We Offer Free Moisture Testing With Your Building Inspection and Report
It is important to include moisture testing in your building inspection. No house is a hundred percent water tight. With factors of construction era, Auckland’s exposure to heavy rainfall, and lack of maintenance, this percentage decreases. Moisture can gain access in extreme weather events and start deterioration without being noticed until too late. If not detected early expensive repairs are required with extra costs for Council and architects involvement. Depending on the year constructed and material used, this can speed up the deterioration process and create an unhealthy living environment.
Innohome can assist you with non-invasive moisture inspection. This is where no harm is done to your home while being able to detect areas of elevated moisture. We are able to target specific high-risk areas. We have extensive knowledge of materials used in the past, design failure, construction knowledge and modern technology. Because of Kevin extensive knowledge of building materials used in the past, he can advise on the best repair option as well as required maintenance schedules to halt moisture deterioration before it spreads.
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Non-Invasive Moisture Testing Meter T660
The T660 is one of the most commonly used non-destructive moisture meters in New Zealand. Industry building inspection professionals as well as home owners, real estate agents, insurance assessors trust this meter.
The T660 is a professional instrument for nondestructive determination of moisture content distributions. And will detect in areas up to a depth of 4 cm from the surface. It’s prime use is for locating moisture problems in homes and building materials such as timber/wood, gib board, concrete etc. As a quality instrument that is “Made in Germany”, the T660 is impressive in terms of its digital precision without the disadvantage of drift in measured values exhibited by comparable analogue instruments. Damp and dry wall and floor areas can be detected by permanent real time display of the measured values. In addition, the device is suitable for preliminary inspection and location of areas for further investigation.