My uncle told me to never use a moisture meter on a slab, just go by feel

Thomas West · 2026-03-09T16:30:07.180858+00:00

Ignored him on a job in Tampa last month and the meter saved us from a $4k glue failure. Anyone else get bad advice from an old-timer that you're glad you didn't take?

schmidt.casey7mo ago

What other outdated advice has he given you?

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abby_martin287mo ago

Outdated advice" like that will cost you real money, trust your tools over old stories.

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eric_carr7mo ago

Yeah, I had a guy tell me to just listen for the hollow sound when tapping for delamination. Used a meter instead and found a huge section the tapping totally missed. That old school feel stuff doesn't cut it when you're on the hook for a callback.

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