Willie King is a second generation concrete professional who began working at job sites with his father when he was nine years old, and he is CEO of The Basement Kings. A licensed professional inspector by the State of Texas Lic# 20238, King has a BBA from the University of Texas - Denton and inspection training from Texas State University - San Marcos

King is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED Green Associate, The Nature Conservancy, International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (Inter NACHI), American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).

This book explains the history of residential basements in a simple and realistic way for anyone who is interested building, repairing or understanding basements. The book explains in simple detail how basements were built in the past and how they are built today. Basement building in this book is systematically broken down and the advantages and disadvantages of each method outlined and explained in a no nonsense way. A variety of basement repair methods are covered, which provides a knowledge base never before presented in one resource.