The great glazing war of '23?

[jayc89]

As some may now, we decided to replace our own windows.

 

Prior to doing so we spoke with a couple of local window fitters for quotes, timelines etc. One of them got back in touch this week, commenting on the new windows, asked who did them and stated they don't comply with building regs. As I dug into it, it turns out their concern is the lack of trickle vents. They were bigging up their FENSA membership and how they're now a GGF member (the only member in the area, in fact).

 

I don't know why I felt the need to explain myself, I haven't told them who fitted the windows as it's none of their business, but I told them we're also installing MVHR and all of this is being done via a Building Notice. However this wasn't good enough for them, and because the MVHR is yet to be commissioned the installation should be reported to FENSA and GGF and new windows need ripping out. None of this is a concern to our BCO.

Their last email to me;

 

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BCO dont know anything this really needs to be reported to Fensa & GGF wh will act immediately and have them removed unless there not Fensa registered and gone down the route of an alternative backed company but really Fensa are the ones 

we know we dont win all jobs but do win a lot as installing 250 frames per month now and hell of a lot of sash as just doing that site with those massive houses in XXXX  which are 800k to 1 million pound 

 

This guys owns, arguably, the most respected window fitting company in the area. I've never known anything like it. Sour grapes?

[JohnMo]

I would ignore it all. You can't commission your MVHR without windows.  Every new build is in the same situation if they install MVHR.  No trickle vents and MVHR commissioning completed months or years after the windows go in.

 

Building regs requires vents for a normal ventilation system, but these do not have to be in a window, they can be in the wall if you want.  Yours is supplied via the room terminal from the MVHR.

[Thorfun]

wow! sour grapes and then some. like @JohnMo said, just ignore. if they want to report you and take legal action then simply sue the pants off them for stress. i'm sure they can afford it with their 250 frames per month working on million pound houses.

[Dave Jones]

surely a joke email written by an 8 year old ?

[jayc89]

3 minutes ago, Dave Jones said:

surely a joke email written by an 8 year old ?

 

A fully grown man whose avatar is him sitting in his Porsche 911. 

[ToughButterCup]

Well, at least he's engaged with the issue of fitting windows: rather than couldn't give a hoot. Put another way, he is on a learning curve about both the MVHR fitting process and diplomacy.

[Sparrowhawk]

1 hour ago, jayc89 said:

"this really needs to be reported to Fensa & GGF who will act immediately and have them removed"

Cripes, does he not know that Fensa and the rest are not legal requirements when having a window installed? But then if he likes to boast of his trade body memberships...

[Conor]

Reminds me of the time we told an estate agent we were going with another agency as their fee was lower. The reply was as if we'd murdered their children. 

[nod]

Just to add 

The Fensa cert is meaningless BC won’t even ask who fitted them 

[HughF]

Hahahahah, what a complete clown. He can't even string a sentence together properly.

[MR10]

+1 for ignore and mark his email as spam so anymore emails go straight to junk, life is too short...

[craig]

The guy is an idiot, I'm happy for you to say I said so.