Energy Efficiency (Heat and Energy Loss)
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I understand that everyone works hard for their money, and no one wants to see it wasted — especially on high energy bills. What many homeowners may not realize is how much of their hard-earned dollars are escaping through gaps and cracks in their homes. Heating in the winter and cooling in the summer can be expensive, but with the right steps, you can significantly reduce those costs.
A professional infrared home energy-efficiency inspection is an excellent first step. This advanced inspection pinpoints exactly where your home is losing energy, highlighting areas that need improved sealing or insulation. By addressing these problem spots, you can enjoy a more comfortable home year-round while lowering your energy bills. Let me help you stop energy waste and start saving money today!
Various building envelope issues can lead to substantial heat and air conditioning loss, causing your hard-earned energy dollars to slip away in an inefficient home.
My infrared camera enables a comprehensive energy efficiency inspection of your home by identifying and mapping areas where conditioned air is escaping. Common air leaks typically occur around wall penetrations, including windows, doors, and vents, as well as at transition points between insulated walls, ceilings, and floors.
Using thermal imaging, I can detect even the smallest insulation gaps and hidden breaches within your walls and ceilings. I’ll pinpoint exactly where your home is losing valuable energy—and where your hard-earned money is slipping away. My infrared inspection identifies these problem areas with precision, enabling me to recommend the best way to insulate them with minimal disruption to your home's surfaces. This ensures your heating and cooling systems operate at peak efficiency for years to come.
While there's no direct access to the ceiling cavity, infrared imaging reveals areas with missing insulation.
An infrared scan reveals an hot radiator transferring heat to the exterior.
Infrared imaging detects missing insulation above this ceiling
An infrared home energy efficiency inspection can uncover issues caused by poor design, subpar workmanship, or material failure. With rising heating fuel costs, my energy audit can pay for itself in as little as a year. This inspection is essential for addressing a wide range of concerns in a typical home...
1) Enhance your standard home inspection with my infrared services. This valuable add-on is available for an additional fee and is not included in the standard inspection cost.
2) You can hire me as soon as your newly constructed home is completed, while it’s still under the builder’s warranty. I can also conduct infrared scans at various stages of construction. In many cases, builders may dismiss moisture stains on basement walls as 'construction-related,' but it’s important to verify this before your warranty expires.
3) If you own an older home with high energy costs due to excessive drafts, I can identify the precise areas where cold air is entering your living space. Once these areas are pinpointed, I recommend consulting a building contractor to address the insulation issues. All findings, along with detailed thermal images, will be compiled into a professional thermal imaging report for your convenience.
4) An infrared energy inspection can quickly identify missing insulation behind your finished walls and ceilings. Once detected, you can hire an insulation contractor to address these problem areas. All inefficient spots will be clearly documented in a professional energy efficiency report. During the inspection, I’ll also guide you on how to improve insulation in specific areas without the need for extensive wall or ceiling removal.
5) I can identify potential mold issues behind walls and ceilings by detecting moisture-related problems. It’s crucial to address any moisture issues promptly. While infrared imaging does not directly detect mold, it effectively reveals conditions that could lead to mold growth.
6) Infrared thermography provides a unique way to assess the energy efficiency of your HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems, including the condition of ductwork hidden behind your walls and ceilings. This inspection also helps identify any leaks in vent pipes, reducing the risk of dangerous carbon monoxide poisoning.
These windows may look great visually, but infrared imaging reveals three areas where the thermal barrier is compromised.
As you can see, an infrared energy efficiency inspection makes it much easier to accurately identify problems throughout your home, rather than relying on guesswork without the infrared camera. It also allows me to explain my findings more clearly to you, the homeowner, instead of 'speaking another language.' As one of my past clients put it perfectly, 'These infrared images help my eyes understand what my ears are hearing.' Now that makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
The dark blue areas highlight missing insulation in this ceiling
Thermal imaging, combined with digital photographs, provides a clear understanding of the issue and helps guide you in making targeted repairs with minimal disruption to your home. My comprehensive energy efficiency report will also serve as a valuable tool for communicating with your building contractors. Simply present the report, and they will gain a clear understanding of the issues after reviewing the detailed images. After the insulation upgrades are completed, you can contact me for a final infrared scan to verify the quality of the work before making your final payment.
While it looks perfectly fine in the left-side image, the infrared scan reveals missing insulation.
Allow me to guide you through your home as my infrared camera reveals hidden insulation issues within the walls and ceilings of your home or business.
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