Location: Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancs
Date: Dec 2009
Description: Bathroom makeover with some redesign work to improve the layout of the room. The renovation also uncovered several safety issues and some lesser issues which would have caused damage to the property if not sorted out. continue
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Location: Droylsden, Manchester, Lancs
Date: Nov 2009
Description: This kitchen was being made over by the homeowner and his son, a qualified joiner. They started the kitchen with good intentions but ran into issues straight away with the gas. A punctured gas pipe was sorted by National Grid but they sought extra help after that. We came in and after a look decided on the course of action. Gut the kitchen and start again! continue
Location: Chadderton, Oldham, Lancs
Date: Oct 2009
Description: Our client wanted to replace an old combi boiler which had died a long and painful death. The old boiler was located under a stairway and not a good location for ongoing maintenance. The home owners wanted it relocated further down the wall towards the kitchen. The boiler was also set at a height that would be easy to hide in a cupboard when the kitchen gets remodeled next year. continue
Location: Canal Street, City Centre, Manchester, Lancs
Date: Sept 2009
Description: We visited this flat when the previous tenants (original article here) flooded the property by installing their own dishwasher improperly. Unfortunately the landlord did not take up the floor at the time as suggested. The moisture stayed in the floor trapped between the foam underlay and the 3/4 inch wood flooring causing mold issues between the floors and a really bad smell. continue
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Location: Cheadle Hulme, Gtr. Manchester, Lancs
Date: Aug 2009
Description: We were asked to undertake a mechanical pre-purchase inspection on this semi-detached bungalow. The heating central system was a mix of old and new, the plumbing was in poor shape and the electrics were well past their ‘best before date.’ We recommended a full re-wire and although the boiler was not very old we suggested a power flush and the old radiators replaced. continue
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Location: Whitefield, Gtr Manchester, Lancs
Date: July-Aug 2009
Description: We were originally asked if we could replace just the appliances in this bathroom and we said ‘of course we would.’ When we arrived to view the job it turned out that the home owner had already removed the bathtub and flooring and another builder had added some velux windows. The job was to relocate the tub from the left side of the room to the right side so that a mixer shower could be added. We would also add a shower screen, new basin, toilet, radiator and add a towel warmer, extractor, new lights and a razor point. With that in mind we went away while the home owner purchased the bits they liked.
Location: Chadderton, Oldham, Lancs
Date: July 2009
Description: The owner of this home had already decided that he wanted a combi boiler installed before we arrived. They currently had a system boiler and showed us the one he wanted from a manufacturers brochure. We discussed several other options and the fact that the least expensive boiler wouldn’t necessarily produce the expected results. In the end we decided on a different manufacturer with a warranty that was four years longer than the one he had picked and a boiler which produced more litres per minute as required for his needs. Due to lack of storage space we found another location to install the boiler so that when we removed the tanks from the airing cupboard the entire space would now be usable.