Ensure The Air Tightness Of Your Property With Retrotec Equipment

Whether you need an air tightness test on your residential or commercial new build for compliance purposes, or you’re looking to improve the energy efficiency of your building, Retrotec blower door air tightness testing is the way to go.

Our air tightness tests are conducted using calibrated Retrotec blower door fans. We take a series of air flow measurements which combined with the building’s volume or envelope area enables us to calculate the building’s air leakage rate.

Understanding Air Tightness Testing

Air tightness testing is a process used to measure the extent to which air can leak through gaps, cracks, and unsealed areas of the fabric of a building.

By identifying these areas of air leakage, air tightness testing can help homeowners, developers, contractors and others take vital corrective action to seal gaps, improve insulation, minimise energy waste, and reduce the heating and cooling costs of buildings.

Why Air Tightness Testing Is Important

Testing the air tightness of your property is a vital step towards complying with building Regulations.

It is now a legal requirement that all new buildings in Scotland and England & Wales must be tested for air tightness.

In addition to these legal requirements, making your building airtight saves money and energy, improves the comfort for occupiers – an air tight but well-ventilated building provides a healthier environment for living and working – and protects your building from potential structural damage.

Our Bespoke Services

At Thermal Image UK, we have over 15 years of knowledge and hands-on experience in conducting air tightness tests across Scotland including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Dumfries, Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen, so you can trust us to reliably carry out the test and provide you with accurate results as well as top of the line customer service that makes us stand out from the crowd.

Our air test team is accredited to Level 2 and have had experience in testing many types of properties such as houses, offices, schools, shops and commercial warehouses to name a few.

We are fully industry approved as an audited member of the Elmhurst air tightness scheme (EAS), which is a government authorised Competent Persons Scheme and certified by SafeContractor. Not to mention, all of our air tightness testing is conducted in accordance with BS EN standards, and we are members of the Passivhaus Trust, so you can have absolute faith in our capabilities.

What Does Retrotec Blower Door Air Tightness Test Equipment Do?

At Thermal Image UK, we use state of the art Retrotec blower door air tightness test equipment for all our air tightness testing.

A calibrated fan is placed in the exterior doorway of the building and will pressurise and/or depressurise the interior by recording a series of air flow measurements to calculate the uncontrolled air leakage of the building.

Why We Use & Supply Retrotec Blower Door Air Tightness Test Equipment

In addition, using Retrotec equipment everyday, in the course of our work, we are also Resellers of Retrotec equipment in the UK. Whether you are setting up your own air tightness testing business, or are a builder, contractor or architect looking to conduct interim tests prior to a final independent compliance test, we can supply the full range of Retrotec equipment, including for Passivhaus testing,

As we use this equipment all the time, we know its capabilities and can advise you on the best models for your needs based on our experience and our wealth of knowledge.Wherever you are in the UK, we offer competitive pricing and quick delivery. We can also arrange calibration and repair to any of your Retrotec air tightness testing equipment.

Book A Test Today

If you’re looking for a compliance test to meet Building Regulations, or are making improvements to your home or building, and would like to understand what the current air tightness of the property is, then ask us for a quote today.

Alternatively, if you have questions about air tightness testing or any of our other services,
and would like to talk to us, simply contact our friendly team today and we’ll be happy to assist you.