5 steps to a dry basement or crawl space : a guide for homeowner & professional : also included, slab foundations, all about gutters, mold and bacteria
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Pontiac, MI : Welkin House, ©2005.
Physical Description
xx, 146 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary
It's raining, 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 over twenty years, specializing in wet-basement consulting for over ten. 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. This is an easy-to-understand, hands-on approach.
Contents
- Basic facts
- My experience with wet basements
- House foundations
- The nature of concrete
- Protecting foundations
- Drains & drain lines
- Soils
- Water tables
- Flooding
- Sources of unwanted water
- Underground tunnels
- The 5 steps
- Describe existing problem
- Inspecting your home
- Correct roof run-off
- Correct landscaping
- Correct sumps, drains, cracks
- Case studies
- Sound advice
- Permanent exterior plumbing
- Bad fixes
- Aftermarket waterproofing systems
- A house without gutters
- Slab foundations
- Septic systems
- Drainage ditches
- Other issues
- House shopping
- All about gutters
- Purpose --Gutter types
- Installing gutters
- Downspouts & splash blocks
- Alternative methods & products
- Maintaining gutter systems
- Quick troubleshooting guide.