Small Repair Service

Care and Repair West Lothian also operates a small repairs service and this aims to provide older and disabled people with practical help and advice in undertaking small repairs and jobs around their home.

The service is open to owners and tenants provided they meet the following criteria:

• they are over 60 years of age or Registered Disabled
• they are temporarily incapacitated, e.g. recovering from an operation
• currently in hospital awaiting discharge

It should be noted that in all cases clients would not be eligible for assistance if there were a household member under the qualifying age who was able to do the work.

There is no charge for labour costs, however, if any materials have to be purchased, the client will be responsible for meeting the cost. 

The types of jobs done are wide and varied.  Typical repairs include small joinery jobs, changing light bulbs, moving furniture and replacing batteries in smoke detectors.

Trade Referrals

Our small repairs service has been a success with over 700 jobs regularly completed during any year.  However on occasion we receive requests for works which are unable to be tackled by the small repairs assistant as he does not have the required skills or resources to attend to these jobs.  As a result, we are going to introduce a trade referral service where clients will be given details of suitable contractors who may be able to carry out the necessary works at a reasonable price.

All of the contractors on our list have either carried out work for our clients in the past or have provided us with suitable references before being included on our approved contractor list.  However it should be noted that, as they are independent contractors, we have no control over their work or, more importantly, their prices.

We would always advise you to request an estimate for the cost of the repair prior to any works being carried out and remind you that you are responsible for payment of the invoice which the appointed contractor will send you for the works involved in repairing the fault.