Thermal Loss and Building Energy Envelope Performance.

Heat travels from warm to cold temperatures. In the summer, heat wants to "get in" to your air conditioned home or building. In the winter, the heat you paid dearly for wants to "get out" to the cold. It is a battle of physics. How is this battle defeated? Insulation.

The question is what and where to insulate. Enter InfraRed Thermography. When there are differences in temperatures. the thermal imager can "see" the areas needing more or improved insulation.

The image on the left shows missing wall insulation below a light switch and next to a fiberglass insulated door. Outside air temp 96° F, inside air temp 76° F (we can perform these types of inspections when there is a 10° F delta in temperature between inside and outside, warm or cold)

The image on the right shows a standard un-insulated attic pull-down stair. Attic temp 146° F, inside air temp 76° F and outside air temp 96° F.

The image to the left shows an un- insulated wood 4 panel door with decorative lights. Outside air temp 96° F, inside air temp 76° F.

Notice the difference to the door in the image above? Wood alone is not a good insulator.

Replacing inefficient wood doors with insulated fiberglass or metal doors is a good investment. With energy prices out of sight, replacement costs can be recovered quickly.

Using Thermographics in conjunction with an Energy Savings Tune-uP® , you could save as much as 25% on your energy bill. Learn more about our EnergySavings Tune-uP® at Cedar Hill Home Inspection.

We are a certified Energy Tune-uP inspector.

We are a certified level 1 thermographer. We use industry leading FLIR® equipment and software.