Thermal Building Inspections in London
Thermographic surveys are an indispensable tool for demonstrating where heat is being lost in your commercial buildings in London. Most of our customers are surprised by the number of heat-loss sources we uncover in their buildings. These problems can include cold draughts from air leakage paths/cracks they hadn’t even noticed, as well as missing insulation in whole sections of walls and/or floors that insulation installers missed.
How Does a Thermal Building Inspection Work?
We will book a convenient time to visit your commercial building in London; the timing will depend on the time of year. Surveys can be undertaken fairly late in the morning; however, between May and October, surveys usually need to be undertaken between 03.00 and 05.00 to prevent solar loading, etc. Sometimes, due to weather like heavy rain, we may need to cancel the test and reschedule for more suitable conditions. We’ll always try to give our clients as much notice as possible if there is a chance of cancellation.
Once we complete the thermographic inspection, we will discuss any issues we find, so you have an overview of the survey before we leave site. This takes more time, but we believe it is an important part of our service.
How long will a Thermal Imaging Survey take?
This depends on the size and accessibility of your building, and how involved our clients want to be. We strongly recommend having a site representative with us during the survey. The customer representative will know more about the building, and we can point out any issues that can be answered on the spot. By having a ‘buddy’ work alongside us, we will both learn more in the process, which will ultimately help us help you. Overall, we suggest our clients allow a minimum of 1 – 2 hours for a survey – especially if you have a lot of questions and it’s a large commercial building.
What type of Thermal Imaging Inspection report will I receive?
Usually within 1-2 days, you will receive your thermal imaging report in PDF format, including copies of the images recorded and our interpretation of what they indicate.
You may be interested to know that our Thermography Engineers are trained to a minimum of Level 2, so the quality of the report is always of the highest standard.
Our Thermal Imaging Equipment
We use the latest Flir high-resolution thermal imaging camera – our model is specifically designed for building thermography, with increased sensitivity, incorporating a photographic image with an overlay of the thermal image. This feature helps put the latter into context and gives our clients extra clarity when referencing different areas of the building. We have 20 years’ experience in a consultant thermography role, so we bring extensive experience to all our surveys.
It is worth noting that if a thermographic survey is being undertaken as part of a BREEAM assessment, the thermography engineer must be qualified to a minimum Level 2 – all our APT’s thermographic engineers hold a minimum of Level 2 certification. We use the latest FLIR high-resolution thermal imaging cameras for all our surveys. Thermal imaging is the only practical way of checking that thermal insulation hidden in the structure meets the requirements for continuity of insulation.
Please visit us for our thermal imaging guide and checklist, and here for our air tightness testing guide and checklist.
If you would like more information on our Thermographic Building Inspection service, please get in touch with us at in**@****************co.uk or call us on: 01525 303905
Alternatively, for more information on our full range of thermal imaging inspection services, please visit our website at www.aptsoundtesting.co.uk