Double Glazing
Case reference FOI2023/00497
Published 26 January 2024
Request
This is a Freedom of Information message - 1. Please tell if building control in your townhall carry out double glazing inspections to residential properties that are replacing windows 2. Please say what double glazing standards are used by you with regards to for example, installation methods, window positioning, bolting, washers, rain ingress prevention, shape, size, measurement, extrusion and glass quality, beading, silicon, foaming, sill, stays, locks, accessories, spacers / shims, tools etc .
Response
1. Please tell if building control in your townhall carry out double glazing inspections to residential properties that are replacing windows.
Replacement double glazed windows are either carried out by an installer who is registered with a government competent person scheme such as Certass or FENSA, or alternatively, if they are not registered with a Competent Persons Scheme, they can apply to a Local Authority Building Control Department or an Approved Inspector for them to undertake the replacement windows under a Building Regulation Application.
2. Please say what double glazing standards are used by you with regards to for example, installation methods, window positioning, bolting, washers, rain ingress prevention, shape, size, measurement, extrusion and glass quality, beading, silicon, foaming, sill, stays, locks, accessories, spacers / shims, tools etc.
Installers are required to satisfy certain criteria to qualify for membership of competent schemes (Certass and Fensa) that satisfy certification to Building Regulations.It is installers' responsibility to prove compliance with Building Regulations and for the manufacturers of the windows to show compliance through the design, testing, and third party certification of their products.
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