Bathtub leaks into the dining room, Home Inspector saves the Day!

The job of a home inspector is to provide the most precise and in depth information that is feasible for the time and cost.  Part of my service includes thermal imaging and it still surprises me that I am still the only inspector in Salem, Oregon that is taking advantage of this pocket ace.

Thermal imaging has been an absolute game changer for the home inspection industry. About eight years ago my wife and I bought our first home in Salem, Oregon. At that time I worked in construction and I was a pretty hand dude but I knew very little about furnaces, electrical systems, plumbing and many other integral parts of a typical home.

The home inspector that we hired, requested that we not show up till the end of the inspection. I didn't really like that advice so I showed up went he began his inspection. That excuse for an inspector spent about 45 minutes in our 1950's fixer and didn't say more than a dozen words to me, even though I was asking him questions constantly. He didn't even introduce himself!!

Upon moving in we realized that the furnace didn't work, the bathtub had a leak and the shower head barely had enough spray to get you wet!

A year pasted before I learned of thermal imaging and how their were a few inspectors across the country that were using this wonderful technology to offer more and better knowledge for their clients. I took the leap and became a home inspector.

Yup. That's a leak in this new house

Yesterday I inspected a new home and if not for my fancy little camera my clients would not of known about a plumbing leak. The leak was in the upstairs master tub and it had not caused any finish damage yet......

Equiped with the knowledge that I provided my clients were able to save the ceiling in their kitchen/dining room, the flooring in this area and all of the headaches that go along when you have to do major repairs to your home.