Question for home onsp

[Orlando IR]

I use Infrared for building envelope problems. I am not a home inspector, I strictly do commercial, except for friends... How many of you employ IR in you inspections and why?

[Les]

Count me as one that does not do IR. Got my hands full just doing a good inspection.

Glad you do them 'tho. I suspect your hands are full doing a good IR study.

[mgbinspect]

I don't either. I'm with Les. Got my hnads full already.

[Jim Katen]

Originally posted by Orlando IR

I use Infrared for building envelope problems. I am not a home inspector, I strictly do commercial, except for friends... How many of you employ IR in you inspections and why?

I don't use it. As I understand the equipment, it takes a good deal of time and expertise to interpret the images in meaningful way. My impression is that a home inspector who thinks he can snap some pics and quickly reveal otherwise invisible problems is in for a $10,000 disappointment.

On the other hand, I think the technology is nothing short of astonishing. A well trained and equipped thermographer can save a building owner big bucks.

To incorporate it into a home inspection would probably double the time and triple the cost of the inspection.

- Jim Katen, Oregon

[Orlando IR]

yes it does take training and understanding how a building is built. The downfall I see is < 10k$ imagers are selling like hotcakes to people who have no clue...but these cheap imagers also have a rather poor resolution...