Aids and adaptations · Northern Ireland

Aids and adaptations in Ards and North Down

If you have a list of adaptations waiting in Ards and North Down, we can price them in the format your funding route requires and work through them.

Aids and adaptations in Ards and North Down are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Social homes in Ards and North Down are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and housing associations.

Ards and North Down at a glance

Council: Ards and North Down Borough Council
Nation: Northern Ireland
Council homes: Housing Executive and housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (NI)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 162,056 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (our estimate)

In Northern Ireland the Housing Executive, not the council, is the public landlord. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Ards and North Down?

In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Ards and North Down are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and by registered housing associations, which are regulated by the Department for Communities.

What do we cover in Ards and North Down?

Grab rails, stair rails and lever taps
Ramps, steps and handrails
Level-access showers and wet rooms
Door widening and threshold removal
Ground-floor bedroom and shower room extensions

How do we deliver it?

Where possible, we hand over with the occupational therapist present, so any adjustment can be agreed on the spot.

Which rules apply in Ards and North Down?

Building work in Northern Ireland is controlled by the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland), administered by council building control.

Decent Homes Standard (NI) · More about aids and adaptations

What do aids and adaptations cost in Ards and North Down?

Our guide range for a level-access shower or wet room in Ards and North Down is £4,300–£5,850 per home. That is the UK range of £4,750–£6,500 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about aids and adaptations in Ards and North Down

Who is the social landlord in Ards and North Down?

Can you take on aids and adaptations in Ards and North Down as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Ards and North Down can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for aids and adaptations, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Do you also work near Ards and North Down?

Yes. We take on aids and adaptations across Northern Ireland, including Belfast, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Antrim and Newtownabbey and Newry, Mourne and Down, and in every other UK nation.