Are basements common where you live? (new house, crawl space, suburbs)
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And where do you live? Obviously, don't give your address, but just the general area(ie southern New Jersey). Just curious since I see more basements in some parts of the country than others.
In Washington, they aren't too common on the western part of the state, although there are quite a bit daylight basements for those who live on a slop. They don't really feel like true basements though. In the central and eastern part of the state, basements are definitely a lot more common and I suspect it has a lot to do with it being more high desert so they don't have to worry about a water table when digging.
In SE Michigan, pretty much most homes built after 1930 have basements. It's usually the cheaper/smaller homes that are built on slabs.
Another thing is that some areas were built on former swamp lands so there's quite a few suburbs where it's common (and necessary) to have sump pumps in the basement.
In SE Michigan, pretty much most homes built after 1930 have basements. It's usually the cheaper/smaller homes that are built on slabs.
Another thing is that some areas were built on former swamp lands so there's quite a few suburbs where it's common (and necessary) to have sump pumps in the basement.
Non Open air (Walkout -On slope with "back of basement opens up to ground level" There are a number of them )
Basement here are also called In-Door Pools. we have very Clayey soil that does not drain well, and Basement Tend to flood/leak very quickly, and get leaks/cracks from pressure of the soil and water on them.
Most homes in SW Ohio (where I currently live) have basements. I am originally from Houston, TX. Houses there do not have basements because of the potential for significant flooding.
Non Open air (Walkout -On slope with "back of basement opens up to ground level" There are a number of them )
Basement here are also called In-Door Pools. we have very Clayey soil that does not drain well, and Basement Tend to flood/leak very quickly, and get leaks/cracks from pressure of the soil and water on them.
I'm confused. Are you saying daylight basements aren't true basements, because a lot of houses in North Georgia have at least partial day-light basements.
According to Wikipedia, the three kinds of basements are daylight (partially underground), lookout (slightly above ground with small windows to let in light) and walk-up (with exterior stairs to the outside). A full-size space that's completely underground is a cellar. Crawl space is self explanatory.
Here in Savannah, most all new houses are built on slabs ... except in flood zones where FEMA requires they be built on pilings or stilts. There are no basements in the state of Florida, as far as I know.
In SE Michigan, pretty much most homes built after 1930 have basements. It's usually the cheaper/smaller homes that are built on slabs.
Another thing is that some areas were built on former swamp lands so there's quite a few suburbs where it's common (and necessary) to have sump pumps in the basement.
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