Thermal Imaging Cameras

A thermal camera renders surface temperature as an image. Damp material loses heat through evaporation, so water tracking inside a slab or behind plaster frequently shows as a cooler plume — often metres from the stain that prompted the call. It is the fastest way to survey a large area and decide where to investigate properly.

Leakproofs by Betterwork specifies and applies materials from this range across residential, commercial and industrial projects. Which one is right for your building depends on what the deep-scan inspection finds — the defect, the substrate and how much the structure moves — not on which product is best known.

What this range covers

Product types and systems within Bosch thermal imaging cameras:

• Handheld thermal imaging cameras
• Building envelope survey cameras
• Thermal cameras with on-board image storage
• Cameras for damp and insulation surveys

Where it is used

Terrace and roof surveys before the monsoon, ceilings below leaking bathrooms, external elevations with suspected wall seepage, and basements where the entry point is not visible.

How we choose between them

Resolution and thermal sensitivity decide how small a defect you can resolve and how faint a difference you can see. For most building work a mid-range detector resolution is sufficient, because you are looking for a wet plume rather than a hairline. What matters more in practice is surveying at the right time of day, when there is enough temperature difference between inside and outside to produce contrast at all.

Every recommendation we make is written down before work is agreed, alongside the reason for it, so you can compare quotations on the same technical basis rather than on price alone.

Related waterproofing services

• Terrace waterproofing
• Wall waterproofing
• Bathroom waterproofing
• Roof waterproofing

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