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stevieb



Joined: 04 Aug 2003
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Location: Leicester
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:47 pm    Post subject: Replacement Windows Reply with quote
Is it true that you now need to inform the council building regs if you are planning to replace a window?

Thanks

Steve
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vince knight
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Location: Essex/East London
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is the building listed?

Vince
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stevieb



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Location: Leicester
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello Vince.... no the building is not listed it is a detatched house on an estate, approx 40 years old.... the reason for my question is that we are thinking of replacing a window that was installed in an extension, built about 20 years ago, before we owned the house, with a window about 300mm wider.... the lintels are already in place to enable this, but I read somewhere on the net that all window replacements now needed to be refered to the council for building regs unless the company installing them was registered with FENSA. I wasnt sure whether this was an actual legal requirement or whether FENSA were wording their advise to make it appear that you more or less had to used a company from within their scheme

Steve
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vince knight
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not to sure on that one, the only answer is a quick call to the local building control dept and ask. You dont have to give your name and address if you don't want to.

Vince
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thescruff
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Joined: 03 May 2003
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Location: Bath
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can change the window like for like but not the glass, or something along them lines.
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garethgas



Joined: 05 Oct 2005
Posts: 43
Location: S Wales
PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
bit late I know but...looks like you do...take a look at this link

http://www.double-glazing-uk.co.uk/Englandwales.asp
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stevieb



Joined: 04 Aug 2003
Posts: 20
Location: Leicester
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
very interesting garethgas......I wonder......can anything be done in this country now without red tape and regulation and this nannying government having to poke its nose in??????

Steve
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thescruff
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Silly question Steve Shocked

All the time Dictator Bliar is in office with Brownnose it will only get worse.

The mans a control freak and the sooner he goes with the rest of the sleeze bags the better. Rolling Eyes
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stevieb



Joined: 04 Aug 2003
Posts: 20
Location: Leicester
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
a very loud HEAR HEAR to that scruff!!

Steve
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