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Permalink Reply by Steve Smith on May 16, 2010 at 19:58

Salvage store is an excellent idea - should have been done ages ago. I too am concerned about the removal of the original kitchen joinery in Crescent House - from what I've seen all the original shelving units to the rear of the kitchen are coming out as part of the decent homes work.

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Permalink Reply by Crescent Res on May 18, 2010 at 14:06

Hi, my flat is being worked on and the shelving partition between kitchen/living room has been knocked out. The top and sides still remain, but are partially encased by a mdf reconstruction. The partition worktop has been ripped out to allow for the installation of the new worktop and kitchen units. These are deeper than the original partition depth, so the new partition area is extended a few cms into the living room. I've also been told that the glass in the original partitions do not meet health and safety regs so are being replaced in the reconstruction.

As far as the head height, inbuilt, horizontal, triple shelf that was part of the partition, I'm a bit confused what is going on there. I'd asked to keep mine but it unfortunately got ripped out. It's also now being replaced as a mdf reconstruction. The original is in the skip somewhere and having gone and looked at the two skips, it's either smashed up or right at the back of the skip, behind a load of rubble and unreclaimable.

If anyone in Crescent doesn't want their triple shelf section and it gets taken out in one piece, please would you let me know? It's a shame they're being thrown out and I'd love one for extra shelving.

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Permalink Reply by Crescent Res on May 18, 2010 at 15:40

Matt, I certainly share some of your sentiments, concerning the wooden kitchen drawers and shelving partition. However some of the fixtures being replaced like the chipped bath tub and ancient toilet, were well over due. The new bathroom fixtures at least, seem to be of a decent brand and quality from what I've seen so far.

It's a pity they are not doing anything to replace the central heating panel in the bathroom, or ecological upgrades such as better combi boilers and glazing. When it comes to disappearing original fixtures, my original half dome, glass, bathroom light shade vanished a while back when Inspace fixed a problem with the light, to be replaced by a nasty plastic circular lightshade.

I haven't heard anything about the "removal of the underfloor heating in Crescent; the trunking and gas pipes in the hallways." While some of the features of this estate need repairs for sure, it would be a great shame to loose the hallway heating and for the communal areas to become sterile in a renovation.

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Permalink Reply by Chester on May 21, 2010 at 15:39

This is so sad, just saw an original mint condition kitchen get ripped out of a top floor Crescent House flat, it had been smashed up rather than dismantled. It's a bit of architectural history being destroyed, and the stupid thing is it's probably knocking £20k off the value of each flat.

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