FENSA

Why choose a Fensa approved company?

The Government has introduced legislation designed to conserve energy and reduce heat loss in private dwellings. These requirements are laid out in Document L, a part of the Building Regulations (which is available in our offices for inspection) and demand that all windows and doors incorporating glazed units in new houses and complete replacement windows installed in older house are double glazed using a low emissivity glass and comply with the latest regulations, with minimum u value of two watts per meter square at the moment in time.

In Future, if non-compliant replacement windows and doors that are fitted, in homes will affect the value of the property and may be diminished in value, when coming to sell your home, a certificate will be required.

It is important therefore to ensure that any new window fitted is compliant with these regulations. There are two ways of doing this – either an application is submitted to the local authority to obtain planning permission approval, alternately contact a ‘FENSA’ registered company, such as Shaw’s Joinery Limited, to manufacture and fit your replacement windows and doors.

FENSA is a monitoring organisation created by glass and glazing federation, which the Government has approved.
Their task is to investigate companies by spot checks on fitting or after the installing, that manufacture and install windows and doors, comply and approve them or not, as competent to supply and fit windows and doors that comply with document L part of the building regulations 2002. Following fitting by an approved company, FENSA issues a certificate of compliance to the purchaser.

FENSA approved companies do not charge a fee for an inspection and the issuing of a certification of conformity to part L of the building regulations, and do not require supervision by the building inspector during the course of the instillations which the local authority charge for.

Information concerning building regulations

For the conservation of fuel and power in dwellings

With effect from April 2002