Expectations of Buying a New Home
We all have expectations or should. We expect the sun to rise and set, the family to be content with what you have and the family’s health to be great, or at the least understood and getting… Read More
Gutters – It’s That Time of the Year
It’s that time of the year again … the hot humid days are replaced by cool dry breezes with nights free of biting bugs.
2015 IRC Building Codes: Are We Doomed to Repeat History?
IRC Building Codes, could we be repeating history? By now, everyone should be aware of the moisture problems that exist in homes, and especially in stucco-clad homes. Our own testing shows that… Read More
Why Test a Home for Moisture?
We recently completed a survey of 1,938 homes we had probetested and analyzed for moisture intrusion, the majority of which had been built after mid-1980. The results are alarming. 63 percent of… Read More
The Great Debate: Interior vs. Exterior Probe Testing
Interior moisture testing or Exterior moisture testing. Which is more effective. There has long been a dispute as to whether moisture testing the external walls of a structure should be performed from… Read More
Alan
Powell
Alan Powell, owner and lead inspector of Certified Moisture Testing, LLC, has over 20 years of experience conducting moisture inspections in residential and commercial construction. He is licensed and certified by three national organizations. Having been involved in over 10,000+ moisture discovery inspections, he is considered a legal expert in moisture testing, intrusion causes and investigations. Alan’s mission is to educate the general public about understanding, preventing and detecting moisture intrusion in homes and buildings.