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What is FENSA and why you should only deal with a FENSA registered company.

FENSASince April 1st, 2002, it has been a legal requirement under Building Regulations for all replacement glazing fitted to your home to meet minimum performance standards.

Anyone who installs replacement windows or doors must ensure, and in addition be able to prove, they comply with these current thermal performance standards.

This is because of commitments made by the Government under the Kyoto Treaty to reduce energy loss from buildings and meet increasingly stringent national and global energy savings targets.

The only way to do this is to use a FENSA registered installer and obtain a certificate either from the installer, FENSA themselves or the relevant Local Authority Building Control Department.

When you come to sell your property, your buyer’s solicitor will ask for evidence that any replacement glazing installed since April 1st 2002 complies with the Building Regulations.

What was all the fuss about?

The Government changed the Building Regulations relating to the energy efficiency of houses and buildings in England and Wales. These changes are covered by the issue of an Approved Document, Part L of the Building Regulations.

The objective of Part L is to improve the energy efficiency of housing in the UK and part of this is being achieved by improving the energy efficiency of windows. The document means that all new and replacement glazing is:

  • Controlled by Building Regulations and needs Local Authority Building Control approval before it can be installed.

  • If you do not have approval before fitting replacement windows, then you will be in breach of Building Control and could have to remove the windows and even have difficulty in selling the house.

  • Required to meet higher energy efficiency requirements. Effectively, this means that all windows must have low-e glass fitted as standard and be tested to prove that they are capable of meeting the requirements.

But don’t worry, because as a FENSA registered installer, Paramount Home Improvements is responsible for making sure that the products that are fitted to your home comply with the rules. We will issue your certificate of compliance to you once the installation has been completed.

Serving the Northeast and Cumbria, Paramount specialise in designing bespoke conservatories, orangeries, porches, and installing argon gas filled energy efficient double glazing uPVC windows and doors.Â