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Dry Basement Science: What to Have Done... And Why
by Lawrence Janesky
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Basement Systems Inc. (2005-08-03)
ISBN: 0977645711
EAN: 9780977645718
Hardcover: 86 pages
Edition: 2nd
SKU: 071130008
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: This copy is in good condition. No visible markings, highlights, underlining. Between front end paper and first page, copy has an opening/slit. Otherwise, tight spine. No Dust Jacket. Minimum to moderate shelf/edge wear. Very interesting copy for every homeowner, at an affordable price. (L 85)
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
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.
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Customer Reviews
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Not worth the money
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-06-05
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
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.
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Just a Sales Pitch
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-04-08
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
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.
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Great Book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-01-25
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
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
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Don't Waste Your Money.
Rating (1)
Date: 2007-07-15
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
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!"
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Some good info - albeit a full advertisement to sift through
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-03-08
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
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".
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