I purchased one of these about a decade ago to find rafters. It doesn’t work. Irregularly, non-repeatable locations were given with each pass. I still advocate sending someone into an attic to measure prior to drilling any holes. That obviously doesn’t work on all roofs.
Matt Matt Partymiller General Manager Solar Energy Solutions, LLC 877-312-7456 m...@sesre.com From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of jay Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 12:57 PM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: [RE-wrenches] rafter finding tool Here is one tool I’ve heard good things about but haven’t used due to its cost. https://www.tools-plus.com/bosch-d-tect150.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwjqT5BRAPEiwAJlBuBdm0kOK0NaHB6538vIe8z0wTQcCvOw_klWeKGxelJTmtIh9YQQZa2xoCrLQQAvD_BwE Jay On Aug 4, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Jason Szumlanski <ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com<mailto:ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com>> wrote: I have a Flir One and tested it extensively on Android. It works great in Florida in the morning when there is a big temperature differential, but only good enough to get a general idea of location and truss direction. As soon as the roof surface heats up and the attic temperature stabilizes, it's completely useless. I abandoned the whole idea. Jason Szumlanski On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 2:19 PM Solar Energy Solutions <solarenergysoluti...@yahoo.com<mailto:solarenergysoluti...@yahoo.com>> wrote: We have spent a lifetime hoping, searching, dreaming of an easy and affordable means of finding roof rafters. Has anyone used the Flir One for smart phones with any kind of success to accomplish this task??? P.S. We are well aware of how inexpensive hammers are! Andrew Koyaanisqatsi President Solar Energy Solutions, Inc. The BRIGHT CHOICE Since 1987, helping you and your Portland neighbors move towards an environmentally sustainable future. 503-238-4502 www.SolarEnergyOregon.com<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/a154428328de10b4b07062a2dbfd6fc239c0cfd2?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.solarenergyoregon.com%2F&userId=1613865&signature=4bbef9f72bc4e3ae> _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/e8fd54447025a8f6f7381715e29c40090b60374c?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.re-wrenches.org%2Foptions.cgi%2Fre-wrenches-re-wrenches.org&userId=1613865&signature=600c22124e761d8c> List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/f4da49f6f16eafe698f7f10e0ce70600cbcaf502?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.re-wrenches.org%2Fpipermail%2Fre-wrenches-re-wrenches.org&userId=1613865&signature=79c1cf9103fd4703> List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/606eee785d2c65237c1fa97d1b2b4c6a0cac0e4c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.re-wrenches.org%2Fetiquette.htm&userId=1613865&signature=45c1a2aae5baa51f> Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org<https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/068991d2b48eb375f2de14d03c2c2d18fa2d38a5?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.members.re-wrenches.org&userId=1613865&signature=326d731818c0232d> [https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/2e5d72c50d34aa40249b89c998c3a5abd54d22ab.png?u=1613865] _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm> Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org<http://www.members.re-wrenches.org>
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