Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Professional Home Inspection Services. Serving Northern VA and Metro DC
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Sample Home Inspection Report
Thermal Imaging
Moisture Detection in Walls and Ceilings – As demonstrated above, thermal imaging is a great tool that helps to identify water damage in walls, floors, and ceilings. By detecting the difference in temperature between a wet area and a surrounding dry area, thermal imaging can help reveal moisture issues that would not be noted during a limited visual home inspection. Imagining is also adept at identifying areas where the insulation contractor has failed to insulate adequately.
Plumbing Inspections – Water leaks from the plumbing system often go undetected until it's too late and major damage has occurred. We can scan in, under, and around plumbing fixtures in the home to determine if there is active leaking present. Since this tool is not a moisture meter we will use it to find heat anomalies and then pursue the issue further to attempt to determine the source and cause of the leak.
Thermal image scanning can detect temperature anomalies in the plumbing system not visible to the naked eye which may be a precursor to a larger issue. The resulting Thermal Image Scan report can be a great aid for the repair plumber hired to address the identified issues.
Electrical Inspection – Abnormal heating associated with high resistance or excessive current flow is the primary cause of many electrical systems problems. Infrared thermography allows us to see these invisible thermal signatures of impending damage before the damage occurs. When current flows through an electric circuit, part of the electrical energy is converted into heat energy. This is normal. But, if there is an abnormally high resistance in the circuit or abnormally high current flow, abnormally high heat is generated which is wasteful, potentially damaging and not normal.
Infrared electrical inspections find hot spots caused by defects in connections and components. Infrared thermography is used to find areas of excess heat (caused by increased resistance) so that problems can be corrected before a component fails, causing damage to the component, creating safety hazards and productivity loss. Because increased heating is a sign of failure, infrared is the best diagnostic tool available for finding these hot connections in the early stages of degeneration.
Thermal Imaging
The purple area shows water damage to the sub floor