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The meter says the slab is wet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440333687-ONRF5T9SQHZ82Z4MTSX7/DSC00204.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Adhesive re-emulsified by moisture and high pH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440340634-O3LLF9GW1TMKHSPE4GG1/DSC00303.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Calcium chloride (moisture vapor emission) test setup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440341966-IG53OJOWGBCPJ30FXN0A/DSC00327.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Floating plywood substrate over a moisture mitigation sheet membrane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440350056-VCM4NJKXOTL6QQGOM3J1/DSC00435.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Efflorescence (soluble salts) buildup under vinyl composition tile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440351835-EP7X3X533YH0JTFWM7SR/DSC00477.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Sleepers over a moisture mitigation sheet membrane to support a hardwood sports floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440361967-GA8N9WK1RBLCZIV30IMM/DSC00509.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Edge swelling caused by liquid intrusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440741387-KT3X47ZUM22FUJK0AWIZ/End+joint+swelling+of+laminate+floor.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Edge swelling of laminate floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440377071-PFL6J4Z7CIPA37JKFMUU/DSC00738.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Moisture seepage from beneath a vinyl composition tile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440728631-DXTFXFR1Y43ART8UBCML/DSC09895.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Seepage from beneath VCT flooring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440735812-DS11JNA7C8G7M69IFUWD/DSC09912.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440379341-7YPW386985EUOGMX9UGU/DSC00517.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - 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Carpet yarn samples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440414966-W39OELQHZMTFTRADK00H/DSC01730.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Coating blisters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440415674-VFZZ1ZIM2JIPL62HNVEN/DSC01731.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Coating blisters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440421156-GCDHSCWRIHUDXFIHX2XU/DSC01758.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Osmotic blisters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440429672-052BF0DNC198MWTSMW0W/DSC01820.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Curling of carpet tile edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440433965-7BP0KWOCWTP0JV2T7FUD/DSC01865.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Core samples https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440438696-M9WGQKEV9P6OFH4DFC3V/DSC01893.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Damage to floor caused by improper maintenance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440443098-52BE6MZSD1652D03JT4K/DSC02042.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Removal of ceramic tile (destructive testing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440444211-RFNWO1N2NLXB00NR861G/DSC02059.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - ceramic tile removal destructive testing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440549710-UPA5LYPND79CO1ABEYX6/DSC04571.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440450209-2R42FJHVLBJWNLEKXDS9/DSC02230.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Coating defects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440456334-DP0VTXQ7SKM8LKECD28U/DSC02240.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Relaxation of concrete slab curl causing joint telegraphing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440460932-CWCXO37P594H5CGMUCRN/DSC02512.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Crawl spaces (I hate spiders!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440465565-239QGOA9RT0OX2DYVT29/DSC02955.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Bond testing before installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440473777-VWO4VWCL5ULIDAMJ0SOS/DSC02963.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Examination of bond line during bond testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440474632-ONV8HTIDEEIRJRS2TPLX/DSC03513.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Destructive testing to determine suitability of subfloor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440485938-E850A74IZ0AVTLI2Q4E3/DSC03524.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Examination of framing beneath the subfloor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440484064-S90I1PJQQA34PXP4ZCE2/DSC03644.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Pre-finished hardwood cupping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440491606-NXN4GLS3FB7ALOLAZRAD/DSC03658.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Meter says the wood is wet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440514315-GWJNEQUEPM50YZ3X4K60/DSC03970.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Preparing for a floor flatness survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440501729-H4C1L0HHW7XF8NZVH1AQ/DSC03962.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440509950-CV70EGBHSD21716ZXY8N/DSC03964.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440506403-F789PBD17NY1B7SBBFHT/DSC03889.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Checking trowel size https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440519292-7J648U25P1TI20CFDGMU/DSC04055.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Terrazzo floor fracturing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440406425-SJYSHL7GQ11ZEF0FO3Z7/DSC01376.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Terrazzo stress fractures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440522574-03V4EEMPKCQHQAIVFSXP/DSC04210.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Preparing to core through the terrazzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440530782-2UKKMN5YR3CLJFATW9KC/DSC04215.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Terrazzo/concrete core https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440530593-3Y14KS2PWRVRWJINHHNA/DSC04222.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Terrazzo core - crack in concrete extends into the terrazzo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440540149-YNVZSXNZKWLVQGL805MD/DSC04459.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Gymnasium floor cupping after water damage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440547745-12SO8DFJ95LY77LSFLN1/DSC04581.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Missing roof and a rainstorm saturated the inside of a building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440555361-RRHVVEAINE7KBLEUN0PQ/DSC04597.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Plywood subfloor damaged by rain water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440559321-FUZSLKKEIQOU3IAGZWAV/DSC04600.