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Safety in Design:
Fire Escapes:
At Lifestyle we have always
believed very strongly that there should
be a fire escape in every first floor
habitable room.
Option one for a fire escape
would be a tilt & turn window, these
provide adequate ventilation and easy
access in the event of a fire.
The most common form of
access is a side hung opening vent fitted
with an egress fire escape hinge. This
hinge allows the vent to open fully without
the restraints of a normal window hinge.
There is also the facility to move the
vent across when open to allow easy access
for cleaning whilst remaining in the room.
All of our opening vents
are fitted with an automatically lockable
handle, when the handle is closed down
the handle automatically locks. To unlock
the handle simply push the button. All
handles are supplied with a key but we
recommend this is only used to prevent
small children having access to potentially
dangerous first floor windows. This facility
is ideal, you can feel secure that the
window is locked but know that the window
can be easily access in the event of a
fire.
For fire escape details
on replacement sash windows see the main
menu.
Child Restrictor Hinges:
As a safety precaution it
is possible to fit a child restrictor
hinge to an opening vent. An ideal solution
for first floor rooms when small children
are around.
We have two means of achieving
this, the first is an actual restrictor
hinge which can only be opened to a certain
distance. We have an alternative bracket
which is used when this hinge is not suitable.
Toughened Safety Glass:
To conform to building regulations
toughened safety glass must be installed
in several areas;
All low level glazing, this
measurement is taken from the lowest point
of the visible glass to the floor level
under the floor finish.
All doors, side panels and
adjoining windows are fitted with toughened
safety glass.
Areas of Special Risk, covered
by building regulations are to fit toughened
safety glass in windows that are in close
proximity to a bath in case of accidentally
slipping in the bath.
Many windows situated
on staircases are also subject to the
requirements of toughened safety glass.
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