MFT’s award-winning Korniche products have been designed from the outset to comply with revised building regulations
Future-proofing a home renovation, extension or build project is always a key consideration, and that same carefully-considered ethos is also applied to the design of all Made For Trade’s Korniche products.
New building legislation, which came into force in June 2022, means that bi-fold doors are now generally required to have background ventilation when used in renovation projects and new or self builds. These regulation changes to Approved Documents F are designed to incorporate ventilation via the use of trickle vents, but the updates were well planned for with the Korniche bi-folding door system already fully compliant
The addition of mandatory ventilation can often mean additional cost and unsightly features, but the Korniche door was designed from the very beginning in such a way that there is no additional requirement for an extender profile to house the trickle vent. The vent was instead designed to be incorporated into the head, allowing for a 17mm clearance from the top of the inside of the door and 12.5mm from the outside top. Integrating such a feature at the engineering phase means two things for the trade partner and consumer.
Firstly, the sleek and slim profile of the company’s bi-folding door is maintained with no unsightly additions or protrusions as part of a secondary component; the original market-leading aesthetics are preserved. Secondly though, the lack of additional frame parts – typically around £75 per door plus VAT – and no requirement for installation on site ultimately means a notable saving for the supplier and customer.
Also in focus when it comes to cost saving and convenience for trade partners is a ‘One-Drop Delivery’ service. Having invested in excess of £400,000 over the last 18 months in its fleet of delivery vehicles,MFT now not only offer crane offloading for maximum ease and safety on site that includes both the door system and glazing together on the same truck.
This significant investment allows a Document L-compliant glazed product to be offered at a much-reduced cost and increased convenience. What’s more, the One-Drop delivery saves downtime on site dealing with deliveries and glass that could typically arrive a day or two either side of the door system.
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