Air Leakage Testing when it suits you

When planning your air test do you?

• Struggle to fit it around other contractors already on site?
• Feel uncertain about how to prepare?
• Worry your building might fail?
• Get annoyed by testers who just show up, conduct their tests and leave, without providing you with feedback?
• Despair at the idea of having to stop all work on the day of a test?

Yes? What if your air leakage testing company...

• Arranged to be on site at a time that suited you - whether it be after hours, first thing, at weekends or in everyone's lunch break?
• Provided you with a written list of what you can and can't do, and offered FREE telephone advice and support?
• Offered a FREE* pre-test site visit to check that your building met the required standard?
• Explained what they were doing as they were doing it and showed you the main areas of leakage on the day?
• Had both the expertise and testing methods to enable other trades to continue work while tests were being conducted?

Call 01799 540220 to book your air test or get a quote

From our offices in Saffron Walden and Birmingham we cover the whole of the UK.

*conditions apply.

Air leakage testing the easy way

Air Leakage Testing Ltd has been air testing buildings for more than ten years. We test domestic and commercial buildings for air leakage, air tightness and air permeability to comply with L1 & L2 regulations. We're fully registered by all relevant trade bodies, so you won't have any hand-over issues. For our full accreditation details see our [link to YOUR QUESTIONS page] FAQ page.

Our [link to CLIENTS page] clients range from self-builders to the largest developers, and includes Kier Group, Skanska and even the National Trust. All receive the same level of service and the same attention to detail.

Why test for air leakage?

If your building exceeds a certain size, or is a domestic property, you can't hand it over to the client without a valid air leakage test certificate.

Part L of the Buildings Regulations requires that all buildings that are not dwellings, and that have a gross floor area greater than 500m2, be subject to a mandatory air permeability test. L2 requires that for domestic dwellings a representative sample of houses (in a development) be tested.

Air permeability explained

The air-tightness of a building is known as its 'air permeability' or leakage rate. Air leakage can occur through gaps, holes and cracks in the fabric of the building envelope which are not always visible. This air leakage affects the building's performance and is now firmly enshrined in Part L of the Building Regulations & Conservation of Fuel and Power. Making a building substantially air tight reduces the amount of fuel needed to heat it. This in turn reduces the CO2 produced and reduces your carbon footprint.