rodgy-dodge
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- Location
- North East, Teesside
just wondered if any of you have had them fitted recently in accordance with the new energy efficient glass laws?
As some of you know we've had a new extension built. The new patio and kitchen window we had fitted doesn't seem right somehow! we are west facing and when the sun gets round they appear to have this milky look to them (as if you have cateracts) we had the guy who supplied and fitted them back he said they didn't look right, so then we had the manufacturer of the glass units out he said that this is the new efficiency glass! and yes it does look awful! He then went on to say he could fit the normal glass thats been used for years and is clear but it wouldn't have the energy efficiency required by the new laws. we checked this out with building regs and they quoted as long as its with in a certain figure (which I can't remember) we could have the old style glass. we then got back onto the window supplier and he said he would change them for us, just waiting for a good day to do them. Its been a few months now and I know the weather's been atrocious but we still have heard knothing back. Husband is going to ring them today.
I'm wondering where we stand in line with not having them to pay for surely they should have told us about this glass when we signed up to them? otherwise if we had of known what to expect we would have asked the building regs people sooner before ordering them!
Anyone else had any problems?
Edit: forgot to mention this morning when we came down the Outside of the damn things where misted up ! I'd expect if it where cold enough for the inside, but I've never known the outside of these windows to mist! my last ones never nor the front of the house.
As some of you know we've had a new extension built. The new patio and kitchen window we had fitted doesn't seem right somehow! we are west facing and when the sun gets round they appear to have this milky look to them (as if you have cateracts) we had the guy who supplied and fitted them back he said they didn't look right, so then we had the manufacturer of the glass units out he said that this is the new efficiency glass! and yes it does look awful! He then went on to say he could fit the normal glass thats been used for years and is clear but it wouldn't have the energy efficiency required by the new laws. we checked this out with building regs and they quoted as long as its with in a certain figure (which I can't remember) we could have the old style glass. we then got back onto the window supplier and he said he would change them for us, just waiting for a good day to do them. Its been a few months now and I know the weather's been atrocious but we still have heard knothing back. Husband is going to ring them today.
I'm wondering where we stand in line with not having them to pay for surely they should have told us about this glass when we signed up to them? otherwise if we had of known what to expect we would have asked the building regs people sooner before ordering them!
Anyone else had any problems?
Edit: forgot to mention this morning when we came down the Outside of the damn things where misted up ! I'd expect if it where cold enough for the inside, but I've never known the outside of these windows to mist! my last ones never nor the front of the house.