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Leonie

Joined: 13 Sep 2005
Posts: 731
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 5:36 pm Post subject: Building regs and glazed doors

We're having some work done on our house this year. Part of it involves knocking a new doorway through the living room wall outside into the garden. We have some french doors, wooden frame with double glazed units that we salvaged from the builders 8 years ago. We had planned to use these doors but someone has said that because they're not in compliance with the new glazing/insulation something or other regulations we probably won't be allowed to use them, the work requires building regs inspection as it's structural work so it will have to comply. Is there any truth in this? I guess I should phone building regs but thought I'd ask here first. Seems silly to have to buy new when there's something perfectly serviceable already on hand.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45699
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 5:41 pm Post subject:
Its quite possible theyve changed, no recent experience though

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 5:43 pm Post subject:
I have a feeling that they won't comply Don't they have to be made from K glass now?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45699
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 5:45 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

Don't they have to be made from K glass now?

Not K glass, I think they have to be safety glass or something, anyway unless someone who knows turns up I'd check with building regs

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46348
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 5:50 pm Post subject:
building control like to help rather than control . call them im sure they will explain what your local specs are .they are very nice usually and can often save you loads of cash and trouble in the future by helping to get it right once .

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 6:01 pm Post subject:
Building regs are in a state of flux at the moment - new regs on energy efficiency come into force in April this year which may affect your window choice. The current and proposed regs are all available for download in PDF format at https://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1130474

Leonie

Joined: 13 Sep 2005
Posts: 731
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 6:10 pm Post subject:
I think it's best I talk to them then. Thanks for the link Gervase.

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 6:43 pm Post subject:
You will probably have to change the glass, which is relatively easy & allot cheaper than buying new doors.

Leonie

Joined: 13 Sep 2005
Posts: 731
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 06 7:09 pm Post subject:
I'll ask if that's an option, it seems silly to spend a fortune on new doors when we already have something, exactly the same glass as what's in the rest of the house.

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 06 10:33 am Post subject:
I am not sure about your doors gardenerJ but we have had a new back door fitted in the last two weeks and have had a building regs certificate with it - the guy who fitted it sent us the building regs compliance cert after he had fitted it

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