Aberdeen Care and Repair

Aberdeen Care and Repair offer a free service to owner-occupiers and tenants of private landlords who live within Aberdeen City. Clients must be elderly, disabled or suffering from long term illness.  In addition, the Handyman Service can also help carers.

Home improvements

The Project can help with many repairs and improvements, such as:

• Repairing windows and doors
• Rewiring
• Repairing gutters and downpipes
• Adaptations to the kitchen or bathroom to suit individual needs

The Project can assist by:

• Discussing what repairs or improvements are required
• Obtaining quotations from reputable contractors
• Ensure the work is completed to an acceptable standard
• Assisting with paperwork
• Helping to arrange finance

Affordable Warmth Scheme

The Affordable Warmth scheme can assist clients to obtain affordable warmth in their homes by ensuring that they have efficient and economical heating systems, and that the home has adequate insulation and ventilation.

The Scheme can assist by:

• Carrying out a home visit to assess the extent of works required
• Carry out an energy rating on the property to establish recommended measures
• Meet with family members to discuss options
• Help to arrange finance for the work
• Assist with paperwork
• Obtain quotations from reputable contractors
• Ensure that works are carried out to the occupiers satisfaction
• Accessing Scottish Executive Central Heating Initiative for grant funding for new central heating systems (if eligible)

Handyman Service

If you have a small repair that needs fixing around the house and you don’t know where to turn – let us help!

We now employ tradesmen who can assist with minor work such as:

• Plumbing
• Electrical Work
• Joinery Work
• Painting & decorating
• Small tasks
• Minor roof repairs (single storey only)
• Garden tidy

A charge of £15 or £25 per hour (plus vat) is made for the service dependent on the client's financial circumstances. All material costs are fully recharged. For further information on costs and type of work undertaken, please contact the service direct.

If we are unable to provide tradesmen ‘in house’ for the work required, we will provide a list of local reputable contractors who will carry out the work.

Additional Services

• Minor Aids/Adaptations – the service can supply and fit minor aids such as grab rails, key-safes, external rails, additional handrails, shower seats/stools, loose slabs, and extending front entrance door steps.  Subsidised rates are available and in some cases equipment can be provided free of charge dependent on the individuals circumstances. 

• Security & Safety checks – Tradesmen available to carry out security/safety checks in your home and supply and fits security equipment ‘free of charge’ in most cases.

Who to contact

If you require assistance from Aberdeen Care and Repair, we can be contacted at:

Aberdeen Care and Repair
Ground Floor office
11 Waverley Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1XH