On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 22:45:38 +0100, "RichardS" noaccess@invalid
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"James" wrote in message
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"Tim Jenkins" wrote in message
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Hello,

The Premdor catalogue have given the door an Amber Part-L rating, quote
"Part L (Amber icon) suitable for refurbishment projects as the glazed
area
of the door is less than 50% of door and frame area". No-where in the
Building regs application for I've downloaded does it mention about the
size
of the glazed area !

Advice appreciated.
Tim.



My understanding is that part L only applies to doors if the glazed area
is
more than 50% of the door and frame area. If I am correct your door falls
outside the scope of the regulations


Watching this thread keenly for definitive answer on the above.

If so, then wahoo - bin tacky white DG monstrosity, and lovely
in-character-painted-wooden-door for us, then. And I'll be happy no regs
broken.

If not, then best just employ a particularly slippery solicitor if I come to
sell the place....

I can't find a specific reference for this in (certainly) the
legislation or the Approved Documents.

However there are several industry references. e.g.

http://www.premdor.co.uk/pdfs/partl.pdf

for replacement doors.

Personally, I'd bin the tacky monstrosity anyway :-)

All solicitors are slippery (the name is apt), in the same way that
doctors practice - it's purely a matter of degree.




..andy

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