A home inspection is mostly a visual process. An inspector walks the property, operates what can be operated, and reports what can be seen. Thermal imaging adds a second layer to that work because it shows temperature differences the naked eye cannot pick up. An...
Thermal imaging, also called infrared scanning or IR, uses a specialized camera to detect surface temperature patterns throughout a home. A normal photograph records light; a thermal camera records heat. That difference lets a trained inspector read a wall, ceiling,...
A thermal imaging camera detects thermal radiation rather than light, which is why it can show very subtle temperature differences across everything in view. Point one at a wall that looks perfectly uniform and you may see warm patches, cool streaks, and odd shapes...
A regular camera records light. A thermal imaging camera records heat. That single difference explains why infrared tools have become standard equipment on many professional inspection trucks. Every object with a temperature above absolute zero radiates infrared...
Thermal imaging is a non-invasive technique that uses infrared technology to detect heat emissions from objects and turn them into a picture a person can read. Instead of depending on visible light, a thermal camera picks up infrared radiation and converts temperature...
