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Publication Review

Title: Protect Your Home from Water Damage
Author: Institute for Business and Home Safety, 2002
File: Free Guide, PDF 72.3 KB, 2 pages
Audience: For homeowners

Review
A short review of the issues involved in protecting your home from a variety of potential water problems.

Issues covered include:

• act quickly
• investigate, identify and repair
• common places where water intrusion occurs: windows and doors, roof, foundations and exterior walls, plumbing, termite damaged material
• prevent water damage through good maintenance: flashing, vents, attics, basements, humidity, air conditioning, expansion joints, exterior wood sheathing and siding, drywall, exterior walls, landscaping, irrigation, washing machine hoses
  

Detail drawings include:

• one photo of rippled water