Care & Repair Disabled Adaptations/Extensions

Our Small Repairs Service is available for anyone aged 60 or over living in Renfrewshire or East Renfrewshire. It is also available to people under 60 in East Renfrewshire providing they are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or Incapacity Benefit. We can assist homeowners and council, housing association and private tenants. Our aim is to help those who either cannot afford the cost or find it difficult to get a contractor to carry out such minor work.

We employ our own qualified joiners to carry out the works. Labour is provided free of charge and the client is asked to pay the cost of materials only. In certain circumstances we may also be able to provide materials free.

We can assist with:

GENERAL WORKS	DOORS & WINDOWS
• Minor internal joinery repairs • Repair/replace defective kitchen units • Repair/replace broken shelves • Repair damaged plasterboard walls, timber floors, skirting, facings etc • Fit curtain rails • Turn mattresses	• Replace broken sash cords • Repair/replace internal cills • Seal frames • Ease and adjust • Repair/replace ironmongery • Fit draught excluders
SMALL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS	SMALL PLUMBING REPAIRS
• Replace defective switches, sockets and light fittings • Replace defective fuses/plugs on essential household appliances • Change light bulbs	• Replace tap washers/inserts • Unblock sinks, baths and wash hand basins • Bleed radiators
SAFETY/SECURITY	WE DO NOT DO:
• Fit security chains, peepholes, identislots • Install battery operated smoke alarms and CO detectors • Fit key safes • Fit additional locks and other security measures	• Gardening • Painting or decorating • Boiler repairs or servicing • Domestic appliance repairs • Repairs that we estimate will take longer than 2 hours

This list is intended as a general guide. If you think we may be able to help you, please telephone us and we will be happy to discuss your problem. If we cannot carry out the works directly we may be able to provide advice or refer you to a reputable contractor or someone else who can assist.

It is our intention to respond to enquiries as quickly as possible. As demand for the service is high, we prioritise works that pose a threat to health, safety and security. It may therefore take us longer to attend to less urgent repairs.