What's happening here?

[David P. Valley]

My kids are nagging me to tickle them, before they go to bed.

I'm going to let you all ponder over these pics and I'll see if some late night HI's can tell me what's going on with this house......

[Peter C. Russell]

I don't know, it's not vinyl, not cement, not aluminum......

Is it pine, what else comes in 4''?????

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Well, I did say wood the first time. A new siding out there I haven't seen yet or what. ?

Marcel

[Peter C. Russell]

Is it Masonite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That would explain it.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

David, the tickling helped, I think I will be right behind your kids. ha. ha.

Thanks, this was educational.

Marcel

[sradabaugh]

Asbestos tile

[sradabaugh]

Originally Posted by dvalley

Yes, that is one defect. Which is pretty obvious to an experienced Thermographer.

Not true. An experienced thermographer would know enough to know he didn't have enough information. Level I certification does not include taking accurate temperature measurements. Level II thermographers are qualified and trained in this. I would wipe out those temps before handing this over to a client.

[jwisecup]

Is it hardboard composition siding with moisture issues?

Awww-We have to wait till tomorrow to find out Dave, you are a tease.

I have a good one from an energy audit I did tonight and will post it tomorrow.

[jrivera]

Originally Posted by jwisecup

Awww-We have to wait till tomorrow to find out Dave, you are a tease.

I have a good one from an energy audit I did tonight and will post it tomorrow.

Aaahhh............who's the tease now!!!



Mic

[asargisian]

Originally Posted by dvalley

I can say it's 10:00 AM and it 34 Degrees F outside.

No sun reflection on this side of the house, the sun is reflecting the other side of the house at this time. Complete shade....

Older home with vinyl siding walls, looks like no insulation or very little, heat loss around the A/c unit, tree is in the way of the IR measurements, what was the day sunny or cloudy. what was the wind speed, was the sun directly behind you..hmmmm lots of unanswered questions,
the wind might be hitting the wall with a low temp outside. There is alot to know about this reading... Daveeeeeeeeeee lol spill the beans

[asargisian]

Originally Posted by jwisecup

Is it hardboard composition siding with moisture issues?

Awww-We have to wait till tomorrow to find out Dave, you are a tease.

I have a good one from an energy audit I did tonight and will post it tomorrow.

Jamie who's course did you take for energy auditing ??? I'm going to go through Kaplan In may, flying to AZ for 2 days..

[Joe Farsetta]

Moisture intrusion as condensation, and hidden mold.

[jwisecup]

Originally Posted by asargisian

Jamie who's course did you take for energy auditing ??? I'm going to go through Kaplan In may, flying to AZ for 2 days..

It was the CMC home energy tune up thru Kaplan, also. I flew to Houston cause I didn't want to wait till May. I have a flyer going out in the utility bills for my town tomorrow-hopefully get some work while people are still paying 400-500 hundred dollar energy bills.

great info-good class!

[jwisecup]

Originally Posted by jrivera

Aaahhh............who's the tease now!!!



Mic

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by prussell

Is it Masonite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That would explain it.

Originally Posted by jwisecup

Is it hardboard composition siding with moisture issues?

Congratulations to the both of you.

It's masonite siding with major moisture issues.

I arrived at the inspection yesterday, and simply touched the siding and my finger and it went right through the siding. This siding was moist as a rag. So I thought that this moisture issue would make some awesome IR images, so I broke out camera.

You can see in the digital picture on post #9 , that the siding is expanding throughout except where the nails were placed.