Aids and adaptations · Wales
Aids and adaptations in Carmarthenshire
If you have a list of adaptations waiting in Carmarthenshire, we can price them in the format your funding route requires and work through them.
Aids and adaptations in Carmarthenshire are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Carmarthenshire County Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Carmarthenshire at a glance
- Council
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- Nation
- Wales
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- WHQS 2023 (Wales)
- Damp and mould timescales
- No timescale law found
- Population
- 190,073 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.93 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Carmarthenshire?
Carmarthenshire County Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Carmarthenshire, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Carmarthenshire?
- Grab rails, stair rails and lever taps
- Ramps, steps and handrails
- Level-access showers and wet rooms
- Kitchen adaptations at accessible heights
- Ground-floor bedroom and shower room extensions
How do we deliver it?
We plan each adaptation around the resident's routines and needs, and keep them informed about every stage, because an adaptation is only a success if it works for the person living with it.
Which rules apply in Carmarthenshire?
Replacement windows, heating systems and some electrical work are controlled under the Building Regulations in Wales, and are self-certified by a competent person scheme installer or approved by building control.
WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about aids and adaptations
What do aids and adaptations cost in Carmarthenshire?
Our guide range for a level-access shower or wet room in Carmarthenshire is £4,400–£6,050 per home. That is the UK range of £4,750–£6,500 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.93 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 0.88–0.98); 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 Carmarthenshire
Does Carmarthenshire County Council still own council homes?
Carmarthenshire County Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Carmarthenshire, and we can work for both.
Can you take on aids and adaptations in Carmarthenshire as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Carmarthenshire can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for aids and adaptations, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Which housing standard applies in Carmarthenshire?
Social landlords in Wales work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which has applied since 1 April 2024, with all homes to comply by 31 March 2034.
Other works we carry out in Carmarthenshire
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Communal area refurbishment
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Estate and external works
- Damp and mould remediation
- Whole-house retrofit
- Housing disrepair works
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Void property works
- Roofing and rainwater goods