Spent $80 on a moisture meter before redoing my bathroom floor

I was about to lay down some new vinyl plank in my bathroom and almost skipped checking the subfloor. My buddy kept saying to get a moisture meter, so I grabbed a basic one for around eighty bucks. Turns out there was a slow leak from the toilet seal that had soaked a section near the wall. The wood felt dry to the touch, but the meter showed it was way over the safe limit. If I had just laid the floor over it, I would have had mold and a ruined floor in a few months. Fixing the seal and replacing that bit of subfloor cost a little more, but it saved a huge headache later. Has anyone else had a tool like this catch a problem you totally missed?

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the_ben3d ago

Eighty bucks seems like a lot for a one time check.

linda6583d ago

Wait, eighty dollars for a single check? That's crazy, @the_ben. What kind of check even costs that much? You could buy a whole meal for a family with that money. It better be printed on gold leaf or something.