Warning: Bought a $50 moisture meter for curb furniture. Total waste.

Found a solid oak dresser left out in the rain. Spent the cash on a meter to check for rot before hauling it. Thing gave a false dry reading, wood was mush inside. Anyone got a better way to check stuff that's been outside?

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iris_green8414d ago

Honestly, that seems like a lot of fuss over free furniture. If a piece looks solid and passes a simple poke test, it's probably fine. Those meters are meant for building lumber, not for checking every rain soaked dresser on the curb. Sometimes you just have to take a small chance or let it go.

ben43614d ago

Yeah my buddy got burned the same way... he found a nice looking table and his meter said it was fine. Brought it home and a week later the leg just crumbled. We ended up just using a small pocket knife to poke at the wood in a hidden spot. If the blade goes in easy or you get brown mush on it, you know it's rotten. Those meters are useless for stuff that's been soaked.