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Rain water penetrated beneath the plywood subfloor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440565134-SB7H0UBF0Y2DWBPX634K/DSC04635.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Concrete moisture testing at UCLA Pauley Pavilion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440582355-TPGZ6DAGQE7Z50YH4WCA/DSC04987.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Luxury vinyl plank end joint peaking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440587467-I840WVE9SE93GRUUIZUI/DSC04988.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Examination of the bond line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440591732-DJ509BJ4W8AV1LE1AFE0/DSC05304.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Linoleum buckling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440599365-S94HJIET4Q2GVPFARNL4/DSC05446.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Removal of linoleum to determine cause of buckling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440600379-3U4F14AYDNRQ2PJZX7U7/DSC05923.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Cupping of hardwood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440614372-YWAXGIQR0BFCTC0H703O/DSC05924.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Water intrusion through an exterior wall (seen in the expansion space of a hardwood floor installation) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440612108-4VRTGX508EHUXUS0M6OU/DSC05928.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Water intrusion through an exterior wall (seen in the expansion space of a hardwood floor installation) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440626952-HSFACHSITL32MKEM5F2X/DSC06131.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Vapor barrier in place just before concrete is to be poured https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440629240-7L7RW7SHJ6XAGP07YIZY/DSC06187.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - broken tongue of a luxury vinyl plank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440641904-MI8SPIA29OEB3HY4IAC1/DSC06564.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440650750-K9SLKMJGIPZIUV5WK1EA/DSC06992.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Destructive testing of ceramic tile to determine cause of debonding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440651072-08KG5IG9U44AS8FOF9EK/DSC07400.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Measuring board width to determine if shrinkage occurred https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440662284-BY41DEMLUSV9QP0FLNEC/DSC07401.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Thermal expansion of luxury vinyl plank floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440661514-QI61FOU5RWA9BHGYT9WD/DSC07463.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440667401-H9YY0MHDON9Q5K70B52J/DSC07593.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Debonding of resilient sheet vinyl flooring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440680158-5WB60UDXTEMDDMC6SRE0/DSC07879.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Examination for the presence of carpet seam sealer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440677802-DZ38DH4Y65TV6OAWJYX6/DSC07894.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Examination for the presence of carpet seam sealer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440683336-V2BUPGRWUVCX1K17TKAG/DSC07918.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Fractured concrete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440692852-RKQPJBH0AYIGBYDQVOAG/DSC08307.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - No roof, no windows and a rain storm ruined the hardwood flooring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440698369-5ATYNDHNZQ276V0IMMSE/DSC08317.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Water at the bond line, coupled with alkalinity, re-emulsified the adhesive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440702176-RLFQH2G4N25GOBT0XM3C/DSC09107.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Concrete mix design moisture testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440710422-2KWIPJBPY8OSR1XIP2F0/DSC09128.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Concrete mix design testing for compatibility with different flooring/adhesive types https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440712875-GEXQ5EFCDF8WAERD6ZEH/DSC09162.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Concrete mix design testing for compatibility with different flooring/adhesive types https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440721181-WIU7DCY9OZQCBMVTPOKH/DSC09429.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440725230-2SDAOE9ACMCQNI3IHB7S/DSC09767.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Resilient seam failure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440744333-O7M4DPUZU81GW0GG2NC4/IMG_0051bead+blast.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Subfloor preparation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440748476-PAPV2GGUJM07235YKZMW/IMG_0055+water+proofing.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Coating to a freshly prepared slab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440760169-CKC424Q5G3J20U4CPX2N/IMG_5380.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Floor flatness survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440763382-9JTYYYSD2WU14H1GWLYL/IMG_5390.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Floor flatness survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440768467-EVXRDM93QDQK80JFIXDE/IMG_5737.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Writing from the concrete surface was never removed, eventually bleeding through the resilient surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440784958-YVAB7QYZTTRZSUUA4VB3/Mold+Beneath+Tile.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Moisture and alkalinity adversely affecting adhesive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440772956-ITNUP92JVAD28OK9KOQN/new+wood+floor+being+placed+over+old+floor+material.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - New hardwoos system being installed in a gymnasium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440784777-1LKRA1Y0JM7TS5ASUJ52/Oven+dry+wood+samples.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Gravimetric (oven-dry) moisture testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440794034-U6U2QJ3G9WVOWAD8RTHO/P1010404.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Preparing to core through a floor assembly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1564440798382-UQNOFTBCIALHRJ0P3XSX/Wool+area+rug+damaged+by+use+of+improper+vacuum+-+I+had+to+re-shear+to+correct+the+damage.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Micro-shearing a carpet that fuzzed during use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bb03e7a7fdcb8e5c9c6eeb5/1565321034675-CQH1R9RD29YAPL24QDE4/FB_IMG_1499807666386.jpg Flooring Forensics: How I Spend My Time - Hardwood gym floor buckled as a result of water intrusion https://www.flooringforensics.com/publications daily 0.75 2022-08-17 https://www.flooringforensics.com/experience-of-note daily 0.75 2020-07-16 https://www.flooringforensics.com/moisture-test-proposal-form daily 0.75 2020-11-08