Prove the Install
on a Custom Home
Independent verification of your HVAC startup report and air balance for custom homes in the Portland–Vancouver metro. We review the contractor’s startup and balancing, check readings against design intent, and document what we find — with our own measurements where needed.
What we check on a new build
For custom homes and major HVAC replacements: site inspection and functional testing of the installed system, plus a third-party review of contractor startup and air balance. Where a Manual J or other design exists, we check design vs installed.
Site Inspection
- Walk the install before or at turnover
- Look for obvious install defects
- HVAC and related mechanical work
- Notes you can hand to the contractor
Startup Verification
- Confirm the installed HVAC operates
- Review the contractor’s documented startup readings
- Spot-check static pressure, temperature split, and blower settings
- Our own measurements where needed
Air Balance Review
- Check room-by-room airflow
- Supply and return where practical
- Compare with design intent and the contractor’s balance
- Note rooms that are short or long on air
Startup Report Review
- Review the contractor’s startup report
- Manual J / design vs installed, if docs exist
- Document our measurements and a punch list
- A written record of what checked out
An independent check, written down
350+
commercial testing, balancing, and commissioning projects
More than 11 years of commercial field experience, now applied to independent custom-home verification in the Portland–Vancouver area. We review the contractor’s work and document what we find; the contractor owns startup and balancing.
Independent of the installer
A third-party check for owners and general contractors who want proof, not the installing contractor signing off on its own work.
Measurements, then a record
We check documented startup readings and room-by-room airflow against design intent, and record static pressure, temperature split, and blower settings where we measure them.
Portland–Vancouver custom homes
Vancouver, Camas, Battle Ground, Washougal, Lake Oswego, West Linn, and greater Portland. New builds and major HVAC replacements.
How a review works
Three steps from a consultation to a written verification
01
Scope the visit
Tell us whether this is a custom home or a major HVAC replacement. Share plans, a Manual J, and the contractor’s startup report or air balance if you have them.
02
Inspect and check
We walk the install, confirm the equipment operates, review documented startup readings, and check room-by-room airflow. We take our own measurements where needed.
03
Document the review
You get a written verification: what we checked, how it compares with design intent, our spot-check readings, and a punch list. The installing contractor remains responsible for startup and balancing.
Request a consultation
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