Last time we were in Hemel Hempstead it was to inspect 16 doors across homecare properties here and in Kings Langley. We looked at them one by one and wrote up what we found.
If any of those buildings, or ones like them, have a report with faults on it, the repair is the next step. We'd do it the same way, one room at a time, because a care house can't shut for the day while the carpenter works.
How we handle an occupied house
We repair a door and leave it working before we move to the next. Nobody ends up with a bedroom that has no door, and nobody is stuck on the wrong side of a corridor.
Hinges and closers are where we spend most of the time. Staff open doors with a hip or an elbow, residents lean on them, and trolleys catch the frames.
If something needs a longer stretch, like a frame that's come away, we say so before we start and fix a time that suits the house.
From report to repair
Send the report if you have one. We price every door from the list.
If you haven't, we can inspect first. That's separate and priced separately. It does mean the same people who find the faults are the ones who fix them, so nothing gets lost between the two.
Flats and offices
If an older block still has its original flat doors, find out what they are. Some may have been fire doors when they went in and some weren't. A repair can't turn an ordinary door into a fire door.
We'll tell you which is which.
Questions we get asked
Can you work in an occupied care home?
Yes. Room by room, and every door left finished before we start the next.
Do you do inspection and repair both?
Yes, as two jobs with two prices.
Send it with the postcode and we will price it one door at a time.
Get a price