About Thermal Inspections

CHI is proud to be the first home inspection company throughout West Virginia to offer this great service. With ITI, we can provide you insight into issues that other inspectors couldn’t possibly detect. Fewer than 5% of home inspectors in the USA utilize ITI, but it can save you BIG BUCK$ in the long run. Items such as moisture intrusion, leakage, electrical issues, and other issues, can be passed over when behind walls, panels, or covers. But with ITI, your risks are realized during your inspection.

What Is Infrared Thermal Imaging (ITI)?

Infrared thermal imaging has been widely used in government and commercial applications, with specific use by the military (night vision), search aircraft (night vision/heat sensing), fire departments (to locate occupants and/or injured fireman through heavy smoke), manufacturing (to determine operation values of motors, drives, and other electrical and electronic devices, as well as insulation values and level indicators for storage tanks), and much, much more. Only in more recent times has this technology become affordable enough for use in the residential sector.

As you will see in the pictures below, there are several uses for ITI in a residential setting. In the home inspection market, this technology aids inspectors in noting temperature patterns or anomalies that may be the result of leakage, improper insulation or sealing practices, wood-destroying-insect damage, and other issues not typically visible with the naked eye. Thus, the use of ITI can help a home inspector to conduct a more thorough inspection, further protecting their customers from otherwise unknown concerns.

Lack of Insulation	Wet Ceiling	Hot Breaker
Duct Leak	Insul & Wet Wall	Pipe in Slab
No Insulation	Condensation on Duct	Condensation Freon Line
Moist Ceiling	AC Air in Floor	Hot Spot Furnace