Thank you. There is a lot of disproportionate misinformation as to the use of moisture meters so its as well to read widely and take a view as to when to use one rather than follow an ideology.
Great demo. Could moisture meter be set by damp proofers or used in a manner to indicate a high reading on a wall, therefore let us believe we have a damp issue? Greatly appreciate your help.
Thanks for the video Geoff, but surely as an experienced surveyor, a damp meter would be the very last piece of evidence you would rely on. Damp meters should never be used to solely to diagnose damp. Most surveyors starting outside the building, would be taking notes, ready for what they may, find evidence of internally, and then gather evidence internally. All surveyors work differently I know, but there are other tools to help diagnose the situation. Thermal hygrometer, thermal camera are also reasonably helpful in some cases. I think it’s great that you are demonstrating, what a damp meter is and why it should not be relied on in isolation. Thanks Geoff.
Hi Jill. Thanks for your input. I completely agree with your point that a moisture meter should never be the only piece of evidence used. I hope the demonstration has not given that impression. However it can be used to help quickly establish the patten of damp to assist in isolating various forms, and is very useful on basic visual only inspections to draw a surveyors attention to where evidence may have been covered over. From that perspective, I would not relegate it to the last port of call. I do agree that if someone is doing a building pathology exercise they should have much more evidence and equipment to accurately diagnose. Sadly this is often not the case. Thanks again for raising this very important point
You Need a surveyor to part with their experience as there are so many inexperienced surveyors out there doing surveys,it’s rather scared really. Thanks for everything I am grateful for all help your have given me thank you.
Good video well presented and informative
Thank you. There is a lot of disproportionate misinformation as to the use of moisture meters so its as well to read widely and take a view as to when to use one rather than follow an ideology.
Very helpful video thank yoi
Excellent video.
Great demo. Could moisture meter be set by damp proofers or used in a manner to indicate a high reading on a wall, therefore let us believe we have a damp issue? Greatly appreciate your help.
Thanks for the video Geoff, but surely as an experienced surveyor, a damp meter would be the very last piece of evidence you would rely on. Damp meters should never be used to solely to diagnose damp. Most surveyors starting outside the building, would be taking notes, ready for what they may, find evidence of internally, and then gather evidence internally. All surveyors work differently I know, but there are other tools to help diagnose the situation. Thermal hygrometer, thermal camera are also reasonably helpful in some cases. I think it’s great that you are demonstrating, what a damp meter is and why it should not be relied on in isolation. Thanks Geoff.
Hi Jill. Thanks for your input. I completely agree with your point that a moisture meter should never be the only piece of evidence used. I hope the demonstration has not given that impression. However it can be used to help quickly establish the patten of damp to assist in isolating various forms, and is very useful on basic visual only inspections to draw a surveyors attention to where evidence may have been covered over. From that perspective, I would not relegate it to the last port of call. I do agree that if someone is doing a building pathology exercise they should have much more evidence and equipment to accurately diagnose. Sadly this is often not the case. Thanks again for raising this very important point
@@geoffhunt6646 hi Geoff, on the contrary I thought you did a great job, people
You Need a surveyor to part with their experience as there are so many inexperienced surveyors out there doing surveys,it’s rather scared really. Thanks for everything I am grateful for all help your have given me thank you.
The real question is can anything else that you may find in the fabric of a wall give a low resistance between the 2 points, like salts in the walls?
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