House detective: moisture meters sniff out trouble before it grows.(SiteLines: dispatches from the field) From: Tools of the Trade | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Rudd, Bob | COPYRIGHT 2004 Hanley-Wood, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

I built homes for 15 years before closing up shop to focus on remediating moisture and mold incursion problems. While I have specialized moisture meters to cover every situation I face, I use two types of meters the most--surface and pin--and recommend them for builders to identify if there is a moisture problem, potentially a mold problem, and how widespread it is.

The surface meter works like a stud finder and can read about 3/4 inch deep. The pin meter reads much deep...

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