Homes with basement

[drive carephilly]

Originally Posted by cfenn006

I've seen a few documentaries on moving houses.its a very interesting process. The results are often mixed. As many would assume the older the home the more issues can arise later in. Most of them happen a year or two after the home is set back down or when there is a freeze thaw cycle. Not immediately.

when I was a kid, I would've been about 12, this big old house got moved in down the street from me. I remember them digging out the basement and thinking, "oh, they're building a house." Then we saw the house coming down the street on a truck. Really cool to see.

[Mr.Favio]

Originally Posted by Punkster55

Are there any neighborhoods with basements? I'm trying to buy a house in Orlando but all of them are built on slabs. I'm only pulling the plug if it has full basement.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...1_M67769-01316

This is a whole Neighborhood In Clermont Florida with basements and walkout basements.
Clermont is a City in Lake County that's about 30 to 45mins northwest from downtown Orlando.
Hope this helps.

[CoolJackster02]

Originally Posted by Punkster55

I live in NY; My house has a full basement and sea level is only 30 ft.

Maybe New York has different bedrock or soil than Florida. The bedrock in Florida is Limestone which is very absorbent of water thus creating a very high water table. Therefore, basements are usually not possible to build in Florida. However if you live in a hilly place like Clermont, Florida you can build walk out basements.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by Punkster55

I live in NY; My house has a full basement and sea level is only 30 ft.

Florida bedrock is limestone... In addition to sitting on top of an aquifer. Not comparable to any place in NY.

[drive carephilly]

Originally Posted by CoolJackster02

Maybe New York has different bedrock or soil than Florida. The bedrock in Florida is Limestone which is very absorbent of water thus creating a very high water table. Therefore, basements are usually not possible to build in Florida. However if you live in a hilly place like Clermont, Florida you can build walk out basements.

It has nothing to do with the bedrock. It has to do with the depth of the water table.

You don't find many basements on the South Shore of Long Island either. They invented the "Splanch" house for that reason - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splanch

If you dig down 3 or 4 feet and the hole starts to slowly fill up with water it's not practical to try to dig a basement then expect it to stay dry. In places where the water table is slightly deeper you'll see half-basements where maybe 50% of the basement level is below grade.

[Shredder907]

I’ve been living in Florida for almost two months now.
And Florida does have places with basements.
I live in Winter Park (originally from Burbank CA).
There are two bars I know of in downtown Orlando that are in a basement.
One of them is close to Lake Nona.
Out in Clermont and Minneola there are a bunch of newly built homes with walk out basements. And you’ll notice a bunch of older homes with fully underground basements.
I heard being in central and northern Florida it’s a little more practical to have a basement.
Most homes are built on a concrete slab for sure.
But you could definitely find a home with a basement in Florida.

[CoolJackster02]

Originally Posted by drive carephilly

It has nothing to do with the bedrock. It has to do with the depth of the water table.

You don't find many basements on the South Shore of Long Island either. They invented the "Splanch" house for that reason - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splanch

If you dig down 3 or 4 feet and the hole starts to slowly fill up with water it's not practical to try to dig a basement then expect it to stay dry. In places where the water table is slightly deeper you'll see half-basements where maybe 50% of the basement level is below grade.

Yeah Half-basements are common in the hilly parts of Florida.

[Shredder907]

Originally Posted by CoolJackster02

Yeah Half-basements are common in the hilly parts of Florida.

Interestingly enough today at work the subject of basements came up.
One of my employees is from Baltimore. And he was talking about how he missed his days as a young kid living in the basement. Feeling like he had his own spaces. Now living in Florida (he still lives with his parents but he’s 19) he said how being in the same space as his parents is extremely annoying LOL.
Another one of my employees lives in Apopka.
He said he actually lives in the basement at his house. And to him growing up it never occurred to him that having a basement in Florida is weird.

So I guess it depends how you grew up around here.

[CoolJackster02]

Originally Posted by Shredder907

Interestingly enough today at work the subject of basements came up.
One of my employees is from Baltimore. And he was talking about how he missed his days as a young kid living in the basement. Feeling like he had his own spaces. Now living in Florida (he still lives with his parents but he’s 19) he said how being in the same space as his parents is extremely annoying LOL.
Another one of my employees lives in Apopka.
He said he actually lives in the basement at his house. And to him growing up it never occurred to him that having a basement in Florida is weird.

So I guess it depends how you grew up around here.

That is very interesting to know.