Thermal & Infrared ImagingSee what your eyes can't.

How thermal imaging actually works for leak detection.It's not magic — it's physics.

Water (especially water leaking from hot lines) changes the surface temperature of whatever it's touching — drywall, tile grout, subfloor, ceiling material. The change is invisible to the naked eye but obvious on a thermal camera, which reads infrared radiation and converts it to a color-coded image. Cold spots show one color, hot spots another, the rest shows the room's ambient.

We use professional-grade FLIR thermal cameras — not the consumer phone attachments. The resolution and sensitivity matter a lot for actually finding a small leak. With pro gear, we can scan an entire bathroom or kitchen ceiling in 2-3 minutes and immediately see where moisture is.

Thermal imaging is the right tool when the leak is behind something you can't easily open — wall cavities, ceiling above a finished room, behind a tile shower, in a slab without easy access. Combined with moisture meters for confirmation, it lets us pinpoint without any cutting.

• FLIR Pro GearProfessional-grade thermal cameras (not phone attachments) for real sensitivity and resolution.
• Behind-Wall Leak DetectionFind leaks in wall cavities without opening drywall.
• Ceiling Leak TracingWater on a ceiling almost never originates directly above the drip — thermal traces it back to source.
• Under-Floor DetectionCombined with acoustic listening, finds slab and subfloor leaks fast.
• Moisture Meter VerificationAfter thermal locates, moisture meters confirm — gives a yes/no answer at the spot.
• Documented ImageryThermal photos included in your report — visual evidence for insurance claims.