When it comes to identifying efficiency problems and other problems invisible to the naked eye, thermal imaging is a vitally important tool for home inspectors. That’s because by detecting temperature shifts and irregularities in your home, we can hone in on where to search for potential problems. While thermography inspections don’t let us look through walls, they do offer vital information. Imaging, combined with the expertise of an experienced civil engineer, help paint a fuller picture of your home’s current condition.
Please Note: While thermal imaging is a powerful tool for inspectors, you should note that it is not a catch-all for every problem. Rather, it’s one tool amongst many used by trained inspection professionals, like Habib Othman, P.E., of Bullseye Engineering Inspection. Thermal imaging is more of a powerful investigative tool to identify temperature anomalies, which have a wide range of sources and causes. In other words, it helps point us in the right direction and indicates a problem that deserves further examination.
