I have single glazing and live in a council house. I have been told by a freind that there is a law saying that if you live near a main road, you have to legally have double glazing fitted. Also, do council housing authorities have to legally install double glazing if the tennant has a health problem that is directly affected by not having double glazing?
2007-03-14 09:18:11 · 5 answers · asked by joannah b 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
im not aware of any such law but i do know dat if u bug the council for long enough eg. send doctors letters etc u might b lucky enough ta get double glazing !
2007-03-14 10:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by HevaWateva 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I shouldn't think so, in fact, many would argue double glazing is more unhealthy than single, due to the often inadequate ventilation in houses with double glazing - stuffy stagnant air and increased dust mites etc.
I can't think of a single health problem that could be directly affected by not having double glazing - please enlighten me!
...unless you're talking about a hearing deficit, in which case, it would be a matter of getting the noise control people involved to measure noise pollution in the house, and making a case for double glazing that way. I don't know that any such claim would get much credence, though.
2007-03-14 09:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is NO!! If you don't believe me then just go to your council and ask - prepare to be laughed at!! It is probably where you should have gone to in the first place instead of wasting peoples time on here!!
2007-03-14 10:12:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
i live bye a main road and only have old windows with big gaps in them
2007-03-14 09:37:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But it would make life quieter.
2007-03-14 09:27:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