firm up, plus words and a message you can send.
SwedenHow to talk to a painter in Sweden
Interior and facade words, a quote message, and when a bostadsrätt board has to agree before the outside is painted.
SwedenLocksmiths: nothing is listed yet
This catalogue publishes no locksmiths until the details can be checked. What to say if you are locked out, and how door firms differ.
SwedenHow to talk to a builder in Sweden
Bathrooms, kitchens and permits: what to write, who must agree in a rental or a bostadsrätt, and what ROT covers.
SwedenHow to talk to a gardener in Sweden
Garden maintenance, tree felling and groundworks are not the same tax deduction. Words and a message for a tree.
SwedenHow to talk to a cleaner in Sweden
Home cleaning and end-of-tenancy cleaning, the RUT deduction, and what a rental contract usually expects when you move out.