Repairing Responsibilities

We will repair and maintain

• roofs, walls, windows, frames, external doors, floors, drains, gutters, outside pipes
• kitchen and bathroom fixtures – basins, sinks, toilets, baths
• electrical wiring and gas and water pipes
• heating and water heating equipment
• any communal areas around your home (such as stairs, hallways, landings, shared gardens and parking areas).

Please note: A more detailed list can be found at the end of the Repairs and Maintenance Policy.

Your Repairing Responsibilities

You are responsible for certain small repairs such as, but not limited to:

• Replacing lost or broken keys
• Replacing/repairing toilet seats, plugs and chains to sinks/wash hand basins
• Replacing clothes lines
• Internal decoration and filling of minor cracks in plasterwork
• Clearing gully tops of leaves and other debris
  Re-pressurising combi boilers and bleeding radiators
• Fencing repair or replacement (please see the Fencing Policy for further detail)
• Treatments for pests, vermin, infestations (Note: Rykneld Homes will undertake repairs where a building defect is allowing access e.g. holes allowing vermin/infestation access).

We can undertake these repairs for customers with specific needs; however, there will be a charge for this service.