Is your home plagued with drafts, cold walls, freezing pipes, ice dams, excessive heating costs, or condensation?

Your residence could be affected by one or more of these common problems:

Stack Effect: Even small gaps in your home’s building envelope can allow significant amounts of heated air to escape (exfiltration). As warm air exits the upper parts of the building, cold outside air is sucked in at lower levels to replace it (infiltration). Family members may complain of drafts, cold spots and other discomforts. The escaping warm, moist air condenses when it contacts colder surfaces in the building envelope, creating moisture build-up inside walls and building materials.

Insulation Problems: Moisture rapidly reduces the insulating power (R-value) of wall and roof insulation, causing large year-round energy losses that can be accurately detected with infrared thermography. Our building envelope inspections also verify the proper installation of insulating materials. If your home has wet, missing, misplaced, or compressed insulation, our certified thermographers will pinpoint and document the problems so you can plan the most cost-effective repairs.

Infrared building envelope analysis is the only proven nondestructive method for troubleshooting these and other heat loss and moisture problems. Home owners use envelope testing to save millions of dollars every year by reducing energy costs, minimizing structural damage, preventing mold, and protecting their families’ health and comfort. An Infra-red Analyzers heat loss survey can help you:

• Reduce heating and cooling costs
• Locate causes of frozen pipes and ice dams, and excessive icicles
• Pinpoint missing, damaged or wet insulation
• Identify sources of air and water infiltration
• Detect conditions likely to support growth of mold and mildew
• Document construction-related heat loss problems
• Boost energy efficiency and reduce your home’s carbon footprint