"Roger Mills" wrote in message ...

On 04/08/2012 18:48, tim..... wrote:
"Roger Mills" wrote in message ...

On 04/08/2012 10:16, tim..... wrote:
"AL_n" wrote in message ...

I need to buy three non-standard sized (960mm x 1290mm) replacement
windows
for my house. Can anyone recommend a good-value supplier?

I may opt for upvc or timber, depending on cost.

I am also trying to determine the current building regs for upstairs
windows in domestic dwellings, and their opening requirements. Can anyone
point me to the current regulations?

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If they are bedrooms they need to be "escapable through" (with the
assumption that there is something safe on the other side to escape into)

tim


That is certainly the case for new windows - i.e. for new build or
extensions - but are you sure that it also applies to *replacement*
windows, where you are simply replacing one window with another? I have
several small upstairs windows which couldn't possibly comply with that
without making the aperture in the brickwork much larger!

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That's not the same thing as making the open-able part bigger.

And yes I am sure that it applies to replacement windows, in the same
aperture (if it is big enough)

tim



And what if it's not big enough?

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As you need PP to make it bigger, and PP might not be granted (esp in a
conservation area), I guess that the current size of the hole trumps all
other requirements.

tim