Andrew Rynhart is the CEO of Tramex Ltd. For more than 40 years, Tramex, has been an international leader in design and manufacturing of moisture and humidity meters. Tramex invented and developed the first ever non-destructive moisture meters and today continues to innovate, design and manufacture moisture meters for building inspection to the highest standards of precision and durability in a variety of industries such as water damage restoration.
Remote monitoring has been a buzzword in the restoration industry for a several years. In case anyone reading this is not familiar with it, remote monitoring means setting up sensors on site so that data can then be viewed with a mobile device or computer in real time.
In the restoration industry, the level of understanding of moisture in building materials is generally very high. However, there is a tendency to treat concrete with suspicion and it is not uncommon for waivers to be used to reduce liability for the drying contractor.
When drying concrete after water intrusions, it is important to monitor and measure the moisture content of the concrete in two phases: First during the drying phase; and again after the drying is complete.
