Definition: Thermal imaging is simply the process of converting infrared (IR) radiation (heat) into visible images that depict the spatial distribution of temperature differences in a scene viewed by a thermal camera. In layman’s terms, and at CSFTS, we use a thermal Imaging camera to pinpoint where undrained water is lying in wait to cause damage […]
Thermal Imaging
Water Detectives: Using Technology to Find and Repair Water Ingress Issues
Our ancestors built their shelters to protect themselves from rain or snow. We do the same today, but with far more complex dwellings. We still must protect ourselves from the same enemy: water. A friend of ours renovated his bathroom with new tiles. Two years later the entire wall of his bathroom collapsed suddenly. The […]
The Small Stuff Doesn’t Have to Become the Big Stuff
Many of the visits we at CFSTS make to homes often turn into examinations and consultation of small incidental issues – the kind of issues that a homeowner may see as requiring expertise to assess and fix. We truly enjoy helping homeowners understand how the components of a building fit and work together. But driving […]
