Can a leak be found without breaking walls

In most cases yes. Thermal inspection is non-destructive and locates the wet area from the outside, so if chiselling is eventually needed it is focused on one point instead of trial and error.

Who is responsible for a leak coming from the shared roof

Damage originating in common property is generally the responsibility of the building committee and the building policy, and damage originating in a private unit falls on its owner. Documentation that pinpoints the ingress point is what settles this question in practice.

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Water and Moisture Damage Assessment with Thermal Imaging

Water damage is the most common type of claim, and the hardest to prove. Thermal imaging finds water trapped behind plaster, inside roof insulation and under flooring, and shows how far the damage actually spread, well beyond the visible stain.

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How it works

Why the stain on the wall is only the edge of the damage

A visible damp stain is the point where water reached the surface, not the boundary of the wet area. In practice moisture spreads inside insulation, behind plaster and under flooring far beyond the stain. A thermal camera detects the temperature difference water creates and maps the full wet zone. That matters twice over: to claim for the real damage, and to avoid repairing only the visible part and finding the problem returns.

Sudden leak vs. prolonged moisture: the argument that decides compensation

Property policies tend to cover a sudden, accidental water event and to exclude slow, ongoing seepage. So most water-claim disputes are not about whether damage exists, but about what kind of event caused it and where it originated. Orderly thermal documentation showing the point of ingress and the spread pattern is exactly the material needed to support the position against the insurer's adjuster. The insurance interpretation itself comes from an adjuster or lawyer, and our job is to make sure they have something solid to stand on.

Leaks from a neighbour and in common property

A large share of water damage in apartment buildings originates in a shared roof, shared plumbing or an adjacent unit, and there the question of who is responsible immediately becomes the question of who pays. Aerial documentation of the shared roof together with a thermal scan of the walls locates the point of ingress without dismantling or chiselling, giving the building committee and the residents a factual basis instead of an argument between neighbours.

What you receive

Thermal moisture map of the full wet area
Location of the ingress point without dismantling or chiselling
Aerial documentation of the shared roof and facade
Report signed by a certified thermographer (ITC)
Evidence package prepared for submission to the insurer

Frequently asked questions

It shows the point of ingress and the direction in which moisture spread, which is the basis for establishing the source of the damage. The professional interpretation is given by a certified thermographer, and the claim itself needs an adjuster's or engineer's signature.