Selectaglaze Ltd, Campfield Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 5HT
Phone 01727 837271 Fax 01727 844053

The leading secondary glazing specialists

Frequently Asked Questions

Allowing for curtains and blinds
1	Can timber shutters work with secondary glazing?
2	Do curtains and blinds affect the installation of secondary glazing?
3	What about blinds with remote controls?
4	How does a pelmet or other obstruction affect fitting secondary glazing?
Building features
5	Is secondary glazing suitable for fitting to doors?
6	Can I fit secondary glazing on dry lined walls?
7	How do partitions affect fitting secondary glazing?
8	Can secondary glazing be fitted in rooms with suspended ceilings?
Dealing with obstructions
9	What about external windows that open inwards?
10	Will hoppers and folding stays prevent the installation of secondary glazing?
11	What do we do about eyebolts and other obstructions at the reveal?
12	Do we have to relocate extractor fans to fit secondary glazing?
13	Does secondary glazing comply with statutory ventilation requirements?
14	What happens if window handles get in the way?
Frames and cills
15	How much tolerance is there for frames that are out of square?
16	Are there specific requirements for the window cill?
17	Why does the cill height affect the glazing?
	Cill height needs to be assessed taking into account any proposals to raise the floor level and safety glass must be specified in accordance with BS6262:1994:Part 4. This affects glass less than 800mm from finished floor level (FFL) and glass in doors and adjacent windows within 300mm of doors to a height of 1500mm above FFL.
Working with reveals
18	How does the secondary glazing locate in a plaster reveal?
19	How do we work with splayed reveals?
20	If there is no or minimal reveal, how do we fit secondary glazing?

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