It would seem to me that a more practical approach might be to
buy/rent a set of night vision goggles or a night vision scope.
Rand E.
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Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> The last couple of weeks in the new/old house with bitter cold
> temperatures and howling westerly winds have pointed out that this
> 1950's house is full of holes.
>
> I discovered before we moved in that there was no insulation in the
> walls and paid a couple thousand to have cellulose blown into the walls.
> All seems to be pretty much for naught since, when the wind howls,
> cold air comes rushing past window seals, electrical outlets and other
> wall openings and probably numerous points I have yet to discover.
>
> Can IR film help me here? I've never had any desire to use IR film for
> anything but have considered that it might point out the egress points
> if not the ingress points. But maybe it's totally impractical. Or maybe
> it can only show how successful I might have been in plugging holes
> found the hard way by showing before and after shots.
>
> Any advice or references for locating and plugging holes and other heat
> loss points on a 1950's brick ranch house will be appreciated whether it
> involves IR film or not. Based upon what seems to be flowing down
> through the walls I suspect there are numerous attic holes that need to
> be plugged in the spring. I ain't going up there now!
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
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