Massachusetts Infrared (Thermal) Imaging

CERTIFIED BUILDING SCIENCE THERMOGRAPHER

CERTIFIED LEVEL ONE THERMOGRAPHER

Welcome! My name is David Valley and I want to thank you for your interest in Massachusetts Infrared Inspections. As part of my on-going commitment to reliability for my Home Inspection clients, I am now offering a valuable preventive and predictive maintenance option called…Infrared Inspections, also known as Thermal Imaging. This outstanding technology gives you the ability to actually observe what’s going on behind those finished walls and ceilings of your existing or prospective home?

Thermal imaging (IR) is highly advanced technology that was originally developed by our high tech military for use in enhancing night vision in advanced weapons systems during the Korean War. It was used extensively by our ground forces for general theatre scanning, target acquisition and sighting enemy objects in the midst of darkness.

This truly amazing camera technology is so astonishing, that it is slowly migrating into the residential and commercial inspection field. Thermal Imaging is quite possibly, the most important technology to be utilized in the Residential and Commercial inspection profession today. In the hands of Certified, Trained and Experienced Thermographers (such as myself), an infrared camera allows me to detect hidden issues behind finished surfaces of any building by evaluating the camera’s images and temperature readings.

Everything from faulty wiring (whether it is in the wall or exposed), to the presence of concealed Termites, or concealed wet insulation and Mold build-up will affect the surrounding temperature of a surface. Heat-sensitive photography (IR) can reveal these and many other serious issues that cannot be seen by the naked eye or with conventional or digital photography. My infrared camera enables me to detect extremely small but crucial heat patterns from one area of a structure to another. Even though thermal anomalies are invisible to the eye, temperature variations will clearly show up on my infrared camera’s view screen as “cold” or “hot” spots. These spots will contain color variations along with excessive temperature differentials if hidden issues are lurking behind surfaces of your building. The spectrum's of light will allow me to analyze what’s going on in specific areas throughout your building. As you and I walk through your building, I will be pointing out any areas of concern and then interpreting my camera readings to you.

Without utilizing my infrared camera, there may be hidden defects that can normally go undetected in the course of my standard visual inspection. Infrared cameras are the latest technology being used today for fast, reliable, and accurate building diagnosis in the entire range of building problems. It is now recognized as the most effective and least intrusive of all building diagnostic procedures. Thermal imaging allows me to easily locate an array of hidden building conditions with astonishing speed and accuracy.

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