Housing association replacing like for like?

Skiddaw1

TripleH said:

We kept our coal in't outside toilet.

But that's Yorkshire in the 1980's for you.

Mr S (Bradford born) says that's where his family kept the whippet....

TripleH

Strange, I never saw it. Would it not have made more sense to keep it in their toilet rather than ours?

Gycraig

If they are offering to replace a grotty 30 year old bathroom with slightly less tiles I’d bite there hand off. 

Surely you would rather have a nice new bathroom with less tiles than keep your 30 year old one ? 

Skiddaw1

TripleH said:

Strange, I never saw it. Would it not have made more sense to keep it in their toilet rather than ours?

seven-day-weekend

Gavclaremont said:

It’s not a case of just being grateful though Is it? They are upgrading the bathrooms after 30 years! My partner and I both work, pay our rent and service charges and have actually spent a lot of money on their property over the last 5 years( incl. £2000 flooring). As we want a nicer home to live in. IMO it would cost as much if not more to remove the old tiles and make good all the plaster work before painting then it would to retile.
I’m not asking for anything extra, just what is there currently to be replaced to the same spec, is that unreasonable? 

Yes, it is, you are getting a brand new bathroom and they are tiling it to the agreed spec.  

Gavclaremont

seven-day-weekend said:

Gavclaremont said:

It’s not a case of just being grateful though Is it? They are upgrading the bathrooms after 30 years! My partner and I both work, pay our rent and service charges and have actually spent a lot of money on their property over the last 5 years( incl. £2000 flooring). As we want a nicer home to live in. IMO it would cost as much if not more to remove the old tiles and make good all the plaster work before painting then it would to retile.
I’m not asking for anything extra, just what is there currently to be replaced to the same spec, is that unreasonable? 

Yes, it is, you are getting a brand new bathroom and they are tiling it to the agreed spec.  

Agreed with who? 

elsien

Just as a point of comparison when a kitchen was refitted in one HA property they decided most of the tiles could stay and filled in the gaps with non-matching slightly different colour ones. 

On that basis, matching tiles, albeit limited, would be a bonus.

Not saying that was right. But it’s what happened. 

ripplyuk

I’d just say no, OP. I learnt my lesson after the council replaced my kitchen a few years ago. Everything is cheap and flimsy. The sink and taps were replaced with some type of chrome-plated rubbish which stained almost immediately and never looks clean. The base boards were never fixed in place and I had to use Blu-tac to stop them falling down. Nothing fits properly. The plumbing leaks. Everywhere you look it’s just shoddy workmanship. 

Councils and H.A’s are on a budget and they will chose the cheapest products (and workmen!) available. You’ll probably end up with a horrible plastic bath and one of those frustrating low-flush toilets. If your bathroom is currently not functional, ask the HA to repair it instead. My bath and sink are probably the originals from the 1950’s when the house was built and there’s no way I’d let the council replace them with some cheap modern rubbish. 

Gycraig

Gavclaremont said:

seven-day-weekend said:

Gavclaremont said:

It’s not a case of just being grateful though Is it? They are upgrading the bathrooms after 30 years! My partner and I both work, pay our rent and service charges and have actually spent a lot of money on their property over the last 5 years( incl. £2000 flooring). As we want a nicer home to live in. IMO it would cost as much if not more to remove the old tiles and make good all the plaster work before painting then it would to retile.
I’m not asking for anything extra, just what is there currently to be replaced to the same spec, is that unreasonable? 

Yes, it is, you are getting a brand new bathroom and they are tiling it to the agreed spec.  

Agreed with who? 

The contractors, the budget planners, probably all relevant legislation. 

The people who own the house you live in are doing renovations and upgrades, they don’t have to run anything passed you, you can accept the upgrades or not. 

They will have numerous houses to do at once and will set a budget based on the amount of houses they have to do and what needs doing. It’s not gonna be a free for all where tenants get to decide what they want, how they want it doing etc 

I’m honestly baffled that you are complaining that a Brand new bathroom  probably costing thousands of pounds is going to have less tiles than the previous one did, that was done 30 years ago. 

Gavclaremont

Thanks for all the replies, I’m probably going to get them to replace the bath, sink and toilet and just do all the tiling myself if I can’t get them to agree to it.