Purpose Built Indicative Test House

BS EN 12207 Windows and doors – Air Permeability

The specimen shall be tested in accordance with BS EN 1026 and the test shall be conducted with both positive and negative pressures. The test result, defined as the numerical average of the positive and negative air permeability values (m³/h) at each pressure step, shall be expressed and classified in accordance with BS EN 12207.

The air flow passing through the specimen, at each pressure difference applied in accordance with BS EN 1026, shall be expressed as an average leakage rate per m length of opening joint visible on the inner face of the specimen and average leakage per m² of window or door area.

BS EN 12208 Windows and doors – Watertightness

The specimen shall be tested in accordance with BS EN 1027, test procedure A and classified in accordance with BS EN 12208. The test specimen is subjected to a 15 minutes soak before any pressure is applied. The pressure is initially starts with 50Pa and goes up by 50Pa until it hits 450Pa where it jumps to 600Pa. The aim of this testing is to determine when water penetration (continuous or repeated wetting of the internal surface of the test specimen or parts which are not designed to be wetted when water drains to external face) occurs which will output a classification accordingly.

BS EN 12210 Windows and doors – Resistance to wind load

The specimen shall be tested in accordance with BS EN 12211 and classified in accordance with BS EN 12210. For the purpose of the tests, three sets of test pressure are defined:

• P1 applied to measure the deflection of parts of the test specimen;
• P2 pulsating pressure applied for 50 cycles to assess performance under repeated with loads; and
• P3 applied to assess the safety of the specimen under extreme conditions.

The principles of the test is to see the application of defined series of positive and negative test pressures at which measurements and inspections are made to assess relative frontal deflection and resistance to damage from wind loads.

BS EN 12046-2:2000 Operating Forces - Doors

All test specimen is measured for operating force to ensure that the handle operating force is within British Standards requirement.

BS EN 12046-1:2020 Operating Forces - Windows

All test specimen is measured for operating force to ensure that the handle operating force is within British Standards requirement.

PAS 24: 2022 Enhanced Security Performance Requirements for Doorsets and Windows in the UK – Doorset and windows intended to offer a level of security suitable for dwellings and other building exposed to comparable risk

Manual Cutting Test (Door Specific)

The target of this test is to attempt to gain entry by generating an aperture in the infill panel or fabric of the door leaf. Glass shall not be subjected to this test. Only one tool shall be used at any one time. Methods including, but no limited to, cutting and gouging, shall be used. when using a tool to strike the infill panel or fabric of the door leaf, the impact point of tool to strike the infill panel or fabric of the door leaf, the impact point of the tool shall not travel more 100mm, thus controlling impact force. The test shall be directed at the surface at the surface and core of the infill panel or fabric of the door leaf from the exterior face of doorset for a period to not more than 3 minutes.

Manual Check Test

The objective of the manual check test is to explore the possibility that there are weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the product that are not cover in the standard loading cases. The manual check test is carried out from the exterior dace of the sample and conducted with full knowledge of the sample’s construction and hardware details.

Manipulation Test

The objective of this test is to establish that there is no inherent vulnerability in the design which from the outside, would permit entry by the hardware being operated, released or disengaged. The test engineer shall have detailed knowledge of the sample and the hardware installed (for example the location and direction of travel of all locking points).

Mechanical Loading Test

The objective of the mechanical loading test is to assess whether the sample is capable of withstanding a specified sequence of loading without creating an entry.
For doorset the loading shall consist of an application of a 1.5kN load which is maintained until a 4.5 kN load has been applied and removed.
For windows the loading consists of an application of 1 kN load which is maintained until 3 kN load has been applied and removed.

Soft Body Impact Test (Door Specific)

The objective of this test is to assess he doorset’s resistance to impacts using a soft body striking the lead between 0.8 meters and 1.7 meters above floor level.

Hard Body Impact Test (Door Specific)

The objective of this test is to assess the hardware, infill medium and its retention system to hard body impact.

• Single Sash Casement Windows
• Double Sash Casement Windows
• Single Sash Tilt and Turn Windows
• Double Sash Tilt and Turn Windows
• Single Entrance Doors
• Double Door Sets
• Patio Door Sets

These products are not limited by material within our testing capabillities, meaning we can test them across all material types which include:

• PVCU
• TIMBER
• ALUMINIUM
• COMPOSITES