Are you considering renovating your home, or trying to get a CCC and need a simple way to prove the appropriate bracings, studs and nogs are in place? Using our infrared cameras is the quick way! As you can see in the thermal imaging photo below, there has been alterations to this wall which the home [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Are you looking for the best price on a new or used thermal imaging camera? What are all the different models of infrared cameras available for sale in NZ? We are in the business of using our thermal imaging camera to inspect houses and image electrical switchboards, but we seem to get regular emails from people asking if [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The longer the leaky home crises goes on, the more I see plaster home owners getting pushed down into a hole by some inspection companies… even if their home isn’t leaking! Why do I bring this topic up? Let me start by saying a thermal imaging camera is accurate and doesn’t lie… it is what it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Residential thermal imaging is becoming increasingly popular in NZ… and it’s amazing what the infrared camera will find in the hands of a certified thermographer! It’s eye opening when you walk into a multi million dollar home that the builders haven’t quite finished off as one would expect… especially when the home owner has absolutely no [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Do you have a computer data centre that your company relies on to make money? Having access to your data is absolutely critical, and the last thing you need is a shutdown due to an overheated component. Periodic thermal imaging inspections of your data center should be seriously considered in your regular maintenace scheduales. As of late, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Thermal imaging surveys are what we do everyday right across NZ! Everything you need to know about thermal imaging in right here on this website. Since the new requirements from several insurance companies for an electrical thermal imaging survey prior to issuing an insurance policy on commercial buildings, enquires through our website have surged dramatically. Some companies [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What kind of damage can a leak or moisture ingress really do to your home? How is the structural integrity of your load bearing walls? Recently during a thermal imaging inspection of a plaster clad home built in the late 90’s, I came across an unwanted finding with the infrared camera. Can you see what’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Are your contractors fixing the gib to the ceiling joists correctly? Our infrared equipment can instantly detect how ‘spaced’ the screws and fixings are behind just about any gib lined wall (See photo below). Recently I got a call from Auckland City Council regarding a dwelling that had been erected without council approval. What the council wanted me to find [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The source of leaks vary depending on structure in the area… and some can get really expensive to find! This leak below was costing the company money by the minute. Recently I got a call regarding a leak in several suites at a particular Hilton Hotel in NZ (I won’t name which one for privacy purposes). The short story [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Great! This thermal imaging website has been given a ’5 star’ rating! Out of all the infrared websites around the world, the information on this website has caught the eye of some of the ‘big guns’ in the infrared world. Here’s the criteria the association uses when selecting a website for this award: “Web sites bearing the 5 Star Web site logo [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Here is exactly why you should consider a thermal imaging scan on the home you intend to buy… When buying a home, one of the first things you need to do is determine if the home is leaking, and if there is any moisture issues that could cause future problems for you. A thermal imaging [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Do you live in a home that has cracks in the cladding? Cracks in any type of cladding can let in water… please view the thermal imaging photo below: Yesterday I had a special request from an Auckand home owner who had noticed a crack appear in his monolithic plaster cladding. We only perform infrared inspections from the inside of the home [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Do you have butanol waterproofing on your deck? If you have a leak in a room under a deck, there is a way to find the leak fast… Recently I was called out to a home because the builder couldn’t detect where a leak was coming from. Although he suspected the deck was the issue, it was a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Is there leaks or moisture hiding behind the walls of your future home? When buying a home, 100% of the financial risk is on you. Wise home buyers do not take any short cuts during the pre purchase inspection process. There are many homes for sale in New Zealand that look great and are of solid construction, but there’s also many homes that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Please find a thermal imaging photo below of a leak behind a toilet wall. Was it the toilet as first thought? Whilst performing a thermal imaging inspection on a home in Dannemora, Auckland yesterday, I came across an interesting leak that further confirms that leaks don’t always originate from the ‘obvious’ location. This photo below shows a leak that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Looking for a simple way to locate hot water pipes behind your wall? Depending of the location of your hot water cylinder, the hot water pipes may run behind a wall in an area you would least expect. Water leaks do occur on the ‘hot water side’ of the cylinder (as opposed to the mains cold [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Here’s another example of the interesting things we can detect while thermal imaging your walls! Whilst performing a moisture inspection on a home in Panmure, Auckland (using thermal imaging), we came across an interesting discovery… Whilst renovating the property, the previous home owners had glued the gib board over the top of a brick wall. This isn’t anything [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In New Zealand, thermal imaging isn’t a statutory requirement, but there are more and more insurance companies, building inspectors and risk management specialists that are catching onto the significant benefits of predictive and preventative maintenance programs using thermal imaging technology, not otherwise recognised in statutory obligations. Standard thermal imaging procedures involve interpreting and producing images across a range of applications, such as electrical monitoring [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The process to take the next step, and book in a thermal imaging scan of your property is simple. Here’s how it works: 1) Pick up the phone and give us a call 7 days per week. We give you a live ‘locked in’ quote over the phone based on the size of your home [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )We are a certified thermal imaging consulting service in NZ. View our full list of services here We specialise in: Building inspections for signs of leaks and moisture Electrical Inspections: In-plant inspection of - transformers, bus; switchgear, fuses, circuit breakers, cable trays Mechanical Inspections – Predictive maintenance applications Read a detailed list of our inspections here
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Now you can see LIVE how thermal imaging works in your home to detect moisture and cut heating bills! Some NZ home owners may not be aware of what thermal imaging is, and how it actually works. Below is a link to a live demo that featured on prime time news… using the exact same [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Why should you pay full price for a thermal imaging inspection if there isn’t any problems in your home! There are two types of home infrared scans our company can undertake… Every home owner has different inspection needs, from a basic leak detection right through to a complete detailed report. Get a ‘Quick Scan’ first! A quick [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A home inspection using a certified thermal imaging camera operator could certainly save you from buying a house full of water! If you suspect mold, moisture or missing insulation in your home, a thermal imaging camera could potentially pick up the source of the problem within minutes… saving you time & money. The actual camera used in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The economics of our infrared inspections has an excellent payback on average, be it a homes, factories or power plants. A large US based company who has performed 1000′s of infrared inspections reported an average payback of 4:1. This means that every dollar invested into an IR inspection results in $4 saved. We perform PREDICTIVE and PREVENTIVE maintence inspections, meaning [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Moisture inspections are critical in NZ due to the wet climate. We conduct non-invasive thermal imaging moisture inspections for both current home owners and pre purchase inspections. Here’s an outline of why you should consider NZ Leak & Heat Loss Detection Ltd to perform a moisture inspection on your property … Current home owners – [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )If you’re interested in getting a thermal imaging ‘building envelope’ inspection on your home, it’s important that you have a small understanding of how thermal imaging works and what you’re actually getting for your money. Here’s what’s actually happening in the pictures you see on this website… Everything you see around you (objects), be it a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Here’s a simple run down on why we use the cameras we do, and why a thermal imaging inspection on your home could be more effective early in the morning or late in the afternoon, rather than the middle of the day… The problem with our real world environment is that for a majority of [...]
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