We provide various types of blower door tests;
- Blower Door Test on new/existing dwelling, measure leakage, advise on the ACH or Permeability, detect, locate & diagnose leak points, provide strategy or plan on how to improve performance of the dwelling.
- Passive House Blower Door Compliance Test, requires two tests;
- Stage 1, membrane completion stage (prior to wall linings).
- Stage 2, completion of dwelling for certification.
- Passive House Blower Door Construction Test, to help find leak points, we use smoke and infra-red cameras to detect, locate & diagnose leak points, either we show you or we can fix the leaks before you get the official Passive House Stage 1 test by us or another Technician.
- BCA verification J1V4 or H6V3 rather than the DtS provisions
Indicatively prices are;
- $550 inclusive of GST for each test, inclusive of infrared camera & smoke pencil., general chat and look for leaks.
- Additional $100 for smoke test, we fill the dwelling with smoke and pressurise the home, we can stand outside and see where the leaks are!
Unlike most testers, we don’t just do the test and leave you to it!
We work with you, use smoke and infrared cameras to help find leakage points, seal them immediately if possible or provide prioritised easy, low cost steps to take through to significant air sealing work.
Smoke works well prior to cladding & internal membrane, IR can be done depending on temperature pre or post internal membrane.
Please “Contact Us” above you would like to talk about how we may help you with your project!
Interested, what to expect during a test…
- We will arrive at the agreed time
- General look over the building to make sure, things will work as they should
- Building measurement and preparation (we can use plans or measure the building, close windows, if new house make sure the drains are full of water etc.)
- First, we will de-pressurise the building and see the potential pressure difference and approximate ACH
- Next depends on why we are there (could be minutes to several hours);
- Check for noticeable issues, advise on how to seal
- Look at any temporary sealing done or required
- Use smoke or infrared to identify leak points
- Then, carry out official test in accordance with ATTMA standards, this will take around 30-45 minutes
- Answer questions, chat on what to do next
- Pack up
- Within the next few days provide report with quantitative details regarding ACH or Permeability