How to Test Moisture Content In Wood | Deck Staining Tips

Proper preparation of your deck is key to a long-lasting stain coating!
How to test moisture content in wood decks? Have you ever wondered if a wood surface is dry enough to paint or stain after a rainy couple of days? It may be dry to the touch but a wood substrate (or surface) needs to be technically dry before applying a coating ----or it will eventually fail! Don't rush to paint until you test it or give it at least 3-4 days after rainfall. In high humidity areas of the country, that time period can be even longer.
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[@HowdyDo2]

You could have shortened the video to just 50 seconds if you would have let us believe you, rather than struggling to show us the meter.

[@furr666]

How many different places do you test the wood on a deck that size?

[@ambercrombie789]

Nice work. I've got one like that. Sure helps out.

[@TheCalgaryPainter]

It sure takes the worry out of the process.

[@furr666]

Very informative video, thank you

[@robertarcher1945]

I always test accross the grain, you get a truer reading that way and always test in the middle of your board, the ends dry out faster

[@prestonpresley6885]

Seems like a surface meter would be better for construction so you would not have to punch holes in your noards.