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Stellar Building Performance serves Stuart and the surrounding Martin County coast, from the downtown waterfront at the St. Lucie River out through Rocky Point and the 34997 corridor.
What Is a Blower Door Test?
A blower door test measures how much air leaks through the finished building envelope. In Stuart it is required on new residential construction — and the wrinkle here is jurisdictional rather than technical. A Stuart address is not the same as the City of Stuart, because much of the 34997 ZIP is unincorporated Martin County and is permitted and inspected by the county instead.
We work across Camellia, The Cove at Park Trace, Salerno Reserve and Banyan Bay in the Martin County seat, with waterfront custom work downtown and production communities on the fringe, and we verify the reviewing authority before we book.
A calibrated fan is sealed into an exterior doorway and the house is brought to a 50 Pascal pressure difference while the fan measures the air needed to hold it there. Compliance is documented under the Florida Energy Conservation Code.
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Florida Energy Code Blower Door Requirements
The Florida Energy Conservation Code governs every residential permit in Stuart, and it applies to any conditioned structure built as living space.
Stuart is the Martin County seat and runs its own City of Stuart Building Division, which reviews permits and performs its own field inspections.
The thing that trips builders up here is the mailing address. A “Stuart” address is not the same as the City of Stuart. Much of the 34997 ZIP is unincorporated Martin County and is permitted and inspected by the Martin County Building Department instead. We confirm which department holds the permit before we schedule, so the report goes to the right desk the first time.
We test across the active Stuart-addressed communities, including Camellia, The Cove at Park Trace, Salerno Reserve and Banyan Bay, along with custom and infill work downtown.
The requirement is the same either way: prescriptive-path homes must not exceed 7 Air Changes per Hour at 50 Pascals, and performance-path homes are held to whatever their energy calculation specifies. Martin County’s own energy form asks for the report before CO.
Why is Blower Door Testing Beneficial?
Whichever department reviews your Stuart permit, the number they want is the same one — and what it tells you about the house matters beyond the inspection.
Excessive air leakage through the building envelope can cause:
For Stuart projects the test does two jobs at once: it satisfies the City of Stuart Building Division and it tells the builder whether the assembly actually performed the way it was drawn.
How We Keep Our Services Simple and Easy
We want completing your Blower Door Testing in Stuart to be as easy as possible.
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Schedule your test
You tell us the Stuart address and when the home will be ready. We confirm which department holds the permit before scheduling, so the report goes to the right desk the first time.
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onsite testing
We show up at the Stuart address with everything needed. The blower door is sealed into an exterior doorway and the house is brought up to test pressure.
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Diagnostics and Measurements
We measure the envelope leakage rate and compare it against the limit for the compliance path on your plans. If it is over, we identify where it is going rather than just handing you a fail.
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Report delivered same day via email
Everyone on the Stuart project team gets the signed report the same day, not on the next visit.
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Ready for Final Inspection approval
With the report on file, the City of Stuart Building Division can close out the permit and issue the certificate of occupancy.
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Frequently asked questions about Blower Door Testing
Typically 30 to 60 minutes for a Stuart home. The setup takes longer than the measurement itself, and nothing about it is destructive.
In Stuart, blower door testing is generally required for new residential buildings with conditioned living space. That can include single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes, apartments, guest houses, and additions where enclosed space is being conditioned for occupancy.
Common Structures Like:
Additional Structures Like:
A blower door test in Stuart is usually completed near the end of construction, once the building envelope is in place and the home is getting close to final inspection or Certificate of Occupancy review.
Yes. If blower door testing is on the permit and the result is not documented, the City of Stuart Building Division can hold final approval until it is. That is the whole reason to use a provider who is local to Stuart and shows up when they said they would.
It is recommended to test as close to completion as possible. Our best suggestion is to be one of the last vendors in the project before the cleaners do their final clean. We provide a pre-inspection, get ready checklist in all of our proposals that is designed to make being prepared for your blower door test as simple and easy as possible.
In most cases, no. Other trades can keep working in Stuart while we test — we only need the openings closed and the house in its final configuration.
Blower Door Testing Code Reference
Blower Door Test Florida Requirements Explained
Blower door testing has been required for all new residential dwellings in Stuart since the 2010 Florida Building Code, and the requirement carries forward in the current 2023 Eighth Edition.
Which number your project is tested against depends on the compliance path. The prescriptive method caps envelope leakage at 7 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals in Florida Climate Zone 2, which covers Stuart. Projects documented through the performance or ERI path are tested against whatever the energy calculation for that specific home specifies, and that target is often tighter than 7. Two homes on the same street can carry different numbers.
We keep the full code citations, including the exact language from R402.4.1.2, R403.3.3 and R405, on our main blower door page: read the full Florida blower door code reference.
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Most Stuart projects need more than one of these. We do all of them, on the same schedule and in the same report chain.
Duct Leakage Testing
Verify duct system airtightness using professional duct blaster testing required for new construction inspections. We provide this service across the Stuart area!
Energy Code Calculations
Energy performance calculations required for Florida residential building permits and code compliance documentation.
Helping Stuart Builders Stay on Schedule
Fast Scheduling
Testing in Stuart gets scheduled to land before the inspection, not chase it.
accurate results
Calibrated equipment and a RESNET certified inspector, so the number holds up when the City of Stuart Building Division reviews it.
immediate reports
Same-day digital reporting to the whole Stuart project team, with deficiencies named if there are any.
Other Areas We Serve
Local blower door testing in Stuart, with additional service throughout Brevard County, Indian River County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, and Okeechobee County.
