To ask to be temporarily rehoused whilst new kitchen installed?

[SENwoes]

I will preface this by saying I KNOW I’m very lucky to have a HA house, and I KNOW I’m very lucky to be getting a brand new kitchen for free.

So as above, I have work commencing on 22nd January to rip out the old kitchen and replace it. I don’t have a choice in this, according to the documents, I am unable to say no it’s fine, I’ll keep the old one. I’ve been told the works will take 2 weeks, as it also involves taking up the tiled floor and replacing it with lino.

It’s just dawning on me what a nightmare this will be. I have to completely empty the kitchen obviously, but there’s not really anywhere to put the stuff, it’s a very small house (just living room leading to kitchen/diner downstairs). The big appliances will go outside in the back yard apparently, but everything else will have to be boxed up and kept somewhere. I’ll have no cooking or washing up facilities, and no way of washing or drying clothes.

That’s all pretty standard I know, but my main concern is that I have a disability (CFS) and also both DC are diagnosed with ASD and currently in the house all the time as neither in education. We will essentially be trapped in our bedrooms for 2 weeks as we won’t be able to move in the front room as realistically that’s the only place everything from the kitchen can go. I need to rest…a lot, and the works will be noisy, which will also affect both DC as they struggle badly with loud noises and not being in a calm environment. They’ll also struggle with a team of workmen being in their space for 2 weeks, They both have completely different food aversions and neither of their limited range of foods is conducive to being able to batch cook and set the microwave up somewhere. Realistically it will mean a lot of eating out, but that’s not really affordable for 2 weeks.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and WIBU to ask the HA if there’s anything that could be done to move us while the works are going on? The only family member I could stay with is my DM but she’s a long way away and having works done on her own house which means she doesn’t have a functioning bathroom, so that’s not ideal really.

Oh i get it @Mamabear2424 you are one of those who thinks SH tenants should be incinerated. Guess there are still a few of you about!!!

Wow it looks great! It's a good size kitchen isn't it.

Of course not but the OP even said it didnt need to be done and they had no choice, its totally unnecessary !

That looks amazing, OP! I'm glad it was all worth it in the end. And your cat is gorgeous!

@Mamabear2424 sorry not quite clear on what you’re saying here - do you mean it’s ok for people renting to get new kitchens if they’re not claiming benefits? Or everyone should universally get kitchen upgrades for ‘free’ (even though it’s been pointed out many times on this thread it’s not actually free), including home owners?

@Mamabear2424 So then your argument is with the HA no? So phone them up and complain about the "unnecceassary" works.

Instead of going for low hanging fruit because you have overstretched yourself with your mortgage

@JenniferBooth 🤣🤣🤣 they should all just burn IN HELL 🔥

where did you read i have overstretched myself with my mortgage? do you know my finances? no!

Only get new kitchens if urgently needed, you said yourself you did not need it , ................

@Mamabear2424 wait till Cadent come to yours to put new gas pipes in Its free though so i assume you wont be moaning about it!

@Mamabear2424 I think it was a reasonable assumption as you’re giving out about not being able to afford a kitchen.

SO CONTACT THE HA WHO FORCED IT ON HER.

no my mortgage is paid off , but we are saving for the kitchen now we dont have the mortgage payments

@Mamabear2424 if it makes you feel any better, whilst doing the works they found quite a few things that were unsafe with the gas and electrics, which wouldn’t have been found unless they’d ripped everything out and started again. So although the kitchen itself wasn’t falling apart, it turns out it was actually necessary, which is why they’re done every 20 years as standard.

Your kitchen looks lovely OP! So does your cat 🐱

fair enough i stand corrected, btw it looks nice in the photos.

Well you seem to know the finances of everyone who lives in social housing. If you cant take it dont dish it out.

gosh you are so angry and sad to personally attack , i already said to the OP i stand corrected. Thanks for being so nasty though !

Can't the teenagers stay with one of their friends for a night or two? Or their Dad?

@Jk987 read the thread 🙄
@SENwoes kitchen looks good and clearly has cat approval.
Did the builders taste in music improve?

Your kitchen looks fabulous. Well done! Ignore the nasty people on here. I am glad you have a lovely, safe home that you can be proud of.

@SENwoes Oh that looks brilliant! Love the pink, that softens it and livens it up a lot!

Mines a day off being done (after a MONTH... hahaha '10 days'... pmsl!) - same thing though, some of the lads I will actually miss chatting to each day!

I've got a spot of painting to do in mine as they have only done what was in the brief, so anything they didn't replaster for example, didn't get repainted (though fair play to the lads they have pushed that rule as far as they can and done wayyy more painting than was actually on the brief!).

Otherwise its just a door, a spot of gloss paint and some sealant off finished and they reckon done by Monday afternoon!

The fear of the unknown and the short time frame to plan is the worst thing, and it truly does feel overwhelming when you have to contend with disability as well as a total change to routine and how you live in your house, for an indeterminate amount of time.

Cheesey high five my fellow member of the Builders Survivors Club! 😁😆

Your cat is gorgeous 😻. The kitchen looks fab. You must have exhausted yourself doing all that work - fellow chronic fatigue / fibromyalgia sufferer.

What brand / colour did you use on the walls?