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Moisture content in floor

awec · 2020-07-09 17:49:44

Had a guy round today to check on our floors as we have the corner of one board damaged (looked like water damage). Anyway he took a moisture reading of the floor (ground floor) and said it was about 3%, which he said was a lot higher than he’d expect. The house has been lived in for a year, and I’d estimate the floor was…

09-07-2020 5:49pm

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Had a guy round today to check on our floors as we have the corner of one board damaged (looked like water damage). Anyway he took a moisture reading of the floor (ground floor) and said it was about 3%, which he said was a lot higher than he’d expect.

The house has been lived in for a year, and I’d estimate the floor was probably poured summer 2018 or maybe just after.

Is this a high level of moisture, and if so what could it indicate? Or is it nothing to worry about, just needs more time to finish drying?

He said the moisture rating was high but not high enough to cause the damaged floor.

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