Hyndburn Homes, shoddy renovation - Page 2

MargaretR · 12-03-2012, 11:12

The flat below me was vacated last week.
I expect several months of noise from down there whilst they refurb the bathroom, kitchen and rewire.

At least the noise will be daytime only - they usually clock off at 4pm - and some days they wont be there at all.

Mez reported that the flat next to hers took far longer than that to do - might be next autumn before it is ready to re-let.

wallop79 · 12-03-2012, 11:14

Friend of mine who's pregnant declined having the kitchen done, due to being in the club. She's glad she did as a neighbour is having both the kitchen & bathroom done at the same time & they are really spinning out the job, been going on for weeks, they pop in do a bit then sod off to the next job, its not fair on anyone.

MargaretR · 12-03-2012, 11:22

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Originally Posted by wallop79

Friend of mine who's pregnant declined having the kitchen done, due to being in the club. She's glad she did as a neighbour is having both the kitchen & bathroom done at the same time & they are really spinning out the job, been going on for weeks, they pop in do a bit then sod off to the next job, its not fair on anyone.

That's why my bathroom took a month.
They gave me one days notice that they were coming and said it would be done in a week

entwisi · 12-03-2012, 13:35

When we moved my mum into a sheltered flat it had been " renovated". The plastering was so bad I reckon my Joseph(aged 2.5) coudl have done better. it literally looked like it had been spread by hand and no effort made to make it flat.

It took us 2 weeks to get it to a standard that we could decorate.

huncoatian · 12-03-2012, 13:43

had mine done 2 years ago - had new kitchen bathroom and full central heating installed was a nightmare took them 3 months altogether and probably took me another 3 months to clean up after them :-/

MargaretR · 12-03-2012, 13:49

The decorator they used for my bathroom was subcontracted.

A lad of 17 was left to do it on his own for half a day.
The door has the biggest gloss 'run' I have ever seen - spanning the width of the door, like a wave lapping the shore.

Further down the door the paint has flaked off due to no surface preparation beforehand.

The walls were pale grey before, and were supposed to be done in white, ended up with just paler grey

MargaretR · 12-03-2012, 13:58

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Originally Posted by huncoatian

had mine done 2 years ago - had new kitchen bathroom and full central heating installed was a nightmare took them 3 months altogether and probably took me another 3 months to clean up after them :-/

When the central heating was done at my flat, all the piping was surface mounted - at ceiling level it is 'boxed in' - down the walls it is in plastic trunking - at floor level, bare pipes.

They wouldn't get away with that sort of work for owner occupiers, but as 'council cave dwellers' we are expected just to be grateful we have a roof over our heads.

accyman · 12-03-2012, 14:56

having suffered a few hyndburn homes repairs and upgrades i can understand someone not wanting to let their workmen or contractors over their doorstep.Even if a job manages to look well done its more than likely after a few months it will fall to bits.

A very shoddy company ownd by one even more shoddy but they know that most people who are in their properties dont have many or any other options available to them so can basiacally get away with paying bottom price for everything.

it really is russian roulette as to if you get a workman that takes pride in the work he does or if you get a workman that is bitter at been paid a pittence because his epmloyer put in a price so low to get the contract he cant be paid properly for his skill set and has to work with cheap nasty materials which make the job take longer and more difficult

MargaretR · 12-03-2012, 15:07

When my bathroom was refurbished two years ago, one of the workmen mentioned that all Hyndburn Homes Repairs vans are satellite tracked from the Altham base, so they know where they are 'working'.

On days when no workmen turned up I noticed several (as many as four at a time), parked up next to my flat for an hour or more at a time, reading their newspapers and eating - pretending to be working

. The most popular time to park up was between 3pm and 5pm.

The refurbs currently being done are being organised by Bramall Construction who subcontract to several other firms - more people to get a slice of the money pie.

jaysay · 12-03-2012, 19:02

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

When the central heating was done at my flat, all the piping was surface mounted - at ceiling level it is 'boxed in' - down the walls it is in plastic trunking - at floor level, bare pipes.

They wouldn't get away with that sort of work for owner occupiers, but as 'council cave dwellers' we are expected just to be grateful we have a roof over our heads.

To be honest Margaret, when they did the central heating a few years ago, in the scheme of things they didn't do a bad job really, at my place they arrived at 8am and the job was finished by 2pm, except for the trunking, which was done a few weeks later, but I was very happy with the job they did and the result

huncoatian · 13-03-2012, 19:48

Haha the same applies to our central heating with the trunking and boxing in -all done by bramall sub contractors - glad mine is all done but at the time it was horrendous bad quailty workmanship throughout.it's a shame no one takes pride in anything they do nowadays!!

maxthecollie · 13-03-2012, 21:19

There are no proper apprentices with City and Guilds certificates. Theyare now NVQ'S which to me are not the same.

jaysay · 14-03-2012, 10:23

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie

There are no proper apprentices with City and Guilds certificates. Theyare now NVQ'S which to me are not the same.

Ya Max I served 6 years apprentice ship when I left school, and you carry on learning from then on, when my father retired as a joiner at 65 he said even he was still learning

Neil · 14-03-2012, 10:29

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Originally Posted by huncoatian

Haha the same applies to our central heating with the trunking and boxing in -all done by bramall sub contractors - glad mine is all done but at the time it was horrendous bad quailty workmanship throughout.it's a shame no one takes pride in anything they do nowadays!!

I really hate pipes in trunking like you describe. I think they look terrible.

You can see 2 pipes in my house and I hate them both and they don't really stand out.

I would like to re-pipe the whole system in my house. It was recently described as an evolution not an installation and that is a good description of it.

MargaretR · 14-03-2012, 10:35

That trunking makes loud cracking noises when it expands.
My hearing has become heightened in the last few years- I no longer need the hearing aid I was issued with a few years back.
In fact all my senses are heightened. I notice that I can see better wearing the glasses prescribed 10 years ago, with a less strong prescription.
...and as for smells! -- need I explain that?