How damp is the wall? Our BM31WP moisture meter with appSensor has the answer!

Professionelle Feuchtemessung mit dem BM31WP von TrotecCracks in the masonry, defective roof waterproofing, burst pipes – and you’re already looking at the first damp walls. Property management professionals and tradesmen are primarily interested in one thing: How extensive is the moisture damage, are several walls affected, how damp is the individual wall? Questions that can be answered immediately by using the BM31WP humidity indicator. This measuring device, in combination with the MultiMeasure Mobile app, allows capacitive moisture detection in areas of walls, floors or ceilings that are close to the surface.

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Avoid moisture damage during flooring work: The T3000 multifunctional device supplements the determination of occupancy maturity by means of CM measurement with moisture measurement using the CRH method

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, even if the calcium carbide method (CM measurement) is still the most common method used for measuring the readiness of cement floors for covering, the supplementary CRH method is becoming increasingly important. Outside of Germany, the moisture condition of concrete and cement floors is increasingly described as the ‘’corresponding relative humidity’’ (hence the CRH method). This hygrometric material climate measurement is particularly suitable for carrying out flooring work when the composition or drying behaviour of the cement floor is unclear.

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Exterior Wall Renovation – the Extended Trotec Series 3/4

Today we want to address the topic of “Repainting the house exterior”, and at the same time give the rendering a good beating. While painting your own four (interior) walls is not a problem for most people, painting an exterior wall is a considerably more demanding task. We’ll explain how it’s done, what preparation is necessary and how long the rendering needs to dry before you even think of painting.

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New Trotec design for BM31 Moisture Meter

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Soaking wet? Still damp? Dry now? When the moisture in building materials or wood needs to be checked, our new moisture indicator can readily reveal its strengths. With building work, this applies to checking whether walls have dried out after plastering and identifying damp patches when renovating old properties.

It also applies to its new design …
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Trotec Flood Info: The right moisture measurement after flood damages

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When the cellar is completely under water it is clear that it has to be dried. But what about the floors above? Can the moisture rise via the capillaries? Is the floor construction soaked? Particularly important is the question when the dehumidification will be over and when you don’t have to expect any consequential damages. Another important fact for you to know is to what extent you can make the dehumidification on your own and when it is necessary to ask an expert.

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