Building and Renovation
Information
for owners planning to renovate their flats
Building work
Noisy building work may only be carried out between 8am and 6pm Monday-Friday
and between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. Builders that undertake noisy work
outside of these hours may be liable for prosecution and a fine of up
to £20,000.
http://www.westminster.gov.uk/environment/pollution/noisepollution/noise_building.cfm
Parking permits
for builders and other trades:
Can be purchased from Westminster Council. 020 7641 4646 between 8am -
6pm, Mon-Fri
http://www.westminster.gov.uk/transportandstreets/parking/permits/trades/index.cfm
Wooden floors
Under the terms of your lease the floor of your flat must be covered with
sound deadening material. You must get approval from the management company
if you wish to lay wooden floors.
Structural alterations
Must be approved by the management company and by the Freeholder (the
Howard De Walden Estate).
t is useful to instruct
your builders about the practical aspects of working in the block and
the regulations that apply to building work in Westminster. Instruction
sheet to give to your builders (Word file)
Local hardware
and DIY stores
Lewis & Lewis, 46 Marylebone High Street, tel 0207 935 6434 (Mon-Fri 7am-5.45 pm, Sat 7am-4 pm) As well as the unpromising array of small electrical goods in the window, this shop houses an amazing range of DIY, plumbing, ironmongery, carpentry and decorating products, plus a huge number of different makes of vacuum cleaner bags. Also service, Sales and spares for electrical goods. Claims "24 hour service" (presumably will do the repair within 24 hours, rather than 24-7 service!) Thanks Michael for alerting us to this one!
The Tool Shop, 24 Crawford Street, Tel 020 7935 9396 (NB shuts at 4pm
on Saturdays). They have a very good stock including electrical goods,
hand and power tools, DIY products and tools, ironmongery, paint and varnishes,
timber, keys cut, lock and security, mastics and silicones, plumbing,
gardening products.
Websters 53 Chiltern Street, Tel 0207 935 8221 (NB shuts at noon on Saturday)
Penton's, 64 Marylebone Lane Tel 0207 935 7253 (open on Saturdays till 5)
Builders and tradespeople used by Maybury Court residents
In the internet spirit of the freeflow of information, it seems fitting that willing residents contribute any information they have that others may find useful, particularly in that difficult area of finding the right person to do a job.
If you have used some-one and you feel that some-one else in the block could benefit from what you know about that person's work, please get in touch. If you would like to contact a resident by email for further details of their named tradesperson, email me (Linda) and I will pass your message on. Michael and Karin have contributed the first (and as yet only) item which is this:
Nigel Murray and his team of builders - Michael and Karin (flat 59)