Bathroom

Asset

 

Availability Standard

Failure Event

Initial Standard

Full Standard

Leaseholder Standard

Rectification Period

Temporary Rectification

Unavailable but Used applicable

Bathroom

37

Bathrooms should include as a minimum a bath, wash basin and WC (where not provided separately) all securely fixed and in an operating condition.

Non provision, inoperation or defective sanitary fittings including leaks, blockages and overflows, toilet not flushing

Y

Y

N

1

None

Yes

 

38

Where separate WCs are provided these shall have a hand rinse basin within the WC compartment

Non provision, operation or loss of use of hand rinse basins in separate WC compartments

Y (where already fitted)

Y

N

14

Permissible up to 11 days

Yes

 

39

Walls adjacent to baths, showers and basins shall have suitable protection against splashing

Lack of splashbacks/tiling or material defects to splashbacks/tiling to baths, showers and basins in accordance with paragraph 7.2.7.

Y

Y

N

14

None

Yes

 

40

Shower facilities shall be maintained in safe working order80

Non-operation of shower installations

Y

Y

N

7

None

Yes

 

41

 

Presence of unsafe shower unit.

Y

Y

N

1

None

Yes




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80 There is currently no assumption that the Contractor will be obliged to install and maintain shower installations.  Where this is an Authority requirement, then standards 41 and 42 need to be amended accordingly.