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Old 11-04-2006, 12:06 AM   #1
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Moisture meter

Anyone know where I can get a typical moisture meter with pins that is not digital? I'm looking for the type that has the meter with red/yellow/green. Not the cheapo ones....

Last time I knew, they were about $100 or so.

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Old 11-04-2006, 02:32 AM   #2
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Talk to your paint store, they can order you one if they don't stock them, I got mine from SW
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SWP, Hardware Store/Home Center/Building Supply that carries paint
Dunno what SWP charges, prolly too much

Try Ring's End Lumber
Should be more like $50
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Old 11-05-2006, 08:34 PM   #4
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I saw one where I bought my new Bar-b-que. $50 cdn
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Old 11-06-2006, 08:18 PM   #5
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Most affordable Moisture Meter

Please, please, please.....

Do yourself a financial favor and go to Amazon.....and do a search for one.

There are MANY models on there for under $100.00

Just used mine last week on a basement remodeling job...
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Just used mine last week on a basement remodeling job...
Do you like it better than your nail gun? I've never seen a moisture meter that will shoot nails.
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Do you like it better than your nail gun? I've never seen a moisture meter that will shoot nails.


...actually, what happened was that the HO is acting as the GC for this job. He had water issues for years in the basement. Things finally went haywire and he had a drainage system put in all around the basement perimeter with a sump pump.

Anyhow, he wants us to put in a laminate floor too. He went to the flooring store and they made a 'big issue' about the moisture in the basement...the concrete floor, how he needs to wait and make sure that everything is properly dried out. (I understand and agree with all this), but...They made him nervous...trying to sound real technical to him ...why?....(Because they were trying to get the installation work instead of us)
Well, I got my moisture meter out and had him walk around with me and read the meter for himself as I put it on various areas of the concrete and on the new and old wood studs down there. Everything was bone dry! ...

Needless to say, he gave the install job to us....
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I get dreamy-eyed when you talk all scienticifical like that.
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E bay is the source for items like that...where else can you get a Delmhorst meter for under $50?
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...where else can you get a Delmhorst meter...
I thought he was looking for a moisture meter
(It's easy enough to count Delmhorts by hand)
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been looking on ebay...there's a good selection out there, thanks for the suggestion--keep forgettin' to go there
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