EWI to New Manchester Window [Version ID #177]
Detail summary
Replacement Manchester window and junction with EWI detail. Designed to help preserve the character of an existing Manchester window while reducing thermal bridging and improving air-tightness.
Technical description
Section detail. EWI to replacement Manchester Window, sloping, to retrofit and replace existing window and associated windows or patio doors.
British Standards- please ensure: Sloping and vertical patent glazing: to BS 5516-1. Access and openings: In accordance with BS 8213-1 Insulating glass units to BS 5713 and Kitemark certified or to BS EN 1279. Perimeter seals: Resistant to UV light degradation on exposed edges. Edge seal strength: To BS EN 1279-4. Timber windows to BS 644, With Timber members for purpose made windows to BS EN 942. Where safety glazing used in door leaves, standard to BS 6262-4 and to BS 6206 for safety plastics and BS EN 12600 for safety glass.
Fire resisting and/ or smoke control doors/ doorsets. Installation: In accordance with instructions supplied with the product conformity certificate, test report or engineering assessment. Gaps between frames and supporting construction: Filled as necessary in accordance with requirements for certification and/or door/ doorset manufacturer's instructions.
Please refer to Approved Documents: B (fire safety), F (ventilation), and K (protection from falling); with reference to doc M (Access) when installing external patio doors.
Care should be taken during the installation to ensure the continuity of insulation and air-tightness at the junction between window, existing wall and external wall insulation.
Parts list
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Insulating Glass Units To Patent Glazing System [FAB GD04]
Triple glazed argon filled insulated glazing units. 6 mm clear toughened glass outer pane, 6 mm clear low emissivity toughened glass inner pane. Size to suit glazing bar centres and general arrangement, with bottom overhang not less than 50 mm.
Contractor's choice.
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Aluminium Glazing Bars To Patent Glazing System [FAB GD04]
Box section inverted glazing bars. Mill finished. Section and spacing to contractors choice. Stainless steel fasteners with fixing caps to prevent unauthorised removal.
Contractors choice
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H71b Lead Sheet Apron Flashing to patent glazing system[FAB GD04
Rolled lead sheet. \ Thickness 1.75-2mm. Length 1500mm (max) with 220mm cover to glazing. \ Lead wedges fixed into bed joint, clips to bottom edge at laps and 500mm centres. \ Stainless steel clips terne coated where exposed to view. \ Spacing as contractors choice to suit exposure. \ Clip fixing: Plugged and screwed to vertical abutment through two (minimum) pre-drilled holes
Contractors choice
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External Wall Insulation (Woodfibre) System, Rendered Finish [EW
For use on solid and hard to treat cavity walls. Composite woodfibre board. UdiTherm SK back board, Diffutherm NF (T&G, renderable) top board. \ Fixed mechanically to substrate in accordance with manufacturers recommendations. \ Base Coat - levelling on substrate: 90% contact required around edge of boards between board and substrate to prevent thermal bypass. If substrate is very uneven, use base-coat material around edge of board to achieve contact. \ Thermal conductivity: 0.045W/m2K. GWP 0.
Unger \ www.unger-diffutherm.de \ Reference: UdiFRONT. \ Render: UDI Perl
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New timber triple or glazed window or patio doorset. [GD01/10/11
Type: Triple glazed Timber Patio Doorset with target U-value : 1.1 W/m2K. \ Size: As existing. Configuration: Inward opening, double. Locking with security measures to Secured by Design standard\ Material: FSC 100% Redwood. \ Finishes- Interior : Clear timber, Exterior : Painted or stained factory finish. \ Drip rail: Aluminium. Air-tight installation: Install windows to achieve maximum air-tightness, using appropriate air-tight tape and sealants at all junctions and potential air-leakage points. (Expanding PU foam will not be sufficient to achieve adequate air-tightness).
Green Building Store \ www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk \ Ecocontract Secondary Doorset
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Threshold/ Cill [GD11]
Hardwood with mobility threshold seal.
Contractors choice
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Sealant To External Door Frames [GD11]
Silicone sealant. Colour to contractors choice. convex profile.
Contractors choice.
Revisions
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Admin - 2015-04-29 10:29:00
EW01a external insulation part amended.
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Admin - 2015-04-29 08:42:02
DWG file uploaded. Approved document embedded links added for docs K & M. Parts list amended to include new contact details for Ecocontract doors, Sytrodur and Back to Earth. Formatting changes
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Admin - 2015-04-29 08:36:08
DWG file uploaded.
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Admin - 2015-03-27 17:36:53
Preview image and .pdf file updated.
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Admin - 2015-03-27 14:53:34
XPs and adhesive added to parts list. Codes updated to match drawing.
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Admin - 2015-03-19 18:18:14
General formatting and error correction.
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Admin - 2015-03-19 18:17:40
General formatting and error correction.
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Admin - 2015-03-19 18:15:07
General formatting and error correction.
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Admin - 2015-03-13 17:46:46
Technical description updated. Parts list revised with codes.
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Admin - 2015-03-12 17:27:35 [Displayed version]
pdf/dwg file updated to latest revision with lineweights and colour blocks
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Admin - 2015-03-11 17:29:57
Parts list updated with relevant codes
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Admin - 2015-03-11 16:36:55
Technical description updated. Preview image and dwg file updated to latest revision.
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Admin - 2015-03-10 11:07:45
Parts list updated, technical summary and intro updated, and title revised
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Admin - 2015-03-10 11:06:53
First version
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Admin - 2015-03-10 11:02:09
First Version
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Admin - 2015-02-27 12:10:40
Version 2- .dwg file updated
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Admin - 2015-02-26 11:02:22
Added preview image
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Admin - 2015-02-26 10:55:36
Full second version - text edited
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Admin - 2015-02-26 10:43:43
First version
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For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us.
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