About The Sash and Frame Ledger

01 What you find here

You find three sections that follow the parts of your project. You can read them in any order and you can return to them when you receive a quote or a survey report.

• Windows and Glazing: frames in uPVC and timber for your openings, double and triple glazing, ratings, ventilation, security and noise in your rooms.
• Doors: front, back and sliding doors for your home, thresholds, locks and access for your household.
• Conservatories and Exteriors: conservatory structures, roofs, fascias and soffits, gutters and planning rules that affect your project in England.

You also find notes on FENSA certificates, Approved Document L, planning rules for your street and your local area, and care of fascias and soffits. Each topic explains what the paper or part means for you, what to check on your documents, and what to ask before you agree work.

02 How the articles are written

You read texts that are written from public sources named in each article. The editorial team of The Sash and Frame Ledger edits the site. It writes in the third person about every organisation and it keeps supplier names out of the articles. When a rule has limits or exceptions, you see the limit stated with the point so you know where to check further.

You do not need an account to read. The site collects no personal data and it uses no cookies and no tracking. If you want detail on a source, you use the reference in the article and you read the source document for your case.

03 Who the site is for

You are a homeowner in England at the planning stage. You may own a sash house, a terrace, a semi or a flat with a lease that sets rules for your windows and doors. You use the site to prepare your list of questions, to understand your quote, and to keep your papers in order from survey to certificate.