Brian Sharrock Wrote:
"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.com...-
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:39:36 GMT, Brian Sharrock wrote:
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BCO not involved - it's a conservatory.-
Hmm ... it's an external door ...
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An external window or door is a 'controlled fitting' under the
Building
Regulations, and so certain standards need to be met when an external
window or door is replaced.
/quote
Is the door there? Yes/No?
Is the door 'external' [within the meaning of the Act]? Yes/No?-
Is the door being replaced or repaired?
ISTR that the OP said that when he took the door down the frame
remained
in place. Thus the "door" has been "repaired" not "replaced". As has
been
pointed out the current regulations don't apply retrospectivly. The
only
gotcha I can see is if the *orginal* installation broke some rules.
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Would you like to re-consider?-
Would you?-
You haven't answered the questions posed; - is there a door and is the
door
external.
Can you _prove_ that the original doors are extant, perhaps propped up
behind the sofa, or have they disappeared? If this was truly a 'frames
remained in place' situation and there's frames with hinge cut-outs, an
external door step, door jambs, etc. etc. then IMHO there wouldn't have
been
a problem.
As the OP didn't/couldn't 'repair' the doors then s/he seems - in
his/hers
words- needed a 'FENSA' certified 'replacement'.
Any: who cares what the OP did/did not get up to living in this house
with a
'conservatory' and no external quality door between the glazed area and
his
house?
Surely the point about this newsgroup is about learning how ot
'Do-it-Yourself-_properly_' and not how to botch around the
regulations?
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Brian
Guys
Can we put it to bed now please.
I am having FENSA approved doors fitted by a registered company so that
it complies with not only the purchasers solicitors requests but also
with Building Regs. Without them and the FENSA certificate I cannot
sell the house.
I quote from the National Replacement Windows Advisory Service web
site;
"This certificate is vitally important to any future sale of the
property, as without it, sales will be at least held up or at worst
unable to proceed. At the point of pre-sale contract, purchasers
Solicitors will have to include this documentation in their usual
search procedures."
Thanks once again for all replies, both constructive and opinionated.
Cheers
Archie
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archie2000