Rented a thermal camera. What's normal and what's not?

I have a electric baseboard heated house, slab on grade foundation, located in the PNW. We have a cold house, but we chalked it up to having bad insulation problems. But everything seems...ok? Is it normal for the bottoms and tops of walls to be this cold? Most of these rooms had the heat OFF when the pics were taken, to highlight the temp differences. I'm beginning to think I don't have any serious drafts, just low R insulation, or maybe the concrete slab foundation is radiating cold? Thoughts? submitted by /u/CheapComb [link] [comments]

Feb 22, 2025 - 01:20
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Rented a thermal camera. What's normal and what's not?
Rented a thermal camera. What's normal and what's not?

I have a electric baseboard heated house, slab on grade foundation, located in the PNW.

We have a cold house, but we chalked it up to having bad insulation problems. But everything seems...ok? Is it normal for the bottoms and tops of walls to be this cold? Most of these rooms had the heat OFF when the pics were taken, to highlight the temp differences.

I'm beginning to think I don't have any serious drafts, just low R insulation, or maybe the concrete slab foundation is radiating cold?

Thoughts?

submitted by /u/CheapComb
[link] [comments]