Pre-Renovation Thermal Diagnostic Scan — Toronto GTA

Pre-Renovation Diagnostic in Toronto GTA

RenoHouse offers FLIR pre-renovation thermal diagnostic scans for Toronto and GTA homeowners planning a kitchen, bathroom, basement, or whole-home renovation. A pre-renovation thermal scan happens BEFORE demolition begins — it identifies hidden plumbing leaks, electrical hot spots, missing insulation, water damage, frozen-pipe risk, and other problems that would otherwise be discovered (expensively) once walls come open. The scan informs the renovation scope, prevents budget surprises, and often pays for itself many times over by catching issues early. <strong>Why this is the highest-ROI thermal service we offer.</strong> The single most expensive moment in any renovation is when demolition reveals an unexpected problem mid-job — a leaking shower pan that has rotted the subfloor, a knob-and-tube circuit hidden behind drywall, missing insulation in the wall we just opened, an undersized water-supply line. By the time the discovery happens, half your demolition budget is spent and the contractor has to stop, re-quote, and add days/weeks to the schedule. A $395 pre-renovation thermal scan that finds these issues before demolition begins routinely saves $4,000–$15,000 on the project. <strong>What we look for.</strong> Plumbing wet-walls (under sinks, behind toilets, in tub/shower assemblies) for leak indicators. Drain-stack penetrations through floors and walls. Electrical panel and circuit thermography (especially aluminum-wiring branch circuits). Hidden HVAC ducts and supply trunks routed through walls or above ceilings. Insulation continuity in exterior walls and ceilings. Frozen-pipe vulnerability in exterior-wall plumbing. Subfloor moisture under flooring. Roof-leak migration above ceiling. Air leaks at attic hatches and rim joists. <strong>Pricing.</strong> Pre-renovation thermal diagnostic scan: $395 (credited toward the renovation contract). Includes 60–90 minutes on-site, FLIR thermal scan, moisture-meter readings, pencil-sketch of pipe/wire/HVAC behind walls (where detectable), and a written recommendations memo with scope-adjustment notes for the renovation quote. The $395 is fully credited if we do the renovation. <strong>Lead-to-renovation conversion.</strong> 60–80% of pre-renovation thermal scans convert into the renovation contract — by the time we've spent 90 minutes diagnosing the customer's walls, the trust-and-insight investment usually closes the deal. Customers regularly comment that they feel "informed instead of sold" after the scan. Average converted ticket: $25,000–$80,000 (kitchen reno), $15,000–$40,000 (bathroom), $50,000–$150,000 (basement finish or whole-home). <strong>What we deliver.</strong> Branded PDF with thermal images (MSX overlay), moisture readings, pencil-sketch of detectable in-wall services, prioritized recommendations memo ("these issues should be addressed during the renovation," "these can be deferred," "these require specialist follow-up"), and a scope-adjustment annotation against the original renovation quote. Insurance-friendly format if any findings end up triggering a claim during demo. <strong>Honest scope.</strong> Pre-renovation thermal does NOT replace traditional structural / drainage / engineering review for major renovations. We do not perform sewer-line video inspection, structural framing assessment, asbestos sampling, or geotechnical soil testing. For major demolition or load-bearing wall removal we recommend a structural engineer (we coordinate referral). The scan is a thermal diagnostic supplement that catches what visual quoting misses. Serving Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Oakville, Burlington, Etobicoke, Scarborough, North York, and all GTA communities. Call 289-212-2345 to book a pre-renovation diagnostic scan.