Detect hidden issues that cannot be seen with the naked eye including hidden water leaks, missing insulation, electrical hot spots and more.
Professional home inspectors are essential to the house-buying market because they conduct thorough inspections before properties are sold. Although visual inspections are very comprehensive, the human eye is limited in what it can see and identify. The finest home inspectors use thermal imaging during a home inspection to find out whether a property has anomalies in the building envelope, roof, electrical, plumbing or HVAC system.
In Alberta, understanding the construction process of a building is among the first things taught during Home Inspection training. Building envelope science is the study of how a building’s various layers interact together to create a strong structure.
A home inspector that is well-versed in these concepts can better assist their clients by combining various inspection methods and instruments.
Among these essential is infrared inspection.
A thermal imaging home inspection: what is it?
In Alberta, quality home inspectors perform thermal imaging for buyers and sellers of residential real estate. A thermal imaging camera is used for this imaging examination. The test looks for early indicators of water leaks in the walls, attics, foundation, and other hard-to-see areas of any type of building, residential or commercial.
Warm and cold heat signatures can be identified with a thermal imaging camera, which has infrared vision. A warm image has red and white colors, but a chilly image has yellowish blue and blue colors. In case you didn’t know, moisture and water absorb heat energy, giving them a chilly signature. These signs are picked up by the thermal imaging camera, which uses them to locate possible water leaks.
What Is the Process of an Infrared Thermography Inspection?
There is a basic structure to the process of finishing a thermal camera inspection. All of the property’s readily accessible areas, including the exterior and interior walls, ceilings, and floors, will be covered by the thermal image camera as it is passed over by the home inspector.
Depending on the temperature signature it detects, the camera creates a thermal image of each surface as it moves over it. The house inspector can spot any trouble spots that might need more research thanks to these hue variances.
After the thermal imaging examination is finished, the house inspector will go over the images with the seller or buyer and highlight any issues.