CARPET, CURTAINS AND BLINDS

 

Blinds and Curtains

Reinstating these has turned out to be a much bigger problem than expected, and a few people have experienced problems.   Brigid and Opie will be going around affected apartments today.  If you have an issue and want to make sure you are on the list please let Brigid know today, as early as possible, to make sure that you are visited.

In my own apartment, 7D, I am replacing the blinds in the living/dining room, and the curtains in my small and large bedrooms with venetian blinds.  I inherited the original roller blinds, which are still in good condition, and the curtains, which are lined.  If anyone wants any of these, or think they might want any of these, please feel free to get in touch.  druettjo@gmail.com or 021 135 0040  Then we can make an appointment so you can have a look and measure.  I think, though I am not sure, that many of the windows in HG are very similar in size.  Perhaps only in the D apartments, but we shall see.

Carpet

This turned out to be a challenge, too.  We had originally planned for the foyer carpet to be lifted carefully, and then replaced at the end of the project.  Alas, it was not posssible.  When it was originally laid it was glued to the underlay and the underlay was glued to the concrete floor.  So when it came up, it tore, and arrived in bits. So, over to our architects. 

We needed something that was good underfoot, commercial quality, durable, and easily cleaned.  So the architects came up with carpet tiles, as in the pictuere above.  They have improved greatly very recently, so much so that the new library has tiles -- and you can go there to get a feel underfoot for yourself.  A caution, though.  Having gazillions of our ratepayer money to spend (plus I suppose insurance money) a bespoke pattern was commissioned.  We have to go for what is available, which is very limited. Grey, grey or grey, and the architect chose the one above.

There are great advantages.  Being nylon, the tiles are easily cleaned.  The PVC backing gives a firm, resilient and comfortable underfoot feel.  If one is damaged by trolley wheels or whatever, it is relatively easily replaced with another tile.  It avoids the prospect of having to buy and lay an entire new carpet.  There is also a 10-year warranty.  And, very importantly, it is less than half the cost of traditional commercial grade carpet.