What is a thermal survey?

What is a thermal survey?

A thermal survey uses a special camera that "sees" heat energy or infrared light. Using state of the art thermal cameras we can see problems that cannot be detected by the human eye.

Why a thermal survey?

When you bought your home you may have relied on the services of an inspector or the builder to check for obvious defects. Now that you've lived there for awhile, perhaps your energy bill is higher than your neighbors, or you notice that one or more rooms are colder/warmer than the rest of the house. Before you start on a major renovation project, you should know exactly what and where the problems are before you get out the hammer. With an Energy Doctors® energy audit you will know exactly what and where the defects in your home's energy efficiency are. With our state-of-the-art thermal imaging equipment, we can pinpoint those problem areas such as lack of insulation, improperly installed insulation, water damage, and potential fire hazards that may be present in your electrical system. It makes no sense to replace your heating and air conditioning system and continue to heat or cool the great outdoors. First, you have to determine what's wrong before you can fix it! Armed with this knowledge, and our report, you can then make repairs yourself, or hire a contractor to fix only what's really wrong and not simply be guessing. If you decide to hire a contractor, we will come back to your home and re-check the problem areas to insure the work was done properly. If you are planning to sell your home, Energy Doctors® pre-sale inspection is designed to give a seller confidence that their home will pass scrutiny, that you will not have a last minute inspection surprise, and delay the closing or kill the deal all together. All this and more for usually less than the cost of cleaning your carpets.