Thermal Imaging
Infrared thermal scan.
A thermal camera does not see through walls. It reads surface temperature — and wet insulation, missing insulation, air leakage and an overheating circuit all change surface temperature in ways you can photograph.
- Missing insulation
- Air leakage
- Hidden moisture
- Electrical hot spots
- Radiant heat lines
- Non-invasive
48Hours to your report
2–3Hours on site
2004Inspecting since
25Certified inspectors
What it can and cannot do
Temperature differences, not X-ray vision.
Worth being precise about, because thermal imaging gets oversold. The camera shows where a surface is warmer or cooler than the surface next to it. Interpreting that — wet insulation versus a cold-air draft versus a stud behind the plaster — is the skill, and it needs a temperature difference across the building to work at all.
Which is one advantage of working in this climate: for most of the year there is a substantial difference between inside and outside, and that is exactly the condition a scan needs.
What you get
Three things this buys you.
Two to three hours on site for a typical property, and the report within 48 hours. If the utilities are off we bring propane and a generator and power the building up rather than reporting it as unverified.
Non-invasive
Nothing gets opened up. The camera reads what is already on the surface.
Confirmed with a meter
Thermal anomalies checked against moisture readings rather than reported on their own.
Honest about conditions
If the temperature difference is not there, the report says the scan was limited.
Where we draw the line
We inspect. We do not repair.
Our code of ethics forbids our inspectors from performing repairs, or from estimating repair costs, on a property they have inspected. An inspector who can profit from the problems he finds has a reason to find them.
You get a plain account of what is wrong and how serious it is. A licensed contractor prices and fixes it, and we will come back and re-inspect the work at a minimal fee.
Often booked with this
- Water damage inspection
- Mold testing
- Electrical inspections
- Basement inspections
- Commercial inspection
- Home inspection
Thermal Imaging
Book the inspection.
Monday to Friday 8am–6pm, Saturday 9am–2pm. Give us the address and we will scope the right inspection for the property.