Air Tightness Testing in Reading

Air Tightness Testing in Reading

There is no air tightness testing job too big or small APT Sound Testing in Reading.

From our local office, we provide our air tightness testing service throughout Reading

Below is a quick description of Reading and the surrounding areas where APT Sound Testing supplies our air tightness testing service:

A Description of Reading and the Surrounding Areas

Reading is is a large, historic university and minster town in Berkshire, South East England. As Reading has grown, its suburbs have spread: to the west between the two rivers into the foothills of the Berkshire Downs.

Here is a more detailed list of all the locations in Reading and the surrounding areas that we carry out our air tightness testing services. We carry out our testing in Caversham, Caversham Heights, Caversham Park, Coley, Coley Park, Emmer Green, Katesgrove, Southcote, Whitley, Whitley Wood and Tilehurst

The local authorities in and around Reading are Reading North, and Reading South. Since the 2010 general election, Reading has been divided between the parliamentary constituencies of Reading East, Reading West, Wokingham,  Shinfield, Earley and Lower Earley) and Maidenhead and Woodley).

Our air tightness testing equipment in Reading

Preparing your Reading site for the Air Tightness Test

One of our team will take measurements of the building from the architectural plans as well as undertaking physical site check of the measurements, prior to the air tightness test which allows us to determine the building envelope area. This is an essential stage of the air testing process as the building envelope area is one of the main parameters that the result is based upon.  The measurements will be verified onsite by APT Air Tightness Engineer on the day of the air test to ensure that the measurements and calculations are correct.

We then set up the blower door equipment as follows.

1. We’ll temporarily install a blower door fan system (depending on building size) in a suitably placed doorway.
2. We then take a series of environmental measurements such as internal and external temperatures as well as barometric pressures.
3. We then turn on the fan equipment and take measurements between 25-70Pa in 5Pa increments, recording the pressure differential at each step.
4. Finally, our technicians will calculate the total air flow required to achieve a pressure differential of 50 Pa, divided by the total building envelope area –  this calculation will show leakage rate in m³/h.m² @ 50 Pa.

APT Sound Testing usually allow 2-3 hours to complete each commercial air tightness test, meaning there should have plenty of time to address any unexpected problems that may arise. We will guide you through the entire air testing process. In addition, we provide an air tightness review consultancy service to help you pass your air tightness test at the first attempt.

For more information about our Air Tightness Testing in Reading, please visit us at www.aptsoundtesting.co.uk or contact us on 01525 303905 or info@aptsoundtesting.co.uk for a FREE Quote.