Is it legal for carpet fitters to go into home atm, to replace carpets that’s not essential

[Lardlizard]

Just wondering if this is illegal or not

No I don't believe it is illegal

It’s not illegal for them to do because they cannot work from home.
However morally for the purchaser I’m not so sure.

No - it is not illegal

No. They can't work from home and they're not one of the businesses that have been ordered to shut by the government.

So many post about carpet fitters this morning.

Carpet fitters can't work from home so they can work

Why 2 threads asking OP?

Government guidance from carpet fitters association : www.nicfltd.org.uk/Blog/New-guidance-for-Working-in-Peoples-Homes-12052020/Files/Working%20Safely%20During%20Covid-19%20-%20Other%20Peoples%20Homes.pdf

Why two threads, this is perfectly acceptable Work. What’s your issue?

This is fine.

Are you an irritated neighbour if someone having a carpet fitted or an irritated spouse of a carpet fitter?!

It’s perfectly fine. Non essential businesses have been open all the way through this

@Lardlizard
Does this question really need two threads?

It’s not illegal

They never had to stop.

You could always continue going to work if you couldn't work from home.

Ah, I did one yesterday and no one replied so then Today posted it in the right section
Doesn’t really matter why I’m
Asking does it? But someone on my
street has been doing this
And also having friends round and sitting in the living room with friends

We had a paint incident since lockdown that ruined our lounge carpet. Decided to replace with wood flooring so not quite the same, but we didn't struggle to find 3 companies to quote who were all still working and had the one we were happy with come out last week to fit it. The company asked that certain 'rules' were observed, including that we had no direct contact with the fitter and didn't stay in the same area of the house whilst he was working, which was all fine.

How do you know they ate sitting in the living room?

We have moved past “essential” working. Everyone is entitled to work and make a living even carpet fitters. Plus it’s not like you hang around whilst your carpet is being fitted, very easy to social distance.

so I saw the friend arrive, get greeted, go in, stay for about an hour and a half, sitting in the living room, less than two meters apart, then after an hour and a half, visitor left
And was Escorted out and waved off

I think you are watching your neighbours way too much.

Of course it's not illegal

so I saw the friend arrive, get greeted, go in, stay for about an hour and a half, sitting in the living room, less than two meters apart, then after an hour and a half, visitor left And was Escorted out and waved off

Sorry but that sounds creepy as fuck. Watching your neighbours to that extent and then posting it up on the internet? < Shudders >

A quick Google will tell you that the guidelines has always been that if you can't work from home you can go to work, as long as safe distancing is possible, so obviously that includes carpet fitters.

It sounds like you're snooping through the windows.

This isn’t right op, the pandemic doesn’t make what you’re doing ok, it doesn’t justify it, stop spying on your neighbours, seriously.

I’ve been working on my garden so I’ve seen it all

Plus these house have huge windows