Ventilation

Poor ventilation in a home can quickly lead to a variety of potential issues – mould, damp and excessive condensation are just some of the factors that come into play when your ventilation isn’t up to scratch.

Our UKAS-certified equipment which we use to test for ventilation in new properties is used to ensure the various systems in your building comply with the rules stated in Building Regulations:

Kitchen - Extractor fans must extract a minimum of 30 litres of air per second. If an intermittent extractor fan in the kitchen is not adjacent to a hob, it must extract air at least 60L p/s. All continuous extraction units in the kitchen must extract at least 13L of air p/s.

Bathrooms - The extraction rate of an intermittent extraction unit must extract at least 15L of air p/s, or 8L p/s for continuous extraction units.

Utility Rooms - Extraction units in utility rooms must extract at least 30L of air p/s, or at least 8L of air p/s for continuous extraction units.

Home - Each home must have an adequate overall ventilation standard rate. This will depend on the number of bedrooms. For example, in one-bedroom properties the overall standard ventilation rate must be 13L p/s. However, in five-bedroom properties this rate must be 29L p/s for 5 bedroom properties.

Our ventilation testing service considers everything from the simplest extractor fan to a heat-recovery system for a whole house. It ensures that you correctly configure all ventilation systems so that the air flow is of the highest standard.