Un-necessary Work?
Around the time when we were at our worst and it was touch and go whether Mum would be home and how often I would be visiting her in hospital or how long and then as she was unwell and needed to be cared for at home(and still does to some extent)we had the prospect that one contractor wanted access to the property to replace the gas boiler(and possibly do some more work)and another company wants to survey the property(I believe to re-value the property regarding the community charge)which has for years only been re-valued when a property comes up for sale.
But there are many stories in the press to suggest that is about to change.
I wrote back to the companies concerned as soon as possible when they originally contacted us and so far no one has acknowledged the letters that I wrote.
A little of the housework had been neglected but I had started to make some headway but I still needed a few weeks to be on top of it all so things were not as I would've wished when you have people visiting that are connected to the authority you are renting from but if nothing else it makes you speed up your tasks even though I prefer to go slow. Especially as mobility and illness can affect how much you are able to do.
Hopefully, by the time they arrive to do the work everything will be tidy and rubbish will have been thrown out and taken away.
One of the contractors did get access today...in some ways what is planned is not as much as it could've been but really the work is un-necessary and could've been put off for quite a long time into the future but friends have suggested it comes down to new regulations/health and safety etc...in the UK.
The gas boiler is in the kitchen, now for some reason(even though its working ok and is regularly serviced)they are to take it out and put a new one upstairs in the airing cupboard but here's the crazy part of the story.
Originally the airing cupboard had a water tank inside, it was removed and a new water tank was installed in the loft. This made the airing cupboard larger so we could store more bedding, clothes and towels.
The boiler will be put in the airing cupboard and we'll lose approx 50% of the space that was created and the water tank in the loft will no longer be used. So we are almost back to square one and how things were when we started. Talking to others it is seemingly common practice to move boilers when they are replaced and especially if they are in a room downstairs such as a kitchen and some have found the new systems after being moved to a new location a nuisance.
I will ask more questions when they come out again such as can I control it downstairs and avoid having to come upstairs if I need to change things and will it be quieter, it will be annoying if you are trying to rest/sleep in a bedroom and you can hear the central heating firing up or running.
In some ways we are fortunate in that we are not paying for all the changes and should anything go wrong we will not be responsible. And if this is all we have to have done the job will be reasonable small and quickly done and that's how I like it!
But there are many stories in the press to suggest that is about to change.
I wrote back to the companies concerned as soon as possible when they originally contacted us and so far no one has acknowledged the letters that I wrote.
A little of the housework had been neglected but I had started to make some headway but I still needed a few weeks to be on top of it all so things were not as I would've wished when you have people visiting that are connected to the authority you are renting from but if nothing else it makes you speed up your tasks even though I prefer to go slow. Especially as mobility and illness can affect how much you are able to do.
Hopefully, by the time they arrive to do the work everything will be tidy and rubbish will have been thrown out and taken away.
One of the contractors did get access today...in some ways what is planned is not as much as it could've been but really the work is un-necessary and could've been put off for quite a long time into the future but friends have suggested it comes down to new regulations/health and safety etc...in the UK.
The gas boiler is in the kitchen, now for some reason(even though its working ok and is regularly serviced)they are to take it out and put a new one upstairs in the airing cupboard but here's the crazy part of the story.
Originally the airing cupboard had a water tank inside, it was removed and a new water tank was installed in the loft. This made the airing cupboard larger so we could store more bedding, clothes and towels.
The boiler will be put in the airing cupboard and we'll lose approx 50% of the space that was created and the water tank in the loft will no longer be used. So we are almost back to square one and how things were when we started. Talking to others it is seemingly common practice to move boilers when they are replaced and especially if they are in a room downstairs such as a kitchen and some have found the new systems after being moved to a new location a nuisance.
I will ask more questions when they come out again such as can I control it downstairs and avoid having to come upstairs if I need to change things and will it be quieter, it will be annoying if you are trying to rest/sleep in a bedroom and you can hear the central heating firing up or running.
In some ways we are fortunate in that we are not paying for all the changes and should anything go wrong we will not be responsible. And if this is all we have to have done the job will be reasonable small and quickly done and that's how I like it!
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