Nobody would worry about moisture in wood, if it would not be for shrinking and warping or the danger of mold development. Both problems have made the moisture content in wood an important factor. The first step in the prevention of moisture problems is knowing the moisture content of wood. But, it is actually not […]
Read More >The Ligno-DuoTec BW is a dual-depth pinless meter for wood floors, bamboo, and gypsum. The meter in pinless mode also gives comparative readings of concrete and other materials (Photo 2). The Ligno-DuoTec BW meter can be used with the RH BluePeg Probes to measure ambient conditions of air and in-situ RH probes in concrete. Taking […]
Read More >Ever wondered how to remotely monitor moisture with precision, efficiency, and quality in your operations? Meet the Lignomat Wireless Data Logger – your all-in-one solution for accurate, hassle-free monitoring of wood and building material moisture, EMC, and temperature. Its ability to provide real-time data, monitor critical parameters, and facilitate remote monitoring makes it an essential […]
Read More >When placing a floor covering over concrete slabs, a contractor must first evaluate the concrete to ensure proper acclimation has been met. We often use two different methods for evaluating moisture in materials: a qualitative analysis and a quantitative analysis. Qualitative vs Quantitative Analysis Often times with a moisture meter we describe the scale as […]
Read More >On-site or with remote Access With over 40 years of experience, we are one of the industry leaders in measuring moisture accurately and reliably. This knowledge was combined with the latest wireless technologies to develop the data logger BL2 series and the wireless monitoring systems. Our monitoring systems can measure: – Wood moisture, bamboo, […]
Read More >We recently had a customer call us with a problem. He was called onto a site where the floor had cupped and boards were twisted. He wrote us that he inspected a wood floor, ¾ x 5 inches, stapled down, upstairs over plywood. Consumer told him the species was Teak. The ¼ and ¾ depth […]
Read More >Water in concrete is presented in three stages: as free water held by capillarity, as absorbed water held by surface forces and as bound water held chemically. The ideal method of moisture measurement should quantify amounts of these three states, but this is a difficult task because moisture in concrete is not uniformly distributed, and […]
Read More >When a once beautiful hardwood floor all of a sudden shows defects, changes in wood moisture are most likely the reason. Even small changes of moisture in hardwood floors can have a large impact, when hundreds of boards are laid side by side. Common Causes for Moisture Problems – Floor planks were not dry at […]
Read More >One of our local customers brought a wide-plank engineered floor. Some of the floor planks were cupped, while other pieces had hairline cracks. We used a dual depth meter to obtain moisture measurements. The cupped pieces were measured at the 1/4″ depth setting and the wood group setting of the hardwood wear layer. The moisture […]
Read More >Pinless moisture meters only give accurate percentage moisture contents, when the readings are corrected for different wood species or for the material being measured. In addition, the measuring depth is important. Most meters are calibrated for a fixed measuring depth of ¾” deep. Dual-depth scan moisture meters are available with 2 independent sets of calibrations, […]
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