Profile   >> About Us >> Why Use New Style >> Guarantee   Products   >> Windows >> Doors >> Conservatories >> Special Offers   >> DIY Conservatories >> DIY FAQ   >> FENSA >> Pilkington K Glass   Galleries   >> Windows >> Doors >> Conservatories   Contact   >> Contact Us >> Opening Times >> Directions		FENSA - Building Regulations & Your Windows All replacement glazing comes within the scope of the Building Regulations. Anyone who installs replacement windows or doors must comply with current thermal performance standards. This was a number of changes designed to improve the thermal efficiency of our homes & to assist the Government in meeting it's commitments to reduce CO2 emissions under the Kyoto Agreement. It will also mean that our homes are warmer & use less energy. You can meet your commitments under the Building Regulations by either: - applying for approval to replace your windows & doors through your Local Authority Building Control   Department - or by using a contractor/installer who is registered with FENSA. The FENSA Scheme was setup by the Glass & Glazing Federation with the co-operation of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (the Government Department responsible for Building Regulations) as a Competent Persons Scheme. This Scheme enables Registered Businesses to certify through FENSA that the installation meets the current Building Regulations. FENSA will register your installation electronically with your Local Authority & send you a certificate which records that your installer has certified that the installation meets appropriate Building Regulations. A FENSA Registered Business is required to understand the Regulations & be capable of installing a product in your home which meets requirements. They will therefore advise you on the design of windows & doors & see that the installed windows have the correct thermal performance. The installer is not permitted to fit non-compliant products. If these are fitted you will have committed an offence under the Building Act 1984, as well as putting yourself at risk. It is also a requirement that the installation is registered, it is not an option to ignore this part of the process. If your windows are not registered directly with your Local Authority or by a FENSA Registered Business then you will also have problems when you sell your home. The purchaser's solicitor will require evidence, via the registration, that the windows & doors conform to the relevant Regulations. FENSA also organise, on a random basis, the inspection of a number of installations, through inspection egents, to ensure that the Building Regulations are being met. You may therefore be contacted by one of our inspection organisations. A FENSA Registered Business is also required to offer you the opportunity to purchase an insurance policy directly from the insurance provider, to cover the window/door guarantee should the registered business cease to trade. The registration of the installation with FENSA does not imply any warranty as to the quality of the product. In registering the installation the installer is certifying that the job conforms to appropriate Building Regulations. Graham Hinett CEO FENSA
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