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MEP USER GUIDE
Wood Flooring
a. Excess moisture in wood flooring or concrete sub-
floors can cause major problems.
b. For instance, if installed with excess moisture,
the wood can subsequently shrink leading to job
failure.
c. If a wood floor (solid, laminated or engineered) is
installed above wet concrete the wood can absorb
moisture emitting from the concrete causing the
wood to swell and buckle and even cause struc-
tural damage to the building.
d. When vinyl or other impervious coverings are
applied over wet concrete, the result can be failure
of the adhesive and blistering of the surface.
Adhesives
The presence of different species, treatments,
adhesives, etc., within products such as plywood,
particleboard, OSB (oriented strand board),
laminated and engineered woods will affect
measurements. If in doubt please contact us and, if
you wish, we can work with you in developing your
own calibration for a specific product.
Your Moisture Encounter Plus can be used to measure
the moisture content of the wood floor to ensure it
meets specification. Likewise it can be used to check,
on a qualitative basis, through the floor covering, to
identify elevated moisture in the substrate.
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