infrared thermal imaging: ADVICE FOR HOME BUYERS: Infrared Imaging Finds More For Homebuyers During Home Inspections! - 03/12/10 01:27 PM
Randy King - Mankato Home Inspector shares information about infrared thermal imaging (ITI) technology used during home buyers inspections.   

Just this past fall after extensive training we finally launched infrared thermal imaging (ITI) technology into our already large array of home inspection tools and services. During our standard home buyer's inspection we give each home ITI scans, and you would be suprised what a well-trained infrared thermographer coupled with an experienced home inspector can find. Below you can see some of the images also called thermograms retrieved from a recent inspection.
 
What you are seeing in the pictures above and below are … (4 comments)

infrared thermal imaging: ADVICE FOR HOME OWNERS: The Wind Inside Your Home - 01/10/10 06:14 AM
ADVICE FOR HOME OWNERS:  The Wind Inside Your Home!


Do you have a place or room in your house where you feel a breeze? Most of us refer to these "winds" as drafts. A draft makes a room or particular spot uncomfortable in more ways than one. Cold air blowing into the room lowers the temperature. If some unlucky person happens to be sitting in a windy spot, they will be quite chilled.
Most of the time these chilly little breezes are felt but rarely do they give their location away. An occasional blowing curtain or a dust bunny … (0 comments)