5 Steps to a Dry Basement or Crawl Space: An Alternative to Aftermarket Waterproofing for Wet Basements
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1482388464 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There are over ninety images and several appendixes. This is a one-of-a-kind book on how to manage surface water outside your home and keep it out of your basement or crawl space. Gay has gotten to the details explaining why he believes there is no scenario that necessitates the installation of an "aftermarket" waterproofing system. A special section on gutters helps homeowners manage surface water that impacts other areas of the home.. The author is a practicing consultant with over twenty-five years experience on this subject
He has inspected over 2000 houses from rooftop to basement, specializing in wet basement and crawl space problems for over 25 years. There is no other book available with such a thorough understanding and explanation of this topic. Ronald Gay is a published author of three books. His approach to this subje
It's worth the read. This is one of those rare books written for both homeowner and professional. --Fred Will, Residential Building ContractorRon Gay has written a wonderful book that helps ordinary people understand the mysteries of basements, gutters, and water! --Linda Morrison, Homeowner
Dry Basement Use it to dry and insulate a crawl space. A lot of valid info.The Prof.. "Somewhat sparse" according to J. Tortorelli. Let me say up front that what I look for in a non-fiction book is simple and straight forward directions. This book (as the author admits) is very repetitive and could be edited down to about ten pages for me. What is presented seems to be accurate and makes sense, but I am uncomfortable that the author and his editors do not know a "ferrule" from "feral." ("Hanger types include nail and feral, screw and feral,). What else is wrong that I don't recognize?He does present some very good photos o. Huge money saver. J. Drysdale This book is great and saved me thousands of dollars. I was about to hire a company to dig out around my house to repair basement leaks, but luckily I read this book first. I was able to do a few simple repairs to my gutters (turns out my downspouts were not going away from my house) and make a few other easy landscaping changes and the leaking stopped.I would strongly suggest making the small investment to educate yourself on what is causing the leaks (which this book will do with example pho