The Value of Infrared Thermography in Home Inspection

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Understanding Infrared Thermography

Infrared thermography, often referred to simply as thermal imaging, is a cutting-edge technique that detects and visualizes heat patterns. Using specialized cameras, it captures variations in temperature across surfaces, painting a picture of what might be lurking beneath the visible spectrum.

Why Infrared Thermography Offers Outstanding Value:

Unrivaled Detection: Traditional inspection methods can miss issues like moisture accumulation, insulation gaps, or electrical hotspots. Infrared thermography can unveil these hidden problems, offering a deeper understanding of a property's condition.
Cost-Efficient: Addressing potential problems early, before they escalate, can save homeowners thousands in repair costs. By identifying issues like water intrusion or insulation lapses, timely measures can be taken to mitigate more significant expenses in the future.
Safety First: Overheating electrical components can pose severe risks. Through infrared scans, potential fire hazards can be identified and addressed, ensuring the safety of the home's inhabitants.
Non-Invasive Assessment: One of the main benefits of infrared imaging is that it's non-destructive. This means we can identify potential issues without the need for intrusive measures, preserving the integrity of your home.
Speed and Precision: Traditional inspections can be time-consuming when trying to identify certain issues. With infrared thermography, a swift and accurate assessment is assured.

Safe@Home Inspections: Leading the Way in Infrared Imaging

As Moscow and Pullman's first home inspector to adopt infrared imaging as a tool in 2006, I have more than a decade of experience in interpreting the readings from my camera. Currently, I use a FLIR E8 having worn out my first camera. The E8 is able to take side-by-side digital photographs along with the infrared imagery (called thermographs.) Safe@Home Inspections has been at the forefront of incorporating advanced techniques into the home inspection industry for nearly two decades. My dedication to equipping ourselves with the latest technology, like infrared thermography, underlines our commitment to providing the most comprehensive inspection services in Moscow, Pullman, Lewiston, and Clarkston.

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Limitations

Thermography (infrared imaging) is not perfect and can not see through walls for you. The single biggest limitation is the skill of the thermographer. An inexperienced thermographer can miss anomalies that are significant or, just as bad, misidentified a problem that is not actually there.

Environment plays a large role, too. The best thermographer in the world cannot use an infrared camera to locate a roof leak in the midst of a drought or find insulation voids when interior and exterior temperatures are too close. A wise thermographer is aware of the limitations and informs you of them as they occur.