Housing association replacing like for like?

maisie_cat

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? 

Actually if the tiles are old they'll come off easily, quite possibly taking old plaster with them, but plastering and/or drylining is cheap compared to tiling.
We redid my late MIL's bathroom & kitchen after which the council agreed not to replace it themselves, the standard is decent homes but it doesn't matter if the tenant or the landlord does it. 
You could either replace the bathroom yourself you feel that strongly and want a more luxurious finish, you might also be able to negotiate with the contractors to pay extra for addons.

luvchocolate

Just remember what ever you do yourself and you have a problem they will not repair it. 
My housing association does bathroom replacement after 25 years. 
To keep the rents and service charges low they have to keep costs as low as possible 

Bobby3210

Must be a wind up thread surely? Free stuff! If you don't want it you can pay my mortgage and I'll live in your house

martindow

In your position OP, I think I would approach them to ask if they could quote to supply and fit the extra tiles you would like and/or just sell you tiles for you to diy or pay a tiler to do the work.  In the end you will be getting a new bathroom to replace one that must be quite tired after 30 years.  There are postives here!

tinytiddles

I work for a housing association and in our place we have a standard specification for things like kitchens, bathrooms, heating etc which ensures that our residents get a decent quality and functional facilities in their home. We wouldn’t fully tile a bathroom I’m afraid OP, it’s too costly and actually not necessary to the functioning of the bathroom. It could have been that a previous tenant tiled it that way before you moved in. 

However, what we have done in the past is given residents the option to buy their own tiles / flooring and for our contractors to fit them as part of the work being done - however as a caveat this is all at the resident’s risk so if a tile breaks or the flooring gets damaged, it becomes the tenant’s responsibility to repair it. 

caprikid1

"Housing associations are private companies are they not? So It’s not taxpayers money, also I work full time and pay tax too, just to clarify"

Housing associations are a government scam, hiding behind huge amounts of government funding, they are very much funded by the public !

Morglin

I arranged private fitters to sort out my HA bathroom and kitchen, as I wanted things to my design, not theirs.  But, obviously, that was at our expense.  In your case, I’d buy enough tiles to do all you want, then ask HA to put some of those on, as they would have with their tiles.

Afterwards, you can get a tiler to complete the room.