Scaffolding

[JinnyJoan]

My sister along with another 4 residents are getting their houses refurbished inside and out.  Scaffolding has been erected last Monday or Tuesday but I had to call over last night on an errand and had great difficulty in getting up the steps outside the houses as it was so dark.  Should the housing association be contacted regarding this matter.  I couldn't see the last upper step.  thanks for any answers

[Toorak]

I would have thought that they should have made the properties accessible - which they appear not to be. Contact the council.

[Hopkirk]

Perhaps just take a torch next time.

[JinnyJoan]

Yes Hoppy did think of a torch on Sunday when I leave her home (she is over 80) - that would be a temp thing.  

[jno]

just get a little cheap one

https://tinyurl.com/2mwe9nsv

[JinnyJoan]

I should have mentioned these houses are well down below steps and because of this - they don't get the lamp lights on the road   I am terrified her of falling up the stairs since she is getting her  of magular injection this Monday.  No this light  is not good for her. 

[barry1010]

No harm in contacting the housing association.  They can tell the contractors to erect suitable temporary lighting 

[Ellipsis]

Most mobile phones have a torch built in these days.

[barry1010]

Many older folk don't have mobile phones.

[Prudie]

I don't understand how scaffolding is affecting the street lighting, is it normally lit well enough on the steps?

[davebro3]

longer term - maybe the properties could be fitted with external lights with motion sensors.

[theshedman]

Prudie, it sounds as if the scaffolding is encroaching on the area near the steps making it more difficult to get up and down them as the street lights don't shine on them.

[JinnyJoan]

the built houses are very "below" which means street lamps which are poor too - are not giving out secure lighting.

The sister (although she wont admits) is getting frail and as I say on my last errand - I could hardly see the last step .  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pastafreak]

Jj, are you saying that the houses are below street level.

[JinnyJoan]

yes

[JinnyJoan]

^^^ you can only see the rooves from the footpaths and street lighting.  

[Tilly2]

How odd that is. Do they flood when it's wet?

[bednobs]

not really, when i lived in high wycome  my place (and a lot of others) were similar to that

[barry1010]

There are lots of houses like that in my neighbourhood 

[JinnyJoan]

yes Tilly they have flooded about 4 times - horrendous times.