Home Testing Yorkshire Ltd

About Us

Established in 2007, we are centrally located in Holmfirth near Huddersfield. We started off as a company focussing on Air Tightness Testing and gradually expanded to include all of the elements that we cover today including: Sound Testing, SAPs and EPCs, Home Energy Assessments, Commercial SAP and EPC elements as well as Code For Sustainable Homes Assessment and Consultation. As a company we have great ambitions to work with the small to medium sized home builder and developer across the Yorkshire region, bringing them a reliable service that caters to their needs. We strive to provide great customer service and knowledge that will take the burden off of the customer in this ever changing spectrum of regulation compliance. We serve all of West Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Huddersfield, Halifax, Wakefield, Hull, York, Bradford, Doncaster, Ilkley, Harrogate and all points between

Costly News

I have said it before, but this time it really hurts to say it again. I have just had to tell a developer that they will have to spend upwards of £7,000 per property to fix an issue that 'saved' them £150 per plot. With 4 dwellings, we are talking £28,000 of fixing before they are even allowed to occupy.Please get your design stage SAP's done prior to the build starting. There are so many rules and regulations changing all the time that it is not worth it. The developer in question put electric heating units in throughout the house, and because of this 'savings' over conventional plumbed in radiators or even underfloor heating, he now has to install a either a geothermal heat pump, solar panels or plumb in the radiators in a finished house ... not a pleasant position to be in.For more information or to book a test, call me on 01484 686649 or visit my website on http://www.hometestingyorkshire.co.uk/I hope this helpsMatt

Existing Homes

Good news! We can perform the test on your existing home and help you to reap the rewards of an air tight house. Every single house in the country that is 5 years or older will benefit from an air tightness review. Having great insulation in your cavity helps keep the thermal heat loss down, but combining that with an air tight house, you'll see immediate benefits. You have to remember that your house isn't a balloon. If the cold air is coming in, the hot air is going out. You've paid for that hot air, keep it! If you feel comfortable doing the small improvements that will reap huge rewards, great, I will highlight the areas on the day that need addressing. If you don't, we have a team of local builders available that can apply their skills to finish the job for you. By clicking on the picture above you will be able to see common leakage points as highlighted by the Energy Saving Trust.For more information or to book a test, call me on 01484 686649 or visit my website on http://www.hometestingyorkshire.co.uk/I hope this helpsMatt

Loft Hatches

Had a test today that had a leaky loft hatch. It was a relatively good make of loft hatch with 90 minute burn rating for fire, but it wasn't air tight, go figure on that one. Chris, the guy walking around with me on the site suggested that he could make it better using a trick he learned fixing up council houses. He was going to add a draught excluder around the rebate and make it fit perfectly. I never know you could do this this particular way ... he said he would put the excluder on one side, then cover it in grease or vaseline, then apply a bead of silicone to the opposite side and seal them together. Once the silicone had set, he would open the door, remove the lubricant and it would be an air tight seal. I am not sure yet if it will work, but the principal is sound. I don't know what it will do to the fire rating having silicone and a draught excluder added to the loft hatch, but that is not my expertise.For more information or to book a test, call me on 01484 686649 or visit my website on http://www.hometestingyorkshire.co.uk/I hope this helpsMatt

Specialist Services

Air Tightness Testing, Sound Testing, SAP's, EPC's or Energy Performance Certificates, HIP's or Home Information Packs, SBEM's, Code For Sustainable Homes, DEC's, PEA's

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BINDT British Institute for Non-Destructive Testing

Opening Times

Mon-Fri 08:00-19:00, Sat 08:00-14:00

Trading Since

2007

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  We used this service as a one off and I was really impressed. I dont normally do reviews on services that I have used but I felt the need too. Highly recommended. Matt was friendly, easy to talk too, knew his stuff. I had no problems letting him into the house even without having had a recommendation for this service which I found on the internet. THANKS !

  By Jenny Neaverson - 21/09/2009 Report this review

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  Matt is a very knowledgeable and highly efficient provider of this crucial service. His business has a refreshingly honest and reliable work ethic and will provide a fantastic service to any customer. I cannot recommend him highly enough to customers both large or small.

  By George Heppenstall - 06/02/2009 Report this review

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  We have used Home Testing on a number of occasions and found their service to be spot on - their engineers are knowledgable and they were able to respond to our requirements quickly. A great service all round.

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  We had our first test yesterday with Matt and he did a great job for us. We only build two houses a year, but we will be using him for out next ones coming up no doubt.

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