Équerre Inspection Commercial
thermography
514-894-5977
Commercial thermography division · Greater Montreal

Commercial Thermographic Inspection in Montréal

Find trapped roof moisture, envelope deficiencies and heat loss before they become major repairs. Professional thermographic surveys for property managers, roofing contractors and condo boards, with no demolition and no downtime for your operations.

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Our services

Commercial thermography from A to Z

Commercial roofing is our specialty. We also cover the envelope, water infiltration and electrical overheating, from a single building to a full portfolio, without stopping your operations.

Primary Service

Commercial Roof Thermography

Our specialty: we identify thermal anomalies consistent with possible moisture beneath the membrane, helping target areas that require further investigation or intervention.

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Building envelope

Walls, joints, windows and thermal bridges read with the camera across the entire building.

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Water infiltration and hidden moisture

We locate thermal anomalies that may indicate hidden moisture behind finishes, without destructive investigation or unnecessary disruption.

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Electrical overheating

Panels, switchgear and connections running hot, caught before the failure or the fire.

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Drone thermal mapping

Large roofs, building portfolios and multi-building sites covered fast and safely.

Third-party verification after work

An independent survey that documents post-work conditions and helps identify any remaining thermal anomalies.

Located deficiency map

Annotated, located thermal images, ready to present to your board or your contractor.

Annual portfolio review

Year over year tracking to plan your budgets and feed your reserve fund.

Our expertise

Every inspection in detail

Five ways to use the thermal camera to protect a commercial building. In every case: no demolition, and a clear, prioritized report.

Roof inspection

Temperature swings are hard on a roof. Even with no visible leak inside, water that seeps into the cracks degrades the materials and ends up attacking the elements underneath the structure: insulation, concrete, structural members. Periodic inspections extend the life of the roof and keep your building's maintenance costs predictable and under control.

Rather than sending someone to walk a roof that is hard to reach, we fly it with the thermal drone: the anomalies are located, documented and prioritized.

Drone surveys carried out in partnership with the Centre de thermographie du Canada.

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Building envelope

Roof, cladding, foundations, finishes: the condition of the envelope decides the maintenance bill on a commercial building. The problem is that entire sections are hard or expensive to reach.

Aerial thermography produces a complete thermal picture of the building: every façade and every corner is read in one pass, problems surface early and preventive work extends the life of your infrastructure.

Drone surveys carried out in partnership with the Centre de thermographie du Canada.

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Leak detection

Water infiltration gives no warning: by the time the stain shows on the ceiling, the damage behind it is already done. The thermal camera helps identify thermal anomalies that may be consistent with hidden moisture behind the finishes, without destructive investigation: the building stays intact, no demolition and no exploratory repairs.

We identify thermal anomalies associated with moisture intrusion, correlate them with visual observations and site conditions, and trace them back to the probable origin. You see how far the water has spread and where the wood is at risk, before it turns into a claim.

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Electrical inspection

Electrical inspection by thermography is predictive maintenance: connection faults, insulation breaking down and overloads all show up as heat before they fail. Switches, transformers, motors, breakers: anything running hot stands out in the image.

This type of inspection is also requested as part of preventive-maintenance programs, risk management or insurance requirements. Once the problems are identified, you fix them precisely, before the outage or the fire.

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Heat loss

A commercial building that loses its heat means heating and cooling paid for nothing, staff who are less comfortable and electricity costs that keep climbing. The losses can come from anywhere: degraded insulation, tired joints, dock doors, windows. The thermal camera helps locate and compare areas showing abnormal thermal performance.

From the ground or by drone, we map the air infiltration and exfiltration in your building, then hand you the prioritized list of what is worth correcting.

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The deliverable

Seeing is understanding

Not just thermal images. A located, prioritized deficiency map your property manager, roofer or condo board can act on.

The visual walkthrough

To the naked eye, the building looks perfectly fine.

Real capture

The thermal image

Thermal anomalies may be consistent with moisture beneath the membrane and are interpreted in the context of survey conditions.

Illustrative example Tens of
thousands $
in replacement deferred, when conditions allow

The result

A targeted repair instead of a full replacement.

Every mandate ends with a map of located, prioritized deficiencies that answers four questions: where is the problem, how serious is it, what should be repaired first and what can wait.

Real images

What the camera sees from above

Thermal captures taken by drone on real buildings. Every colour is a temperature: this is how we identify anomalies that may indicate moisture and heat loss before they become visible to the naked eye.

ColdHot
Residential

A roof letting the heat out

The roof reads pale while the rest of the building is cold: the heat you paid for is going through the insulation instead of staying inside. Read: redo the roof insulation before touching anything else.

Apartment building

The whole envelope at a glance

Balcony slabs, window frames and joints show up one by one. Every thermal bridge on the façade is visible without going up in a lift. Read: we target the slabs and the frames to redo, one elevation at a time.

Commercial portfolio

Water trapped under the membrane

Thermally anomalous areas may indicate possible moisture within the roof assembly and can be targeted for further verification. Read: we target the patches for verification, not the whole roof, and we document the rest for the next budget.

Industrial

A full site covered in one flight

Roof, walls and equipment covered in the same flight, with no scaffolding and without stopping operations below. Read: a single visit ranks the whole site by order of urgency.

