Bluebell
24-06-2012, 11:29 AM
Last year I had some work done on the garden. I wasn't going to claim for it because we would have had to have had some work done eventually but I think I should claim a percentage but not sure how to work it out!!
Basically when we moved the decking in the garden wasn't proper decking it was just planks of woods - they were very slippery and dangerous because covered in a green slime type thing and several areas had rotted through so big, sharp holes. We had covered the holes with things like plants pots, MDF boards and the sand pit. The steps up to the top part of the garden were a bit precarious and again some had rotted through. We kind of worked our way round it but knew we had to improve it before I started minding.
This became a priority and despite us wanting/needing to do improvements to our home- like family bathroom we couldn't afford to do both. So we had the work done. We concreted it out so flat surface for play and put a ramp in for pushchair access and so no steep steps. we bought the lower level up and the higher level down so not such a big drop.
We then also had safety railing but around the drop and the slope to stop any children falling off the ledge. He did it in a way that meant the bottom of the railings and the barrier he built to withhold the concrete had a seat on so the little children have something to sit on.
He has broken it down to materials, labour and digger hire. He has then broken it down further by costing the extra timber for seating and handrails and costing the extra labour for seating and handrails.
Can I claim a percentage of it or should I just claim for the seating and safety railing which was specifically for the little children?
Basically when we moved the decking in the garden wasn't proper decking it was just planks of woods - they were very slippery and dangerous because covered in a green slime type thing and several areas had rotted through so big, sharp holes. We had covered the holes with things like plants pots, MDF boards and the sand pit. The steps up to the top part of the garden were a bit precarious and again some had rotted through. We kind of worked our way round it but knew we had to improve it before I started minding.
This became a priority and despite us wanting/needing to do improvements to our home- like family bathroom we couldn't afford to do both. So we had the work done. We concreted it out so flat surface for play and put a ramp in for pushchair access and so no steep steps. we bought the lower level up and the higher level down so not such a big drop.
We then also had safety railing but around the drop and the slope to stop any children falling off the ledge. He did it in a way that meant the bottom of the railings and the barrier he built to withhold the concrete had a seat on so the little children have something to sit on.
He has broken it down to materials, labour and digger hire. He has then broken it down further by costing the extra timber for seating and handrails and costing the extra labour for seating and handrails.
Can I claim a percentage of it or should I just claim for the seating and safety railing which was specifically for the little children?