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Old 10/10/08, 4:31 PM
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Default Flat roof leak

While running some errands and taking IR pictures throughout the city, I saw a couple roofers on a flat roof looking pretty frustrated. They worked for a large roofing company so I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to get my foot in the door with them.

Although it was raining and I could not tell anything from the top side, once we went underneath I was able to locate two leaks. They were highly impressed with IR technology.......saved them quite a bit of time.

We traded business cards and they said they would tell their boss how helpful I was as well as the benefits of using IR, especially with flat roofs.

The metal decking, water lines, I-beams, etc. was challenging but after switching to various color modes it made it easier locate the leaks.

Jeff

If I can figure out how to do the thumbnail attachment pictures (hint), I will post the pictures.
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Old 10/10/08, 4:33 PM
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go to "go advanced". Click on the paperclip and upload



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Looking forward to your pics...



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Old 10/10/08, 5:19 PM
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Let me see if I can get this right...

flat-roof-leak-007.jpg
Underside of roof,

flat-roof-leak-008.jpg
This leak was in a seam where flat roof changes elevation, there was so much metal that I had a hard time locating this leak.

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Old 10/10/08, 5:23 PM
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Default Re: Flat roof leak

Here are some pictures I recently took......you can probably tell what it is.....
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flat-roof-leak-011.jpg   flat-roof-leak-014.jpg   flat-roof-leak-020.jpg  
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