A good share of these flats are let, often on company leases with tenants changing every year or two. That changes the specification: the enclosure will be used by people who did not choose it, and it has to be quick to put right between tenancies without the owner flying in to supervise.
What actually breaks between tenancies
In our experience the glass almost never breaks. What goes is the handle, the bottom seal and the hinge adjustment, and all three because a door gets pushed rather than pulled or dragged when it starts to catch.\n\nSo the specification that matters is a handle bolted through rather than glued, a seal replaceable without removing the door, and hinges with enough adjustment to take up wear.\n\nIt costs a little more once and it is what stops a call-out at every changeover.
Fitting so a caretaker can maintain it
In a let flat the person who notices a fault is rarely the person who pays for it, so small faults get left until they become large ones.\n\nThe practical answer is standard, widely available hardware and nothing proprietary.\n\nA seal, handle or catch that can be bought locally and changed in ten minutes is worth far more here than a better-looking part only we can supply. We fit accordingly and tell whoever manages the flat which items are the wear parts.
Doing it while the flat is empty
The changeover between tenancies is the cheapest moment to do a whole list at once, and the easiest flat to work in.\n\nSo the enclosure, the window that sticks, the torn mesh and the spotted mirror all belong to that window rather than to separate calls during a tenancy.\n\nDone as one visit with parts brought in advance it is usually a morning. Done as four call-outs across a year it costs several times as much, and the flat shows worse to prospective tenants in between.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
