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FENSA
stands for the Fenestration Self-Assessment
Scheme. It was been set up by the
Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF), with Government
approval, in response to the new Building
Regulations for England and Wales
From
1 April 2002, all replacement glazing
in dwellings came within the scope
of the Building Regulations. From
then on, anyone who installs replacement
windows or doors have had to comply
with improved thermal performance
standards.
Homeowners
must now ensure that they get a certificate
form Local Authority Building Control
or have the work completed by a FENSA
Registered Company.
One
of the main reasons for this change
to the Building Regulations was the
need to reduce energy loss.
When
the time comes to sell your property,
your purchaser's solicitors, while
undertaking the necessary search,
will ask for evidence that any replacement
glazing installed after April 2002
complies with the new Building Regulations.
There will be two ways to prove compliance:-
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1.
a certificate showing that the
work has been done by an installer
who is registered under the FENSA
Scheme.
or
2. a certificate from the local
authority saying that the installation
has approval under the Building
Regulations. |
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