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PRO NEWS
ISSUE 31
October 2015
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Part Q closes doors on
non-PAS 24 products
From October 1st, the new
build sector was closed to
contractors sourcing, or fabricators
manufacturing, doors and
windows that do not meet the
requirements of PAS 24.
The latest addition to
the Building Regulations - Approved Document Q (AD Q) applies
to all new-build projects that gained planning permission on or
after October 2015 and
affects any doors and
windows that provide
access to the dwelling.
either the garage doors or
the interconnecting door
must meet AD Q, as must
ground floor or other easily
accessible windows (such as
rooflights).
The four main changes
that trade installers must
remember when ordering or
specifying doors to be used
in a new dwelling are;
“We’re in favour of any in1. All door-sets need to meet
itiative that improves securithe requirements of PAS
ty, but we’re concerned that
24:2014; other comparasome trade installers might
ble standards can all be
unwittingly fall foul of the
applied such as STS 204,
law by using doorsets and
LPS 1175, and LPS 2081
windows that do not meet
2. All letter plates will
the latest requirements,”
need to be a maximum
comments Ian Kernaghan,
of 260mm x 40mm and
Product Manager at Eurowill need to be designed
cell, the UK’s leading manto hinder any attempt to
ufacturer, distributor and
remove keys by hand or
All rights reserved. No part
recycler of window, door,
using a stick and hook
of this publication may be
reproduced or transmitted in
conservatory
and
roofline
3. All
main doors will need a
any form or by any means,
electronically or mechanically
products.
door viewer unless there
without the consent of Clearview
These more rigorous
is clear glass within the
Group Ltd and any of its
subsidiaries.
rules apply to any door or
door or a window sited
window that could pronext to the door-set
Whilst every effort is made to
ensure accuracy, this publication
vide
a
means
of
entry
so
4. Primary
door-sets (maindoes not accept liability for
errors, printing or otherwise
they affect all residential,
ly front doors) will need
appearing in this publication. The
patio, French, bi-fold and
a door chain or door
views expressed by contributors
are not necessarily those of the
communal doors. If there
limiter
editor or publisher.
is an interconnecting door
The new regulations introbetween the garage and
duced by AD Q will close
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PAS 24 fabricators, though
in most cases and this is
certainly the case with Eurocell, there will be test data
on the door and window
systems in existence that
can demonstrate compliance. For instance, the systems supplier may have PAS
24 test dat F