| Here's some interesting information regarding your own | | | | your home for signs of moisture could be the best |
| home that you may not have thought about in the | | | | investment you could make in your home. Not only is |
| past... | | | | timber rot and decay a potential problem, but a moist |
| Do you realise there could be mold sitting behind the | | | | damp home is also an unhealthy home. |
| wall nearest to you right now? The problem with most | | | | Ask yourself this... "Do I honestly know if there is |
| home owners is they have absolutely no idea what's | | | | moisture ingress in the insulation and/or wall cavity in |
| behind the walls in their home. It usually takes visual | | | | my home that could be affecting my health?" If you |
| signs of moisture ingress through your interior walls to | | | | answered "no," then it may be in your best interest to |
| take action on a problem that you 'just noticed'. The | | | | type these words into your preferred search engine |
| interesting part is that by the time you notice any issue, | | | | "thermal imaging leak detection" to find out more. |
| it's too late... the problem would most likely have been | | | | Most home owners think that thermal imaging |
| manifesting for weeks or months before you noticed it. | | | | cameras are used on helicopters for car chases at |
| Thermal imaging (in combination with a moisture meter) | | | | night. This thought is correct, but now infrared thermal |
| is a relatively new method for detecting signs of | | | | imaging cameras have been tweeked to perform |
| moisture ingress in the wall of your home long before | | | | non-invasive leak and heat loss inspections on your |
| the issue becomes visible to the human eye. Detecting | | | | home! It's fast, efficient and could save the equity in |
| leaks early in your home with thermal imaging could be | | | | your home from being absorbed into repair costs |
| compared to you or I visiting the dentist... if you slacken | | | | caused by late leak detection. |
| off and don't get a regular check up, you develop | | | | TIP: When buying a home, always get a 'moisture and |
| holes and rot in your teeth which requires big $$$ to | | | | leak' building inspection in addition to your standard |
| fix! Your home is no different. | | | | building inspection. Most building inspectors don't carry a |
| Undetected moisture behind your walls can rot the | | | | thermal imaging camera, so you may need to hire both |
| timber framework and cause structural integrity issues | | | | types of professions in your pre purchase process. |
| in a given area. | | | | Don't buy a lemon! |
| Using a local certified thermal imaging inspector to scan | | | | |