|
Home > FREE
Home Help > Article Archive
by Wally Conway,
Host
of the Home and Garden Show on WOKV
Way back when people were living in caves, the cave inspector behaved
much like regular home inspectors do to this day. They brought light
into the cave to see what they could see. As time went on, the tools
to produce light got better and better.
Cave inspectors got light into the cave with a torch, log cabin
inspectors got light into the cabin with a lantern, and today's
regular inspectors get light into your home with a flashlight. Interestingly,
the light of the torch illuminated the walls about as well as regular
inspectors illuminate your walls with a flashlight. They can only
see what is visible.
 But
what if you could see what is INVISIBLE?
Beyond the visible light spectrum is the infrared spectrum. Infrared
is invisible to the naked eye. But with state of the art FLIR infrared
cameras, tech savvy inspectors can now SEE what is invisible to
regular inspectors.
In simplest terms, FLIR infrared cameras represent temperature
readings as a full color image. This results in a clear image to
distinguish a wet wall from a dry wall, a hot wire from a cold wire
and a damaged duct from an in tact duct.
Infrared technology makes it simple to comfort a homebuyer. Regular
inspectors inspect a wall and it may look fine. But a common question
by the buyer might concern moisture inside the wall, or maybe the
presence of insulation. With the infrared camera, an inspector can
confirm for the buyer that all is well. And as we all know, what
buyers want most is peace of mind.
 Peace
of mind does not come from a regular inspector raising questions,
and then leaving them unanswered. Peace of mind comes from knowing
precisely what the visual symptoms really mean. That level of confidence
can only be reached with the use of an infrared camera in the hands
of an ASHI Certified home inspector. It is little wonder that FLIR's
infrared cameras have been called the most significant advancement
in home inspections since the invention of the flashlight!
Along with the homebuyer gaining great peace of mind, real estate
agents have gained a superb ally in the quest to manage liability.
The more accurate the information provided to the homebuyer, the
less likely an unseen problem would result in a claim against the
agent. Why would an agent refer a home inspector did not use this
risk reducing technology on every inspection?
Now that the future of home inspection is here, a new level of
customer satisfaction is also here. It is important to us all that
we learn to understand, embrace, and integrate the very best for
our customers into every transaction.
Copyright © Florida HomePro, Inc. and Wallace
J. Conway. All rights in all media reserved.
About the Author: Wally Conway is your weekly Host of the Home
and Garden Show on WOKV, and author of the book "Secrets of the Happy
Home Inspector", available at GoHomePro.com.
Wally's expertise and experience has been sought after by HGTV's "House
Detective", DIY Network's "Finders Fixers", the National Association
of REALTORS®, newspapers, and corporations. As a speaker, writer, and instructor,
Wally blends the right amount of up-to-date information with just the right
amount of humor, insight, motivation, and real-world application. Visit WallyConway.com
for more information!
Reproduction of this article: Permission is granted to use this article
in any media provided that the article is reproduced in its entirety as shown
above, with the authors resource box/bio included including links to http://www.gohomepro.com
and http://www.wallyconway.com
as the original publisher.
|
|