It’s curtains for non-energy rated windows and doors
The new and approved Part L Building Regulations, October 2010, affecting replacement windows and doors has significant impact on the fenestration industry. So much so, windows and doors that do not comply with the thermal insulation performance stipulated in the new legislation can no longer be specified. The notable exception being those required in Listed properties and those of significant architectural importance.
“In short unless, as in our case, timber products are factory glazed and fully finished prior to glazing, they simply won’t comply with the thermal performance required of the new Part L – and they will be rejected as unfit for purpose,” says Roy Wakeman, CEO, the Performance Timber Products Group Limited whose member companies include the market-leading brands of Mumford & Wood, TimberWindows.com, English Glasshouses, Dale Windows and John Porter Doors Limited.