Small Repair
& Handyperson
Service
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The Small Repair and Handyperson Service is
a Falkirk Council Service that assists people
living in the Falkirk Council area.
You can access this service if you are:
65 years and over, with no able bodied person
living with you, or
Disabled, with no able bodied person living with
you and you are unable to do small jobs.
Please see overleaf for the kind of jobs that we can
help with and our contact details. If have any other
small jobs that you think we might be able to help
with, please contact us. Please note that this service
is not an emergency service.
The Small Repair Service is available to home
owners and covers small repairs which take no more
than two hours to complete.
The Handyperson Service is available to
home owners, council tenants and Housing
Association tenants. It covers Health and Safety
related jobs which take no more than one hour
to complete.
The Small Repair & Handyperson Service:
can be accessed up to eight times a year
an hourly rate of £13.95 (2014/15) is charged for
each job along with the cost of materials used.
We may make changes to this service from time
to time and costs may rise in future years. Please
check our website or call us for full details.
Joinery Small
Repairs
Draught-proofing works
Adjust/repair windows
(not glazing)
Adjust/repair doors
Door handles
Hatch repairs
Letterbox replacements
Apply sealant in kitchen
and bathrooms
Repair catches/pulleys
Put up/repair shelving
Repair/replace skirting
and door surrounds
Hang/re-hang a single
door
Replace/upgrade door
locks and other security
devices
would like
“to...Icongratulate
Falkirk Council
on the
introduction of
this excellent
service. May
you long
continue to
be able to
provide this
service to the
community…
”
Plumbing Small
Repairs
Replace washers in taps
Replace kitchen, washhand basin or bath taps
Replace sink grating
Replace sink plug and
chain
Clear an internal choked
kitchen sink
Repair a leak at water
pipe below kitchen sink,
wash-hand basin, bath or
W.C. supply waste and
flush pipes
Replace washer or
ballcock of cistern
Replace W.C. seat and
cover
Supply and fit new
insulation jacket to
existing hot water cylinder
am writing
“to...Icommend
the excellent
work that is
carried out by
your team in
helping senior
citizens in their
homes with
small repairs.
It is a truly
wonderful
initiative and
I cannot thank
you enough for
helping my
parents…
”
Electrical Small
Repairs
Repair/replace smoke
detectors
Repair/replace fuses and
circuit breakers
Repair/replace internal
and external light
fittings, switches sockets
and pull cords
Repair/replace electrical
sockets, spur units and
shower indicators
Supply and fit ceiling
pull cord and switch for
shower unit
Repair/replace
immersion heaters
control switch
Repair immersion heater
Repair/replace cooker
control unit switches
Disconnect/re-connect
electric cooker
Repair extractor fan
Minor repairs to storage
and panel heaters
Replace fluorescent
bulbs and light fittings
repairs
“thatAllIthe
requested
were carried out
to my complete
satisfaction and
I am sure that
it provides peace
of mind to senior
citizens who are
unable to carry
out the repair
works that your
department
provides.
Here’s hoping
that this service
continues to be
provided for a
long time to
come.
”
Handyperson
Change light bulb
(no fluorescent tubes)
Change security light
bulb (height restricted)
Re-tape carpet to avoid
tripping hazard
Fit client supplied
roller blind
Fit client supplied
curtain rail/pole(s)
Fit client supplied
wireless door bells (not
sensory bells)
Contact
Falkirk Council,
Small Repair and
Handyperson
Service,
The Forum,
Callendar
Business Park
Falkirk,
FK1 1XR
01324 590797
(Option 1)
smallrepairsservice
@falkirk.gov.uk
Install security works
e.g. door chain, spy hole
(if appropriate)
Install client supplied
bathroom cabinets,
towel rails, toilet roll
holders, hat/coat hooks
Install vent covers
Re-rope rotary dryer
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