Part O Building Regulations explained
Introduced in 2022, Part O Building Regulations are designed to help homeowners of newly built homes manage and prevent overheating. …
Building Regulations are important because they’re designed to protect our safety, our health and ensure our buildings are safe and fit for purpose. For doors and windows there are Building Regulations ensuring windows meet the required energy-efficiency, ventilation, better habitable rooms and ensuring that people with disabilities can use modern doors with ease. Importantly, Building Regulations and Building Control protect you from rogue builders.
This section in our Advice Hub area, covers popular technical questions relating to doors and windows and provides information on what Building Regulations current glazing systems should meet and take the confusion out of what some installers or buildings might wrongly tell you.
Introduced in 2022, Part O Building Regulations are designed to help homeowners of newly built homes manage and prevent overheating. …
When replacing windows and doors in your home, you must comply with building regulations, which can be achieved by choosing …
When it comes to choosing windows and doors for your home or project, window U-Values must be considered in your …
It’s important to understand you will come across U-values and Window Energy Ratings (WER) when purchasing new doors and windows, …
The most important Building Regulations for windows and doors cover fire safety, ventilation, energy efficiency, general protection, accessibility, security and, …
For property renovation projects, homeowners look to save money, and the supply only vs supply and fit route for the …
We are often asked how to determine whether a double glazing installer is qualified or competent to do the work. …
In June 2022, Part L 2021 of the Building Regulations came into force, with an update in February 2023. These …
When it comes to air quality in dwellings and other buildings, Part F 2021 Ventilation is part of the wider …
What are the best windows for coastal locations? It depends on how the windows are coated, the hardware provided to …
Drive through any town or city and it is often the case that you will see domestic doors fitted in …
It is accepted by the construction industry, architects and reputable installers that when it comes to doors for public buildings, …
Aluminium Commercial Doors are the correct product to install in any retail or high traffic environment. This is because the …
In choosing hardware for doors, whether internal or external, there is a huge choice of products available. With door sets …
The Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) is an established trade association that does excellent work in helping the architectural …
If your business premises are used by disabled people or even people with moderately impaired ability it is likely that …
It is not just the door closer, the glass or the weight of the door that can affect its ability …
Do you give thought to compliance with the regulations concerning commercial doors, are you breaking the law? Approved Document M …
Any service provider must ensure they make reasonable adjustments so that their doors can comply with their legal obligations under …
Many businesses might consider automatic doors as a luxury or unnecessary expense when designing or refurbishing their building. But installing …