Our handyman heroes bravely continue to work in a Corona-safe way. Although Corona has been around for two years now, MrFix has not yet experienced a single case of contamination of a Customer by an expert or vice versa! We ask our experts and Customers to remain vigilant. We understand from the Dutch Government website that the Coronavirus does not need to be an obstacle to home improvement jobs. But it remains essential to use common sense: do not book an expert if you have symptoms and cancel the appointment if you do develop symptoms or test positive!
Protocol ‘Carry on working safely together’
We advise not only experts but also Customers to download the latest version of our industrry’s protocol ‘Samen veilig doorwerken’ (‘Carry on working safely together’). This practical protocol for safe building and working has been presented by the construction industry to the Ministry of the Interior and has been supplemented and adopted in consultation with Ministers and trade unions. One example: “Do not use air conditioners or heating units which recirculate air.” MrFix can help with an airco expert, a central heating installer or an electrician for your ventilation. You can find a more general overview for the construction industry by the national Government here.
Specific guidelines for MrFix jobs in the Netherlands
We looked at the various types of jobs MrFix offers and concluded that none of them require people to touch each other or be within 1.5 metres of each other. Now the expert decides which jobs he takes on (at his own expense & risk) and when he carries them out. Just as the Customer decides whether to confirm the appointment proposed by MrFix on behalf of the contractor.
As far as MrFix can see, it is safe to continue to request and execute jobs as long as you follow the above guidelines. Specifically:
- Don’t request jobs and don’t carry them out if you have a fever, cough or breathing problems (or any flu or cold symptoms)
- Do not shake hands and don’t come closer than 1.5 metres
- Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth
- Sneeze/Cough in elbow/paper tissue
- Avoid inspection visits (a good idea anyway) and instead exchange information via the WhatsApp group
- Preferably drive/cycle to the job alone and at most in pairs
- Make sure that you are not in an enclosed space at the same time as the expert. If you really need to be for a few minutes, wear a mouth cap
- Pay via iDeal or credit card: not at a PIN machine or cash (we always advise against this and do not facilitate it)
- Read the updates and questions & answers from RIVM, the National Institute of Public Health
MrFix helps you adapt your life to the Corona measures:
- Our first tips for Corona-safe jobs on 15 March 2020
- One advantage of the current period is that you can more easily make appointments with a professional. Take advantage of it!
- MrFix helps to make your office, shop or restaurant Corona safe for after the lockdown
- In April 2020 we gave tips to make your balcony/roof terrace quarantine-proof. Perhaps that comes in handy for Spring 2022 too?
- In May 2020 & 2021 we helped several Clients to spend their Holiday bonus not on holidays but on renovations. We recommend this for your end-of-year bonus or 13th month too: you enjoy a refurbished house so much longer than a holiday!
- Lots of people started a home improvement project during the ‘intelligent lockdown’ in the Spring of 2020, but not all those projects were finished. Our pros helped to complete quite a few such projects
- One of the most specific ways to reduce Corona contamination is good ventilation. See here our tips…
- And respecting the Corona rules does not have to mean a boring life. MrFix helps you keep your home cosy
- We even blogged about Corona safe workplaces, inspired by Tiny houses!
Click here to have your job done Corona-safely or contact MrFix if you have any questions or comments. And please take care!