Install A Composite Front Door To Comply With New Building Regulations

Attention homeowners, professional installers and builders

, as of 1st October 2010 there will be a whole new set of building regulations which all new builds and improvements to existing buildings must comply with. Penalties for non compliance will be costly, with fines of up to 5,000 followed by an additional 50 for each day in which the contravention continues, not to mention the cost of replacing or rebuilding any elements that dont comply; in short there is just no point in not getting it right first time.

The regulations are largely to do with making homes and business more energy efficient from the moment theyre built, rather than trying to adapt existing buildings in the future at great expense. The changes apply to ventilation, fuel storage systems and combustion appliances and conservation of fuel and power and within these, there are many rules that must be adhered to.

Adequate ventilation must be installed to account for increasingly airtight homes due to double glazing and the like. New guidelines must be taken into consideration to reduce the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning from home appliances operated within the UKs increasingly airtight homes and finally, energy efficiency must be reduced by 25 per cent in new homes.

It is the last one that you as a homeowner could easily get wrong if you dont know about the regulations but this is also the easiest to adhere to if you do your homework. This is all about double glazing, insulation and external doors and making sure that the energy efficient rating of your home is as low as possible. If you are looking to make home improvements, make sure you are compliant or you could find yourself with a hefty bill for doing the whole lot again. When it comes to your external doors, you must have ones which have a U-value of 1.8 or less; the U-value measures the rate of heat loss so the slower the rate of heat loss, the less energy is wasted and the more efficient the door is.

To comply with regulations, simply invest in a 44mm thick composite door which will also give you added security and a door that will require no maintenance and that will look as good as new for many years. Reputable composite door companies will only offer you composite doors that guarantee compliance with the new regulations so only buy from the best.

by: Jamie Francis

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