water infiltration basement IR

[David A. Andersen]

He may not be NACHI Infrared Certified but he's good!!!!!!

He isn't a Level III, so he can still do Home Inspection!

[Brandon Clark]

Originally Posted by Scott Dana

Brandon, how wet were the exterior conditions? Had it been raining actively or for several days prior to the inspection. Good catch.

Well the first picture was just leaks from a pipe that was running above that corner. Who knows how long the leak had been active.

I'll attach some images of the pipe that was running above the corner. You'll notice the red area(plumbing pipe) running along the ceiling and into the corner, then the blue moisture areas going down the wall.

I always cut all the water in the house on at once and let warm(not hot, so I don't run out) water run for about 10 mins. Then I do all my Infrared scans so I can see where the plumbing pipes are and if any are leaking. I also mark any drain lines that stand the chance of being punctured from hanging a new flat-screen TV with blue painters tape.

On the 2nd image, it had rained about 6-7 days before the inspection. The ground outside was dry but at a negative slope so the area was obviously adsorbing a good bit of moisture.

[mthomas2]

Patrick, take a look here: (This is the beta of next version of the site, not all links are not active, but this article is not on the old site...)

Infrared Inspections Of Basement Water Damage, Paragon Property Services Chicago

[Brandon Clark]

Originally Posted by mthomas2

Patrick, take a look here: (This is the beta of next version of the site, not all links are not active, but this article is not on the old site...)

http://www.paragoninspects.com/articles/infrared_top_page.php#3

That's a good looking site! Good illustrations and examples of everything.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Brandon -

What camera are youse using?

[Brandon Clark]

Originally Posted by dbowers

Brandon -

What camera are youse using?

I'm using the FLIR B400. I'm very impressed with the images it's been giving me.

The only thing I dislike about the camera is the electronic zoom. I'm finding myself spending tons of time zooming and auto zooming and waiting for it to auto-zoom. I feel like I'm wearing my camera out from zooming it to death. If they made some form of manual zoom you could attach to the lens then the camera would be perfect.

I'm hoping a wide-angle lens will eliminate a good portion of my zooming and time trying to get the best image.

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by mthomas2

Patrick, take a look here: (This is the beta of next version of the site, not all links are not active, but this article is not on the old site...)

http://www.paragoninspects.com/articles/infrared_top_page.php#3

You have some very good stuff on your site Mike.
Thanks for pointing that out lately.
Credit where it is due.(Good job, Great show).