Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:11:19 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154130#Comment_154130 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154130#Comment_154130 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:49:24 +0100 Triassic
Is there anything I can do to get a new certificate?

Do I actually need one as the windows are all Kite marked?]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154132#Comment_154132 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154132#Comment_154132 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:59:38 +0100 Nick Parsons https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154139#Comment_154139 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154139#Comment_154139 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:34:12 +0100 Triassic https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154141#Comment_154141 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154141#Comment_154141 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:37:27 +0100 Joiner
Replaced all the front windows on a house in a Conservation Area in Warwick about 14 years ago, replacing the aluminium double-glazed monstrosities with 2g wooden sliding sashes. Because the job was 40 miles away from me, the customer liaised with the CO and arranged all the paperwork. I wasn't (and never have been) FENSA registered. When he sold the house the buyer's solicitor wanted to see the paperwork which the owner couldn't find. He phoned to ask me if I'd had copies, but I hadn't. The BCO told him not to worry and just take out that insurance - whatever it was - to "cover" himself, although from what I've still to work out. Sale went through no problem.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154147#Comment_154147 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154147#Comment_154147 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:16:41 +0100 Triassic https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154148#Comment_154148 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154148#Comment_154148 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:17:51 +0100 Joiner https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154162#Comment_154162 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154162#Comment_154162 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:53:52 +0100 jamesingram Just another economic parasite, claiming to offer quality control, but in truth giving just a poor veneer of it.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154192#Comment_154192 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154192#Comment_154192 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:49:19 +0100 RobinB http://www.fensa.co.uk/asp/certificate.asp - the fact the address pops up so easily implies it's a nice little earner for them.

Most "problems" can be overcome with appropriate insurance (ours via our solicitor on an earlier house purchase) - and ofter cheaper than chasing round for something relatively unimportant. Customer is king and all that.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154201#Comment_154201 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154201#Comment_154201 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 08:27:36 +0100 Triassic
Suggests to me that FENSA is nothing more than worthless red tape!

Now who do I write to about eliminating unnecessary red tape?]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154204#Comment_154204 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154204#Comment_154204 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 08:49:49 +0100 jamesingram ]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154229#Comment_154229 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154229#Comment_154229 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:02:10 +0100 DamonHD
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Damon]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154230#Comment_154230 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154230#Comment_154230 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:10:21 +0100 jamesingram Posted By: DamonHD our grown-up installer (where the salesman can afford a fancy car)
That you're paying for ]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154237#Comment_154237 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154237#Comment_154237 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:21:18 +0100 JSHarris https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154240#Comment_154240 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154240#Comment_154240 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:22:58 +0100 DamonHD
That whole thing about a minimum gross profit of 30% being the source of all goodness (or at least ability to honour guarantees and do the job right in the first place) for most retail businesses rings true...

As it happens I got a very good view of their margins when accidentally I got a quote direct from the manufacturer for the same solution that my installer proposed the next day. Probably a bit more than 30% GP including labour but they (a) did get our certs filed correctly and (b) have been very good about coming back and tweaking things on demand.

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Damon]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154244#Comment_154244 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154244#Comment_154244 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:52:01 +0100 jamesingram My gripe with FENS* and the other cert. bodies is they dont offer quality control , just a mirage of it.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154245#Comment_154245 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9457&Focus=154245#Comment_154245 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:55:26 +0100 DamonHD
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