Dry Basement Science. What to Have Done... And Why

Customer Reviews

Not worth the money

2008-06-05
This book is not worth the money. It's more like a full color product brochure. The entire book is about installing the Water Guard system. I needed a book that talked about all options available, not just this one. This book is something a salesman might give to a potential client for free. It's a joke.

Just a Sales Pitch

2008-04-08
This book was written with the sole purpose of selling specific brand products. It should be free! One big advertisement. A good book would suggest various kinds of products with pros and cons. There are better books.

Great Book

2008-01-25
very informative and gives you an idea of what to expect from a waterproofing contractor when they come to do your job. i don't want any water in my basement, and this book seems to ans all my concerns on how to achieve it

Don't Waste Your Money.

2007-07-15
This book is nothing more than an advertisement for a Basement Waterproofing Company in Conneticut and their Waterproofing System. This Book should be called "Dry Basement Science: What to Have Done... And Why? Then Call Us To Do It For You!"

Some good info - albeit a full advertisement to sift through

2007-03-08
This book is full of great information. It is however a lengthy and biased sales pitch. It really appears more like a sales tool that one of the Mr. Janesky's (the author) salesmen would leave behind if working for his company. Example of bias: in the discussion of drainage tile: he mentions that a tile made with filter fabric will clog and puts a picture of an automotive air filter next to it. The fact is that the tile pictured has no known failures worldwide in more than twenty years availability on the market. Unfortunately, rather than citing the professional and recognized organizations of his peers in the basement industry he chooses to take the slant of a stand alone expert citing that his products are patented. He then mentions "a beware of others" in the business he is in and then goes on in a rather slanderous tone regarding them. This leaves one wondering why he didn't just put the name of his company on the front of the book as he did inside. The Title leads one to believe it is a learning tool rather than a sales tool. Most any reader would see through this. "MY IDEA OF BASEMENT SCIENCE" might be more fitting.
If you are looking to purchase this book as a matter of fact with scientific backing and credibility do not waste your money. There are many other books available without the mention of their service and products. If however you would like to purchase it in lieu of a sales visit to your home, it works, and with no obligation to buy his "system".

Dry Basement in Minnesota...

2007-01-09
Basement waterproofing as a business has been around since the 1930's. Not a lot of new thinking has been applied until recently. Almost every other type of home improvement area or appliance that you use today has been modernized, changed and improved. Now it's time for basement waterproofing to come of age.

Brilliant!

2006-11-17
This book was an excellent investment. After years and years of endless water problems in my basement, I was finally ready to figure out what was causing these issues and what the heck I could do about it. I decided to check this book out. It was an easy read and written in plain terms. I actually understood what they were talking about! This book has it all and helped me to finally get the job done right. I highly recommend it!

Very Informative

2006-11-14
The book was extremely helpful in preparing me with the proper questions to ask the basement waterproofing contractors who came out to give estimates on my basement.

The book goes into explaining the science behind how air moves through a house, and its effect on home energy and air quality, especially as it pertains to allergies with mold and dust mites.

Dry Basement Science: What to Have Done....And Why

2006-09-13
As a full time Realtor for the past 20 years, I was interested in this book because I thought it might be a good source of information to direct Buyers towards if the home they were considering purchasing had water that was entering their basement or crawl space.

Boy, was I wrong! First of all, it is just a big promotion for the basement waterproofing industry. If I wanted that information, I would have called my local waterproofing company out of the yellow pages and had them send me a pamphlet on their services. It would have been a whole lot cheaper than ordering the book.

Secondly, it was written for a 3rd grader. I saw no "science" in the information. And, things that were mentioned as being problems (4 sump pumps, gravel drains in the middle of yards, etc.) were things I have never seen in the hundreds of houses I have sold.

I don't recommend this book.

Got the water out of my basement permanently

2006-06-05
This book has wealth of information on basement waterproofing. My basement got flooded several times before and then I read the methods in this book and called the right people... and now I have a dry basement even with all the rains we are having ...