Thermal Imaging

Do you feel drafts; have high energy bills, or a troublesome water leak? Get the answers you need to correct the problem from a certified thermographer. Advanced Pro Inspections thermal imaging provides your home with a comprehensive infrared (IR) inspection. Equipped with Fluke Systems infrared cameras, utilizing the latest in IR technology, API a Potomac based Infrared business offers a non-invasive means of monitoring and diagnosing the condition of residential and commercial properties.

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Residential Scanning Services
Thermal imaging produces images that are visual displays of the amount of infrared energy emitted, transmitted, and reflected by an object. Infrared cameras scan equipment/structures, and then convert the thermal images to pictures for monitoring or analysis. By detecting problem areas not visible to the naked eye, thermography allows corrective action before costly damage or system failures occur. Infrared thermography has evolved into one of the most valuable diagnostic tools for predicting costly future problems. It is the most economical way used to evaluate energy loss and construction failures.

Foreclosed Properties
When foreclosed properties are fixed up or sale many times problems are covered up. What You Can't See May Cost you down the road. Our Rockville Thermal Imaging Inspection can help find those Hidden Damages.? With a Thermal Imaging Inspection Survey, we can quickly identify problem areas that can't be seen by the naked eye - eliminating all other destructive probing methods. Our infrared survey inspection will pinpoint not only hidden water leaks and current moisture damage but also energy leaks and electrical "hot spots".

*In addition to using thermography during an energy audit, a home buyer should have a scan done before purchasing a house; even new houses can have defects in their thermal envelopes. Home buyers may wish to include a clause in the contract requiring a thermography scan of the house. A thermography scan performed by a certified inspector is usually accurate enough to use as documentation in court proceedings. **

Infrared technology has revolutionized the way we:

• Detect water leaks and their possible origin - walls, ceiling, attic, flooring, roof
• Detect possible plumbing issues such as leaks - blockages.
• Detect electrical issue which can cause potential fire hazards.
• Detect moisture that cannot be physically reached with moisture meters.
• heck energy efficiency - for heating & cooling loss through windows, walls and insulation
• Reducing heating costs
• Checking repair quality
• Detect and prevent mold and decay
• Prevent formation of condensation
• Prevent humidity intrusion in building
• Detect Faulty wiring, breakers and fuses
• Detect Ventilation problems
• Pest control

Results are captured and documented into professional reports, providing tangible proof of our findings that can become important for repair verification.

Rising energy costs

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning costs have doubled over the last years and it looks like they will continue to rise. Legislation pushes the implementation of energy-saving construction technology, materials and appliances for both residential and commercial buildings. Potomac's Advanced Pro Inspections utilizes infrared cameras with special features for building diagnostics which enable easy detection of building anomalies that often result into energy losses. Such cameras eliminate costly inspection techniques that require labor, time and destructive probing. Finding and repairing faulted areas thanks to infrared thermography saves energy resources, time, money and last but not least, provides a rapid return of investment on the infrared survey.

Insurance companies
Building inspection data gathered by an infrared camera provide convincing evidence in property damage settlements. In addition, regular inspection of the building and its facilities allows the insured party to obtain a substantial discount on the insurance contract.

Building contractors, experts and specialists
Planning, control, supervision and documentation of the work becomes an important issue as the building sector is faced with new materials, a growing set of building regulations, ever-shorter time frames to get the job done and, at times, lack of a skilled workforce. The infrared camera enables us to clearly document repairs, restoration, insulation or HVAC works. Thermal images show customers and clients the exact problem and prove to them that the problems were repaired correctly. This evidence adds value to the contractor?s skill and expertise. Moreover, to serve the above-mentioned groups, the infrared camera expands the range of services offered by building sector specialists. Using a building applications infrared camera before every building valuation, transaction, or major HAVC repair maximizes value and minimizes costs.

The Benefits using Thermal Imaging Inspection

• Unbeatable for electrical Fault finding - There is no other technology that is able to identify electrical faults as safely and as quickly as a survey.
• Totally Non-intrusive - A thermography survey is non-intrusive, meaning no disruption to normal business operations.
• Reduction in the cost of breakdowns - As faults are found before they cause equipment to fail, the associated cost of repairs is minimal compared to the cost of equipment failure. Depending on the type of equipment and its location, the cost of electrical failure can run into many thousands of dollars in repairs, lost production, injury claims, etc.
• Insurance Premium Reductions - Increasingly, insurance companies are reducing their premiums to companies who undertake annual surveys. Some insurance companies are now insisting on a thermal imaging survey prior to providing cover.

About the Report
We are proud to provide a quality reporting system in compliance with the ( ASHI ) American Society of Home Inspectors Standards of Practice.

We proudly serve Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia including Rockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Germantown, Frederick, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Washington DC, Fairfax, Arlington, and Mclean among many other surrounding areas with your Home Inspection or Thermal Imaging needs.