Internal Glass Door Regulation
One of the properties I have just purchased as a buy to let has three glass doors in place of different designs.
The internal vestibule door is wooden panel to bottom and full glass panel to top single paned and doesn’t look toughened. The bathroom door has full length glass obscure in wooden frame which again looks does not toughened. The kitchen door has 4 glass panels in a wooden frame in a vertical make up (vertical row of four door width panes).
I am sure the full glass door will need changing but what about the other two regards regulations, do they need changing to toughened glass?
Thanks
Martin Gardner
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11:58 PM, 18th November 2014, About 12 years ago
Thanks Rob a sound reply. I have decided also that as the doors seem to be fitting to original house type that they could have been in situ for some time, and as an investor to improve the aesthetics of the property as they are all mis match to today’s standards and am going to replace them to something suitable and also pleasing to add value to property. Especially when looking at taking equity out for other buy to let projects.
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1:09 PM, 22nd November 2014, About 12 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Gilly ” at “18/11/2014 – 18:25“:
full glazing can be retained safely by using laminated, toughened or wired glass. needs to have markings on it to stop people walking into it.