Product Description

This fully-illustrated book features the proven techniques and state-of-the-art products that will help you keep water from penetrating your structures, and remove the moisture that inevitably gets inside. From footings to ridge, in cold and hot climates, youll get our experts best advice on: vapor barrier dos and donts, keeping basements and crawlspaces dry, proper flashing for windows and doors, water-managed wall systems for optimal siding performance, storm-proof stucco details, keeping paints and stains on exterior wood, solutions for vented and unvented roofs, leak-free flashing details, and low-cost whole-house ventilation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #308329 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 410 pages

Customer Reviews

Comment on "The JLC Guide To Moisture Control"
This is the best book on moisture control on the market. It is an edited collection of well-presented articles written primarily by contractors, exceptions include a PhD building science consultant, a wood science consultant and two university-associated experts. Hence most of the information is based upon codes, experience and practical in-the-field knowledge. I view this a plus because it explains how-to procedures, cites specific materials to use and is easy to understand, but the downside is scant scientific verification, a lack of completeness and continuity between individual topics and essentially nothing on current issues of environmental impact and sustainability.

In cold climates, to prevent condensation on the inside of windows we are told to keep the relative humidity below 40%, but little detail is provided on how to do that. For example, beginning on p. 63 Lentz explains how he seals up a house in Wisconsin, but nothing on ventilation and heating necessary to prevent condensation.

The controversy to ventilate or not a crawlspace is left open. It would be nice to read pro and cons of doing so. For examples, in cold climates how do we reduce humidity in winter? We are told to use foam blocks to close crawlspace vents in winter whereas cold outside air is a good source of low-humidity air. In warm climates, we are told to vent conditioned air into crawlspaces, but nothing on exhausting it, let alone controlling that air flow.

It would have been helpful for such a good book to provide references for deeper reading, especially on contentious and current issues. Despite these negatives, the book provides a lot of information in 410 pages. I highly recommend it.

GREAT GREAT GREAT
Water can be a building's worst enemy, which is why we try so hard to keep it out of our homes and living spaces. The editors of the Journal of Light Construction have brought together leading experts to write this book on controlling practically all forms of moisture damage in residential buildings.

It explains the mysteries of vapor barriers. Provides innovative solutions for keeping basements and crawl spaces dry. It shows fool-proof methods for flashing windows and doors so that they won't let in storm water. Also gives storm-proof stucco details as well as tips for keeping paints and stain on exterior wood. Provides leak-free flashing techniques for both steep and low-slope roofs and provides plans for a low-cost whole-house ventilation that works incredibly well.

A Must for Everyone in Construction
This is definately a book that everyone should have in the construction industry. It is very well detailed and orchestrated. Anyone that is concerned about moisture in construction should utilize this book to its fullest extent.