Captures taken with the thermal drone in partnership with the Centre de thermographie du Canada. Each image is then cross-referenced with the visual photo before it goes into your deficiency map.

Why thermography

The advantages, plainly

No damage to the building

We identify thermal anomalies that may indicate hidden moisture or conditions conducive to mould growth, without destructive investigation.

Better energy performance

Heat loss, insulation deficiencies and thermal bridges located and documented using infrared imaging.

Less risk

Roofs, electrical and mechanical systems, foundations: the problems are caught before the failure, the fire or the water damage.

Maintenance costs that stay low

A problem caught early is a small repair instead of a full replacement.

The hard to reach spots, covered

The thermal drone flies over whatever is too high, too far or too risky to reach.

A record that backs your decisions

Every anomaly is documented, located and prioritized in your deficiency map.

An asset management tool

Find deficiencies today to better plan tomorrow’s investments

Push back a costly replacement

By helping identify areas potentially affected by moisture, repairs can be investigated and targeted more efficiently.

Plan your fund over 5 to 10 years

By documenting the thermal condition of your roofs and your envelope, you build a capital spending plan backed by data, not guesses.

Protect your warranties

An independent thermal survey before and after the work documents changes in observed conditions and can identify potential residual anomalies.

All of it with no demolition and no downtime for your operations.

Who it is for

Built for professionals responsible for buildings

Maintenance budgets to defend, a reserve fund to feed, asset performance to hold over ten years: those are the decisions a thermographic survey is built for.

Property managers and asset owners

A pre-winter envelope survey and an annual roof review to control your operating costs and feed your capital plan.

Facility and portfolio managers

A thermal picture building by building to decide where the maintenance budget goes, without climbing every roof.

Roofing contractors

Your independent verification partner. Give your clients a post-installation survey, without hiring a full-time thermographer.

Condo boards and co-ops

A specialized envelope audit to prevent hidden water damage and support the planning of your work and your reserve fund.

Engineering firms and building consultants

Located thermal data to feed into your reports and recommendations, without buying the equipment or training a thermographer.

Appraisers and commercial real-estate professionals

The real thermal condition of a building before a transaction, a refinancing or a management handover.

We serve Greater Montreal, the South Shore, the North Shore and Laval.

How it works

From survey to actionable report

1

We plan the survey

We target the roofs, the envelope or the risk areas of your building or your portfolio, and we pick the moment when conditions give reliable data.

2

We sweep with the thermal camera

On site, or by drone for large roofs, without stopping your operations.

3

We analyze and cross-reference

Every thermal image is cross-referenced with the visual photo to pinpoint each anomaly.

4

You receive the deficiency map

A clear, annotated and prioritized report, ready to present to your board, your insurer or your contractor.

Conditions matter as much as the camera

Thermography requires suitable environmental conditions. We schedule each survey according to roof construction, weather, temperature differential, wind and solar exposure to maximize data reliability.

  • Indoor/outdoor temperature differential
  • Weather conditions
  • Wind
  • Solar exposure
  • Recent precipitation
  • Roof construction
  • Materials and surface conditions

Accreditations and certifications

Recognized accreditations and full insurance. Enough to support a fair price and reassure a manager or a condo board.

Commercial Thermography

Technical partnership with the Centre de thermographie du Canada

Commercial and industrial mandates that require advanced accreditation are carried out with the Centre de thermographie du Canada and its certified Level III thermographers.

Thermal drone surveys

Large roofs, property portfolios and multi-building sites covered from the air.

Full professional liability insurance

Issued by La Souveraine.

Building Inspection

Category 1 inspector certificate

Certificate no.: 5874-7742-T1

AEC in Building Inspection Techniques

Member of the APCHQ

Practice compliant with the BNQ 3009-500 standard where applicable

Residential buildings. Practices for inspection ahead of a real estate transaction.

Régie du bâtiment du Québec
Joffrey Lajoie
About

Joffrey Lajoie

With more than 20 years of management experience, I founded my inspection company on a rigorous, structured approach built for informed decision making.

I hold an AEC in Building Inspection and Safety Techniques, so I work from recognized training and solid field experience. Thermography fits the same approach: advanced measurement tools and specialized imaging to give a clear, objective and reliable picture of your building or your portfolio.

For mandates that require advanced accreditation, I work in partnership with the Centre de thermographie du Canada and its certified level III thermographers.

My commitment: deliver precise, useful and actionable information, in full independence.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How soon do we receive the report?

The delivery time is confirmed as soon as the survey is planned, based on the size of the mandate. A manager needs to decide fast, and our analysis method is built for that.

Can you cover a portfolio of several buildings?

Yes. For large roofs and multi-building sites, we add drone thermal mapping to cover more ground faster and more safely.

Does the survey disturb our tenants or our operations?

No. Everything is done from the surface and the exterior, with no demolition and without stopping your activities.

Can the report support our reserve fund?

Yes. It documents the real thermal condition of your envelope and your roofs, enough to support your planning over 5 to 10 years.

Do you work with roofing contractors?

Yes, as an independent verifier. A third-party post-installation survey documents observed conditions, helps identify potential anomalies and can support warranty documentation.

Plan your commercial inspection now

One building, a doubt, or a whole portfolio to assess? We get back to you quickly with the next steps and the right time to run the survey.

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