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That $12 moisture meter saved my bathroom reno
Was about to tile over what I thought was dry drywall. My buddy said wait check it first. I grabbed a cheap moisture meter from Ace Hardware. Stuck it on the wall and it read 18% moisture. That's way too high for tile. Would have trapped all that moisture behind a shower wall. If you're doing any bathroom work seriously borrow one of these first. Cost me 12 bucks and probably saved me a thousand in mold repair. Anybody else got a cheap tool that punched way above its weight?
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jamie7948d ago
That $12 moisture meter saved my bathroom reno" is exactly the kind of thing that makes me wonder why we don't test more stuff before jumping in. It's wild how a cheap tool can catch a problem that would cost you way more later, but people skip the simple checks all the time. Honestly, this applies to a lot of things in life - spending a little time or money up front usually beats paying for a big mistake after.
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sanchez.blake8d ago
Totally, I read somewhere that most DIY fails come from skipping the cheap test first.
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