The Original Basement Waterproofing Handbook

The Original Basement Waterproofing Handbook
by Jack Masters

The Original Basement Waterproofing Handbook
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Author: Jack Masters
Illustrator: Randy Gumbacher
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2011-05-01
ISBN: 0966403606
Number of pages: 120
Publisher: Jack Masters

Book Reviews of The Original Basement Waterproofing Handbook

Book Review: submerged and moldy in Florida
Summary: 5 Stars

Mr. Masters's book gave a firm base for me to conduct extensive repairs on my flooded smelly Florida basement. No one seemed qualified or knowledgable because of a lack of basements here. I had a multitude of questions that he tirelessly answered. Amazingly he answered his phone with helpful advice on at least 15 occasions EVERY time I called. He eventually consulted with the entire world waterproofing community to help me with problems far beyond the scope of his book. I did a lot of innovation with his help and guidance that turned sleepless months into pride and a beautiful custom marble and granite downstairs suite. He finally pushed me gently out of the nest on our final conversation saying: "AJ , you've become your own expert, now and it is time to move forward and finish it." Sometimes I just go downstairs and gawk at the beauty that was a flooded dungeon.
Jack, I bought and am enjoying a new fishing boat. Any time you want to come to Florida you are most welcome in my home. Once I got the basement fixed, I lived in it for 6 months while I remodeled the rest of the house. One of my neighbors had similiar problems and hired, fired and sued several contractors. I have since seen their waterproofing system and it has several inadequacies and fatal flaws including no backup for power and primary pump failure. Another dear friend up north has a system but again , not as good as mine. They should have bought your book!

Summary of The Original Basement Waterproofing Handbook

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.

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