The above title is a" working book".It is designed to be taken into the basement and around the foundation while home owners learn about repair options.Options which will ,when implemented,provide permanent solutions to water leakage and structural damage problems which are damaging their homes.
Properly used even a novice in home repair/improvement should benefit.After reading the book,home owner s will have an idea of what their choices are,how they should be implemented, and get a good idea of approximate job cost.
The handbook is unique in many ways. It is the only consumer oriented book to be written about this important subject. Since fully half of the homes in America ,with basements, leak water, it is indeed an important subject.The book is written in straight forward non-technical language. This, plus the fact that it is fully illustrated, make understanding easy-even for novice home owners.Of course pricing is included,as a protection against paying too much for a given service. The book is updated annually,to include new technology ,new pricing and new ideas.The list goes on,but perhaps most important of all,free consulting services are made available to every reader.For the first time,experts,myself included,are standing by on a daily basis to answer any lingering questions.The stakes can be very high when a home is being assaulted by ground water.Consulting Services will allow us to provide a level of reader satisfaction which this type of problem demands.
Date Published 11/15/1999
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Rated By: A reader
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Comments: HomeOwner This book has been very helpful in explaining the problem and solutions for a wet basement. The author also answers e-mail.
Rated By: Albert
From: Ohio
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Comments: Horrible insight Hi, I thought this book was not accurate in its assumptions with dealing with a foundation. I have been an engineer for 22 years and have specialized in basement repair and water control. This person who wrote this book should go through some classes on construction design becasue many solutions and personel opinions are way off the mark.
Rated By: Michael Firth
From: Canada
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Comments: Waterproof your basement Jack Master's book is concisely written and easy for even do it yourselfers to understand. There are many well thought out illustrations which help pinpoint the causes of and remedial actions for water in the basement. A great plus is that the author is readily available by email or phone to answer any questions the reader may have. I heartily reccommend this manual.
Rated By: Emma J. Fletcher
From: Falls Church, VA
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Comments: Worked for us! We hired a company that installed our interior waterproofing system just as this book describes. That was years ago, and we've had no problems since. If I had not read this book, I could have really been ripped off not knowing what I needed. So many "experts" claim you can solve your problems with regrading and better downspouts, but that had not worked for us. The author helped me to understand why we really did need a french drain system, and gave me an idea of what the cost should be. The book was actually an interesting read too. I never thought a book about solving wet basements could be a good read, but it was. I even spoke to the author twice on the phone for help (he includes his phone number in the book - unheard of!), and he was super helpful.
Rated By: Dove
From: Detroit, MI
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Comments: A must have before you start waterproofing Some contractors recommended the outside fix and others the inside fix. I could not figure out which method would be best for me. After reading this book, I understood which was the right solution for my home. A great book.
The above title is a" working book".It is designed to be taken into the 
