Our Pre-completion Testing Services for Dwellings Whatever you’re testing or survey requirements for dwellings, APT Sound Testing are here to help you every step of the way with your pre completion Testing needs. Working in close partnership with our customers we guide them through the precompletion testing process, providing impartial advice from the initial design …
APT Sound Testing – Our Air Tightness Testing Service Air tightness testing, also known as blower door testing, is the process of measuring the amount of air leakage from a building through the building envelope. To try and help our clients better understand and prepare for their air tightness testing, we have tried to explain and answer …
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: …
The Secret to Successful Sound Testing There are many considerations to achieving successful sound testing on your development. The main areas that need to be addressed are the dividing wall and flor construction. When dealing with walls you normally just need to worry about airborne sound; however with walls it’s both airborne and impact sound …
Improving Air Tightness in Buildings Darren Helliwell of APT Sound Testing looks at how construction companies can improve the air tightness of their buildings to ensure they pass their airtightness test first time. With the Building Regulations and planning requirements and energy assessments pushing buildings towards ever-lower energy use it has become more important than …
What is a Floor Plenum Test?A floor plenum is a void between a building’s floor structure and a raised access floor. The floor plenum is used for distributing conditioned air to the spaces above. It is important that conditioned air in a floor plenum flows into the occupied zone and does not leak into cavities, …
Sound Insulation Testing in London London is a massive city containing over 9 million people density and high rise apartments. With many living in this overcrowded environment it is essential that noise transference between adjoining properties in kept to a minimum for the occupant’s wellbeing. One way of ascertaining that a building is in compliance …
Four Steps to Successful Sound Testing New homes are built to high standards; however, acoustics and noise control are important factors requiring careful consideration during design and specification, as well as pre-completion commissioning testing. Why choose APT Sound Testing? We provide full turnkey solution to help our clients achieve Building Regulations Part E compliance. We …
Sound Testing Explained Airborne and Impact Sound is transmitted through most walls and floors by setting the entire structure into vibration. This vibration generates new sound waves of reduced intensity on the other side. The passage of sound into one room of a building from a source located in another room or outside the building …
What is a BREEAM Thermal Imaging Survey? We often get asked this question; basically when Thermal imaging surveys are used properly, they can discover a multitude of issues including: Areas of Thermal bridging Missing or damaged insulation Areas and pathways of heat loss Areas of damp and mould growth Thermal Imaging Surveys on buildings are …