 | What does it do?We can assist you to arrange major and minor adaptations and repairs to your home, often funded by a grant but we can also carry out privately funded work. Adaptations could be: a wet room shower, ground floor living such as an extension or garage conversion, extra WC, or a stair lift, ramps and wider doorways for better access. We offer advice and support with the processes and with grant applications and will advise you on any benefits or other assistance you may be eligible for. We can refer you to other useful services.
We employ four CRB checked handy persons who can carry out minor adaptations and repairs including plumbing, carpentry, decorating, gardening and some electrical work. We can put up shelves and cupboards, build flat pack furniture, provide extra sockets, replace taps and wc cisterns, deal with leaks and much more. Our handy persons are trained as trusted assessors and can provide small ramps and galvanised steel handrails as well as grab rails, extra bannister rails, lever taps and key safes. We also offer security, falls prevention and energy efficiency measures. Gardening tasks can include day to day maintenance and tidying, lopping, planting and landscaping. We can also make your garden low maintenance by redesigning it so that minimal upkeep is needed in future. This is great for someone who enjoys their garden but can't maintain it easily. |
Who it is for: Disabled, vulnerable or older people of all tenures and incomes | Ethnic / cultural aspects: No. All are welcome. | Where it is available: Local service covering: Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Guildford, Mole Valley, Reigate & Banstead, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Waverley, Woking (Surrey). Primarily working in Reigate & Banstead and Mole Valley Local Authority areas but would consider work in other areas subject to location and job required | What it costs: We have a flexible charging system but typically £20 per hour for the main handy person service, £17 per hour for gardening though in limited circumstances can assist should a person not be able to afford to pay. Electrical and most plumbing work costs between £25 and £35 per hour. For Major adaptation and repair work we charge 14% of the net cost of the building work, which can be paid by any grant approved. | How to access or apply for it: | What to expect then: We would be pleased to explain our service to you, either when you contact us or upon receipt of a referral by any other means we will call you or write to you to explain how we are able to assist. If you wish, a caseworker will visit you at home to discuss your needs, answer any questions and assist you with any paperwork. Our Technical Officer will also make a home visit to discuss the technical merits of the proposed work and to take some measurements for the design. If our service is not right for you then we may be able to suggest other services that could help. | Additional information: If you are struggling with learning the controls of a new television, DVD or other piece of electrical equipment or want to know the basics of how to use your you computer, we could provide someone to visit you for an hour or so to get you started. We would charge the basic handy person hourly fee for this service. | Classification(s): Home maintenance, Casework, advocacy & support, Safety & security, Adaptations - minor, Adaptations - major, Advocacy, Casework, Home improvement agencies, Equipment, Services, Gardening, Handyperson / Odd jobs, Decorating | Info last updated: 23/04/2012. |
| About the service provider: | | Contact info: | Independent Home Solutions CIC: The Old Crumpet Factory, 16 Brockham Lane, Brockham, Surrey, RH3 7EL. (view on map) Telephone: 01737 845630 Fax: 01737 841650 http://www.independenthomesolutions.org.uk | | Parent organisation: | Independent Home Solutions | | Who are they? | Independent Home solutions was created April 2011 with the existing staff and expertise from Anchor Staying put. We are based in Reigate in the county of Surrey. |
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