Pre-Occupancy Fire System Testing for Contractors & Developers in MD, VA, DC, NC, SC
Fast-mobilization standpipe, hydrostatic, and hydrant testing that fits your construction timeline and gets you the passed inspections you need for CO.
"Don't Hand Over the Keys to an Untested Building."
Every day of delay at CO is a day of lost revenue, carrying cost, and risk. A failed or missed fire system test can push your certificate of occupancy, and burn through your schedule contingency in a single afternoon. We work around your schedule, not ours.
Enforcement Risk at CO
Many authorities having jurisdiction ask for an NFPA 14 acceptance test on a new standpipe before they issue a certificate of occupancy, and many owners then follow NFPA 25 for testing after the building is in service. A missed or failed test can delay CO.
Insurance for New Builds
Some builder's-risk and owner's policies on new construction ask for documented fire-system acceptance testing before coverage transitions. Check with your carrier.
Liability Transfer
An untested system at turnover is a liability still sitting with you. Proper acceptance testing shifts risk cleanly to the owner and ongoing maintenance provider.
Differentiation
Developers who deliver buildings with complete, tested, documented fire systems earn premium valuations and faster lease-up from sophisticated tenants.
We Work Around Your Schedule
Construction timelines are unforgiving. When you're 3 weeks from CO and your standpipe needs flow testing, you don't have time for a 6-week lead time or a testing firm that can only come on Tuesdays.
We specialize in fast mobilization for construction jobs, typically on site within 1–3 weeks of request, and we'll work weekends, early mornings, or late nights to hit your punch list. When the test passes, FLOW produces and sends the report.
What We Test for New Construction
- NFPA 14 acceptance tests on new standpipe systems
- Hydrostatic testing at 200 PSI for new installations
- Fire hydrant flow tests for hydraulic calculations
- Pipe flushing of underground mains before tie-in
- Field data and a report FLOW produces and sends for AHJ and owner turnover
"We are a general contractor and we hired FLOW to help us with their pumper truck to pass a required County flow test inspection. Andy and Taylor were both great to work with, showed up late when we needed them and early when we needed them. And they got us the successful passed inspections that we needed. We will use them again."
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Fast scheduling. Reporting to NFPA 14 & 25. Trusted by fire protection professionals.