Reddit reviews Wood Moisture Meter, Dr.meter Digital Portable Firewood Wall Paper Water Moisture Tester, Digital LCD Display with 2 Test Probe Pin and one 9V Battery, Range 5% - 40%, Accuracy: +/-1%, MD812
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【Precise Measuring, Wide Range】Get an accurate reading, every time. With a measuring range of 5% - 40% and an accuracy to within 1%, you'll be sure to know the exact status of your building materials, drywall, flooring, or other materials.【Includes Spare Pins】Don't let a broken pin slow you down. Always have a reliable and working meter thanks to the 2 spare integrated sensor pins we've included for your convenience. Powered by a 9V battery (Included).【Easy-Read LCD】Thanks to the large LCD screen, the Dr. Meter Wood Moisture Meter will keep you in the know with the easy-to-read display. Plus, this Moisture Tester has an ergonomic size so you can fit it in one hand to squeeze into small spaces.【Detect Waterlogged Wood】If you're buying lumber, you need to be sure the materials are in good condition. Protect yourself by using this wood moisture meter to detect possibly waterlogged wood.【Variety of Uses】Whether you're checking on the status of a construction site or thinking about buying new lumber, don't leave it up to guesswork. Use this meter for locating moisture in carpets, sub-flooring woodworking, in the construction and agriculture industries, as well as assessing damage after flooding.
I bought this moisuter meter for $22 on Amazon.
I tried to buy firewood last week and told the guy, "We're just about out of wood for this season. We've got some more wood, but it's too wet to burn now. Do you have anything we can burn next week?" Guy says "Oh yeah, you can burn this stuff today if you want."
He showed up with the first truckload of a cord of wood. I said, "Excuse me for testing, but..." and I stuck the meter into one of the pieces of wood. 37%! That's wetter than what I cut last month! He seemed surprised and curious about what a moisture meter was. I think he had felled it last year and just assumed it was dry, but I don't think he had bucked it until quite recently. I don't need to sort out his intentions, I just brought him to my pile and showed him what seasoned firewood measures at.
If you're burning firewood, a $20 moisture meter is a lot cheaper than dealing with an unexpectedly wet load of wood.
Start at the bottom. Mold needs moisture. Water tends to move down and pool. Moisture meters are not too expensive these days.
I have this moisture meter. It's done well measuring some lumber that is quite wet (~22%), but this is the first time I've bought lumber from an actual lumber mill that kiln dries their wood. The guy at the mill says they dry to 7%. I can't get a reading above 1% at any spot in the wood and at any depth.
To add, the boards milled well through the jointer and the planer with no tear out. However, the resulting sawdust was quite fine and the planer chips were a little brittle.
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Oh ya definitely mildew. And it a lot less than I thought it would be. It'll most likely come off with just a good scrubbing. I highly doubt you have any other moisture problems. But if you want to be extra sure we use a much more expensive version of this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008V6I840/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_l0KIzbSB2HS4T
Is the bathroom on the top floor of the house?
Is there an exhaust fan in the bathroom? If so and it's a older one that's not quite up to snuff anymore I would suggest replacing it or at least cleaning it out.
The slab is about 3" thick throughout. I was told that it dried outside for almost 10 years before being planed and finished, but that was in the Philippines which has a much higher equilibrium moisture content. Also, it was moved from the Philippines to Nebraska. In February. A bit of a temperature change as well.
I bought this $20 moisture meter from amazon, and should be able to report the results this weekend: http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Meter%C2%AE-MD-812-Display-Digital-Moisture/dp/B008V6I840/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458875725&sr=8-1&keywords=wood+moisture+meter
I'm not around enough to do the job myself, and I trust a professional to do the job much better than I. I'll certainly be discussing the options with him though, so I'm very appreciative of your advice. I spoke to a few different people, some who recommended just epoxy and some butterfly inlays in addition to the epoxy. I only got one actual price quote, which was $1,500- that was just epoxy, but of course would include refinishing the table.
I use one of these. My rule of thumb is that typically fresh wood is 25% (wet?) and you want stuff to be in the 5-10% range. I think this can take 6ish months but it depends on humidity, thickness and how you store the wood. I have a big rack of oak slabs that I stacked with sticks in between. I'm no expert though.