DJH question time – Questions and answers from 8/2/2018
DJH is the firm that will organise and carry out all the work.
- I don’t quite understand what’s delaying the work to be carried out.
Please explain; as I am getting rather stressed, I am too old for this lark.- We know that the ceilings are asbestos
- You said that SCI (the asbestos people) can start on short notice
- Emptying the tanks and removing the walls – doesn’t take too long
- So, what is holding up the starting upstairs?
- I agreed to no work in December; but no work in February and March??? Is not really on – limbo, limbo, stress for you customer.
- Also, I can’t just up & go, on a days’ notice; I am too old for that, I need some time to organise myself and my cat.
- I need an itemised schedule of work and be keept in the loop
- Start date. A: 19/3/2018
- A: ~20/4/2018
- What happens to the kitchen tiles broken by your workman when removing the kitchen cupboards (ps. His fixing of said was super-glue)?
Specialist at end
Next phase – taking down the ceilings
- My bedroom needs to be emptied into my office!
19/3/18 will be moved into office
- What about all the stuff in the loft?
19/3/18 will be moved to floored area in loft
- What about all the books on the landing?
19/3/18 will be moved into office - Can David use the living room while the work is in progress?
Yes - Remember: there is NOT only the main water tank in the loft but also the heating/hot water overflow tank (which is hidden under glass wool and is standing on the 1st floor ceiling. … … Noted
Next phase – Taking down walls & replace the floors in question
NOTE: The drain pipe running between the two bathrooms is ONLY supported by a bit of flooring kept in place by the weight of the walls. Noted
In red = in the loft … in Yellow = walls to replace (dotted yellow = depending on point 5).
- How much of which walls are DJH going to remove?
- Would it be possible to save the tiles from the bath rooms?
They will try! - Would it be possible to relocate the loft-hatch into the bedroom? Please.
Yes - And maybe also shift the main water tank closer to the centre main joist
Yes - Are both bathrooms being dismantled?
Depends on findings
Next phase – Fitting ceilings and Re-decorating
- Will DJH dismantle/move the Oven unit – to put new ceilings up in the kitchen?
Yes- If so could DJH please also close the holes in the wall behind the oven-unit.?
Yes
- If so could DJH please also close the holes in the wall behind the oven-unit.?
- In the Kitchen, can DJH please fill in the hole by the front door and skim it. Yes
- Don’t re-fit the louver doors in my bedroom, I have some sliding doors to fit later.
** - Can DJH please fit the new hand basins and cupboard in both bathrooms?
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** Put the doors and sink units and the wardrobe doors in situ.
Email of choices to happen neare the time.
- What’s the colour of the laminated flooring?
- What’s the colour of the Lino – I would like the grey that is in the guest bath room
- The colour scheme of the upstairs walls is ‘Apple White matt’
- The colour scheme in the kitchen is: ‘Nutmeg White matt’