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Taking Curtains Down

SteveJF7
SteveJF7 Community member Posts: 26 Listener
in Housing and independent living
Hello,

The curtains in my flat really need either replacing or a good wash/clean! I require help because I will have to use a pair of step ladders to unhook the curtains and with my unsteady balance, this could be somewhat dangerous.

I have asked a cleaning company but they told me that the specific services that I require are not in their remit.

Is there an organisation that helps disabled people with household chores other than regular cleaning?

I'm in the London area.





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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 49,882 Disability Gamechanger
    edited January 12
    Do you have either a friend, neighbour or family member that can help with this? If not then i'd advise you to do a google search for your local area or you can have a look on facebook or gumtree for your area as people often advertise on there.
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • Luchia
    Luchia Community member Posts: 224 Pioneering
    AgeUK offer a handyman service for disabled people, you should give them a ring and see if you are eligible and if they cover your area 
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  • SteveJF7
    SteveJF7 Community member Posts: 26 Listener
    poppy123456 said:
    Do you have either a friend, neighbour or family member that can help with this? If not then i'd advise you to do a google search for your local area or you can have a look on facebook or gumtree for your area as people often advertise on there.
    I have no family member nearby. I have friends and neighbours but feel a bit tentative to ask them for help.
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  • SteveJF7
    SteveJF7 Community member Posts: 26 Listener
    edited January 12
    Luchia said:
    AgeUK offer a handyman service for disabled people, you should give them a ring and see if you are eligible and if they cover your area 
    I will try Age UK.

    Thanks for the replies so far.
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  • ShirleyW
    ShirleyW Community member Posts: 355 Pioneering
    Do the curtains actually need taking down and washing?

    If they are quite thick ones you could try giving them a good vacuuming with the vacuum tools.

    Or possibly spraying them with a fabric cleaner like Febreze would make a difference. 
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  • Hannah_Scope
    Hannah_Scope Posts: 5,985 Disability Gamechanger
    I recently took my curtains to be cleaned as they are not machine washable. I enquired on price at the cleaners and it was cheaper for one of the pairs to be rebought than to have cleaned. 
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  • SteveJF7
    SteveJF7 Community member Posts: 26 Listener
    edited January 16
    One pair definitely requires replacing as there are tears in the material. 

    The other pair just needs a good wash/clean.
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