This is one of those rare books written for both homeowner and professional. It's worth the read.
Date Published 4/20/2005
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Rated By: Shelley Corbin
From: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
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Comments: lots of good solid information This is the type a book any property owner will appreciate. Its not overwhelming, about a day's worth of reading,has lots of illustrations and is well organized. He starts with talking about foundations and concrete, goes into inspecting, case studies, bad repairs, bad landscaping and other issues, ends a number of appendices in the back on how to select reputable people, talking about codes, tips and a glossary. I really appreciate seeing how downspouts should be properly laid and gutters should be installed. An excellent reference book if you are buying a house, about to do repairs or for just general review, its well worth the money.
Rated By: J. Drysdale
From: Grand Blanc, MI
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Comments: Huge money saver 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 photos) before having a company come in and dig up your yard for thousands of dollars (trust me, that was their only suggestion).
This is one of those rare books written for both homeowner and professional. It's worth the read. 
