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I vote for basement. (Of course I didn't vote because that wasn't one of the options). I think around here non-basement houses mostly have a crawlspace but I'm not positive because literally everyone I can think of has a basement.
In my area, homes built on a slab are the cheaper homes - slab construction costs less than construction on a crawl space. Homes in higher price ranges are built on a crawl space. The elevation of a home on a crawl space is more desirable IMO. It is no fun to have to jackhammer your floor when you have plumbing issues, etc.
The type of soil is a factor in the type of foundation. This varies by area obviously.
I vote for basement. (Of course I didn't vote because that wasn't one of the options). I think around here non-basement houses mostly have a crawlspace but I'm not positive because literally everyone I can think of has a basement.
I would also vote for a basement. Most homes in our area have one or at least half a basement half a crawl, but I'm not a fan of crawl spaces.
Isn't basement just a portion of the house? Otherwise it is called ground level. So the non-basement portion of the house would either be on crawl space or slab.
And that basement portion also has a foundation underneath it right?
You didn't give basement as an option for some reason.
On houses with a basement, it's not ground level. Where I live, they are a minimum of 6 feet underground. Our frostline is 4 feet so they have to go below that. There's no such thing as a house having a basement and a crawl space or a slab where I live. The slab is the basement floor. There's no foundation under a basement. You've never had one or been in one, right?
I vote for basement. (Of course I didn't vote because that wasn't one of the options). I think around here non-basement houses mostly have a crawlspace but I'm not positive because literally everyone I can think of has a basement.
Very few houses built in Western Oregon since WW II have basements. Those older ones that have them are often swimming during the winter and need sump-pumps. Most without basements have slabs in the garage and crawlspace under the house. My family had a house for 49 years, with a crawlspace and not once in that time, did anyone go into it.
Very few houses built in Western Oregon since WW II have basements. Those older ones that have them are often swimming during the winter and need sump-pumps. Most without basements have slabs in the garage and crawlspace under the house. My family had a house for 49 years, with a crawlspace and not once in that time, did anyone go into it.
Please advise the name of the plumber who installed the system that never needed attention in half a century.
My first house had a slab and I had a water intrusion issue right before I was going to list it. Never had that problem with a crawl space. Right now I own two houses. One on a slab and one with a crawl space. I know the crawl space house will be a lot easier to deal with when it comes to plumbing and sewer issues. Everything is right out in the open down in the crawl space. Not to mention I can store a lot of junk down there. I'll probably sell the slab house before I have any issues with whatever is under the slab.
Yes and yes...basement or slab for me as well. Just the phrase 'crawl space' is enough to provoke anxiety and claustrophobia; no thanks!
You'll have a lot less anxiety when you hear you need a plumbing repair done if your pipes run through a crawl space rather than through a slab!
I don't have a problem with entering crawl spaces as long as I have someone there to protect me! A brave dog or, as a last resort, a man who can scare away the creepy crawlies.
Slabs are harder on my joints, I believe. Like living on concrete.
Of course, some people take crawl spaces to the extreme.
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