Limited General ITI Scan

Richardson Home Inspections offers advantages to you over typical inspectors who lack our Infrared Thermal Imaging (ITI) Technology. In fact, fewer than five percent of home inspectors even use ITI technology, yet what we find using ITI can help you save hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars per year by identifying moisture, insulation and electrical issues before they pose a bigger risk to your fiscal or physical well being.

Richardson Home Inspections offers a Limited General ITI Scan that can be included with a standard visual home inspection. Here are just some of the areas where this technology can be beneficial:

Detecting latent moisture Identifying missing or mis-applied insulation Pinpointing significant air infiltration/exfiltration Identifying leaky or poorly insulated ducts Detecting overheated or overloaded electrical components Detecting wood destroying organism activity Identifying structural defects

What’s included in a Limited General ITI Scan?

Richardson Home Inspections will perform a non-invasive infrared thermal imaging scan to measure the surface temperature and the temperature differences or variations of the visible, safely accessible, and readily accessible portions of the following:

	Interior and exterior walls
	Interior ceilings and floors
	Doors and windows
	HVAC equipment and distribution systems
	Main electrical and sub panels
	Representative number of outlets and switches

All of the atypical thermal anomalies will be documented in the Limited General ITI Section of your Inspection Report and will be accompanied by both natural (visible light) and infrared photographs where applicable.

Example #1: The above Thermogram and associated digital image were taken from within an attic and shows the underside of a roof deck. The Thermogram shows three "cooler" areas (dark blue/purple hue) on the roof deck. The thermal patterns are consistent with roof leaks and the all three areas were confirmed wet by using a handheld moisture meter. This discovery was found during a General ITI Scan while conducting a standard home inspection. Without the benefit of ITI technology, this situation could have gone unnoticed for some time!

Example #2: The above Thermogram and associated digital image were taken from inside a home and shows an upper wall section of a foyer. It was clearly evident from the visual water stains on the wall that active water infiltration was occurring. However, what was not evident is that someone tried to cover up this water infiltration by recently painting the affected area. The Thermogram shows the extent of damage and the “paint” patterns of spreading the moisture across the wall area. This was also found during a General ITI Scan while conducting a standard home inspection.