Building Performance Diagnostics in Richmond
Richmond is a heritage-rich riverside town of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian homes, conservation areas and high-value period properties. With large heat-loss budgets and strict constraints, careful, building-physics-led retrofit advice is essential.
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 Richmond.
- 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 Richmond, and how they perform.
Richmond's housing is largely solid-wall period stock, with many homes in conservation areas or Listed, ruling out external insulation. Generous rooms, original joinery and large external surfaces give substantial heat demand, so internal insulation, glazing upgrades and airtightness must be carefully modelled.
- Georgian & Victorian period houses
- Edwardian family homes
- Listed and conservation-area properties
- Period houses converted into flats
- Riverside mansion blocks
Thermal Imaging Surveys in Richmond
In Richmond, thermal imaging prioritises where insulation and airtightness work is both safe and worthwhile on heritage homes.
- 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 Richmond
We give Richmond's period homes an accurate condensation-versus-damp diagnosis from measured data.
- 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 Richmond
Solid walls, sash windows, bays and large roofs lead the substantial heat-loss budgets typical of Richmond.
- 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 Richmond
Blower door testing locates the draughts in large period homes that extra heating never resolves.
- 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 plan and deliver sequenced, condensation-safe heritage retrofit and verify the comfort gain.
- 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 Richmond.
A technical, building-physics-led specialist in Richmond.
Book a Building Performance Survey in Richmond.
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.