Building Performance Diagnostics in Brentford
Brentford has been transformed by riverside and canal-side regeneration — airtight new-build apartments alongside pockets of older Victorian terraces. The new stock raises modern questions of overheating, ventilation and acoustics, while the older homes face the familiar solid-wall issues.
Investigation only, remedial works, or a complete retrofit — your choice.
RetrofitIQ is not only a diagnostics company. We take projects from first investigation through to verified improvement — and you decide how far we go. Engage us for an investigation on its own, for an investigation plus targeted remedial works, or for a complete building-performance and retrofit project in Brentford.
- Airtightness improvements & draught-proofing
- Internal wall insulation (IWI)
- External wall insulation (EWI)
- Loft & roof insulation
- Suspended floor & underfloor insulation
- Thermal-bridge detailing & correction
- Extract ventilation & MVHR installation
- Soundproofing & acoustic upgrades
- General building-fabric improvements
The buildings of Brentford, and how they perform.
New Brentford developments are tight, mechanically-ventilated apartments with large glazed elevations facing the Thames and Grand Union Canal, prone to summer overheating and ventilation-commissioning faults. The remaining Victorian terraces are solid-wall with the usual heat-loss and condensation characteristics.
- New-build riverside & canal-side apartments
- Mechanically-ventilated (MVHR) flats
- Victorian solid-wall terraces
- Mixed-use residential developments
- Converted flats and live-work units
Thermal Imaging Surveys in Brentford
In Brentford, thermal imaging checks slab-edge and frame thermal bridges in new flats and solid-wall loss in the older terraces.
- Mapping heat loss through walls, roofs and floors
- Locating missing, slumped or incomplete insulation
- Identifying thermal bridging and cold spots
- Highlighting surfaces at risk of condensation
- Revealing hidden defects behind finishes
Damp, Condensation & Mould Investigations in Brentford
Condensation in Brentford's new flats is usually localised to cold bridges or under-ventilated rooms; we measure to pinpoint it.
- Separating condensation from penetrating and rising damp
- Finding mould behind wardrobes, furniture and in cold corners
- Measuring relative humidity, surface temperature and dew point
- Assessing ventilation provision and moisture sources
- Combining thermal imaging with a building-physics review
Heat Loss & Energy Efficiency Surveys in Brentford
For new-builds the priority is solar control and ventilation heat recovery; for terraces it is solid-wall loss.
- Pinpointing where heat escapes — walls, floors, roofs, windows and doors
- Setting fabric-first retrofit priorities in the right order
- Quantifying the impact of each potential improvement
- Assessing heat pump readiness where relevant
- Producing a clear, costed improvement plan
Blower Door Testing & Airtightness in Brentford
New flats are already tight — our focus is ventilation commissioning and airflow measurement; older homes need leakage testing.
- Measuring air leakage and uncontrolled heat loss (ACH₅₀)
- Locating draughts with smoke tracing
- Identifying leakage paths through floors, lofts and services
- Guiding targeted airtightness improvements
- Verifying performance before and after retrofit works
Retrofit & Building Physics Advice
We can re-commission ventilation, add solar control and acoustic measures, or insulate older terraces — then verify.
- A fabric-first, Passive House-informed approach
- Retrofit advice aligned with PAS 2035 principles
- Internal and external wall insulation risk assessment
- Thermal-bridge reduction and condensation-risk modelling
- A coherent ventilation strategy to protect health and fabric
Common building performance problems in Brentford.
A technical, building-physics-led specialist in Brentford.
Book a Building Performance Survey in Brentford.
Request a thermal imaging, damp, condensation or heat loss investigation — or speak to us about a full retrofit. We diagnose by measurement and, where you want it, carry out and verify the works.