Looking at fitting some french doors to replace knackered sliding patio doors on this house ive just bought.
Wickes upvc doors are a good price. Anyone had any? What are they like?
Im not bothered about long term durability of the plastic etc - selling house asap. Just want them to look decent, work and be secure. Do they come
with relevant regs such as Fensa etc. Im sre the solicitors will ask for paperwork to prove compliance when i come to sell.
I'm no expert, but the way I understand it is that if you fit them yourself it's then up to you to get all the relevant inspections etc
sorted out to ensure building regs compliance etc. If a fensa registered firm does the work, then it's all done for you - Fensa will send you a
certificate when the work is done (they may or may not decide to inspect the work, but they will make all the arrangements and cover costs etc).
HTH
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Edited to say that the above relates to windows, not sure if it relates to doors as well? My guess is that it does if the frame is being replaced?
[Edited on 24/4/07 by bilbo]
As far as I'm aware you don't need any inspections for simply swaping some doors, dead easy job anyway.
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Originally posted by bilbo
I'm no expert, but the way I understand it is that if you fit them yourself it's then up to you to get all the relevant inspections etc sorted out to ensure building regs compliance etc. If a fensa registered firm does the work, then it's all done for you - Fensa will send you a certificate when the work is done (they may or may not decide to inspect the work, but they will make all the arrangements and cover costs etc).
HTH
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Edited to say that the above relates to windows, not sure if it relates to doors as well? My guess is that it does if the frame is being replaced?
Only if more than 50% of the door area is glass (like french windows)
[Edited on 24/4/07 by bilbo]
Are there any regs on downstairs windows? Upstairs ones have to be big enough to climb out but downstairs should have a door as an alternative.
i think the fiddle around the regs it just say not known when fitted and try and get away with them being fitted by the last owner ages ago. i was
just wondering if the diyer has a way to comply anyway. I take it Fensa is like thatcham - ie covers the installer, similar to Corgi and NEIC etc.
I might try and get to a Wickes store and see if they have the doors on display. I dont want Rolls Royce but similarly i dont want a prospective
purchaser to be put off by them.
Cheers,
darren.
They are ok, but not great quality.
Try doing a search for places which sell straight to the public.
I got mine from Tudor Construction in Havant for £500
You shouldn't have any issues with regs for doing a stright swap, it's more the new work that's an issue.
As ffar as any DIY goes, the trades would have you believe that you have to get them to do the work, but you only have to get the work inspected by
someone qualified. So you can do the work yourself and just have someone come and make the connections and commission it.