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Urgent repairs will be dealt with at
the time of reporting. Minor items will normally be dealt with at the end of the 12 month maintenance period.
For details of different areas of responsibility for repairs, see the following lists.
External structure and areas
Eildon Housing Association is responsible for:
• down pipes (rain and soil) • gutters
• foundations
• damp-proofing
• fascia boards
• soffits
• overhangs
• render, roughcast, external brickwork • porches, steps to entrances
• walls
• external decoration
• communal stairs and entrances
• floor and wall finishes
• handrails
• overflows
• roof – slates and tiles
• balconies
• chimney repairs
• fencing and walls
• garden paths and footpaths
• gates and handrails
• car ports and garages
• bin stores and drying area
• communal rotary dryers
• communal clothes poles
• communal parking areas
You are responsible for:
• chimney sweeping
• rotary dryers – replacement ropes • clothes pole ropes
• garden sheds/greenhouse
In the house
Eildon Housing Association is responsible for:
• water pipes, stopcocks, valves and
drains
• hot and cold water storage cylinders • cupboards
• ceilings
• floors – timber, chipboard, concrete
and tiles
• doors, skirting boards and door
facing
• stair banisters
• internal stairs
• loft hatches
• plasterwork/board rails and shelving
in store cupboards
You are responsible for:
• floor coverings: carpet, vinyl • decoration
• pest control
Heating
Eildon Housing Association is responsible for:
• electric storage heaters
• panel heaters and fan heaters • gas central heating system
• gas water heating system
• radiators, thermostats, timers, boilers
and pumps
• solid fuel fireplaces and fires
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