5 Steps to a Dry Basement Or Crawl Space: A Guide for Homeowner & Professional : Also Included, Slab Foundations, All about Gutters, Mold and Bacteria

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Ronald K. Gay, 2005 - House & Home - 146 pages
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It’s raining, and water starts seeping into your home’s basement; what can a homeowner do? Fortunately, a new comprehensive book from Welkin House can help fix that wet basement problem without expensive waterproofing methods. The author, Ronald Gay, is a veteran in the field of residential construction and consulting for more than 20 years, specializing in wet-basement consulting for more than 10 years. In this ground-breaking guide for homeowner and professional, new lessons are taught that make all the difference in solving this stressful, home-maintenance nightmare.
 

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Contents

THE 5 STEPS
29
SOUND ADVICE
75
ALL ABOUT GUTTERS
97
QUICK TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
117
GLOSSARY
137
BIBLIOGRAPHY
143
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5 Steps to a Dry Basement Or Crawl Space: A Guide for Homeowner ...
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About the author (2005)

This is Ronald Gay's second book, the first was House & Home Almanac for Real Estate Professionals. He grew up in a construction family seeing water and sewer lines installed and pumping stations and waste treatment plants constructed. He is a third-generation carpenter, licensed builder for twenty years and a past home inspector of over two thousand homes. He has consulted homeowners and real estate professionals on specific problems relating to roofing, basements and crawls, historic construction, and environmental matters. He is a lifetime resident of Southeast Michigan, an area that may qualify as the wet-basement capital of the world.

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Title5 Steps to a Dry Basement Or Crawl Space: A Guide for Homeowner & Professional : Also Included, Slab Foundations, All about Gutters, Mold and Bacteria
AuthorRon Gay
Editionillustrated
PublisherRonald K. Gay, 2005
ISBN0976365200, 9780976365204
Length146 pages
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