Basement living...is it real?

[HeXen]

Millennial live with their parents cause they are too good to work for less than $30 an hour.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Millennial live with their parents cause they are too good to work for less than $30 an hour.

I'd laugh, but I'm worried you actually believe that.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I'd laugh, but I'm worried you actually believe that.

Obviously misguided. They're much more worried about being unable to buy a house too large for them at favorable terms while maximizing their investments to allow them to retire by 45.

 

[Slew Foot]

Parents had a house in WI that had a basement which we used mainly for storage and a couple fun things down there. Never seen anyone with a basement since we moved to CA

 

[eldorado99]

Obviously misguided. They're much more worried about being unable to buy a house too large for them at favorable terms while maximizing their investments to allow them to retire by 45.

I know you are joking, and righteously so, but with so many millennials having relatively wealthy and aging boomer parents, combined with the fact that so many millennials are staying home early in their lives to save money, give it 10 years or so and the millennials might be the wealthiest middle class generation... now there is a scary thought...

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Basement dwellers have a problem with abstraction. The existence of an actual basement is irrelevant. Basement dwellers all share an isolationist view of the world, are uncomfortable in social situations, dislike interacting with other humans face to face and, believe the best relationship with others is to be "left alone." They believe the world is represented through their only window, the monitor on their desk.

This. I live in "the basement", but it's really my same childhood bedroom.

 

[jagec]

Yes, that's what egress means.

Also, as a rule, when I post it means everyone else is wrong, ugly, dumb, stinky, crazy, fat, manlet, diseased, guilty, or a racist and I am not any of those things.

HEY! I'm not ugly!

 

[rh71]

full size finished basement here with separated rooms, a full bath, and full kitchen (not really legal) - and I'm sure our kids when they are teens would love to move down there. Only thing is it's 1) too fricken cold in the winter and 2) there are cave crickets all the time.

 

[NoTine42]

When I worked for the cable co, I learned that basements vary greatly depending on the area. Since I've always lived in MI, I always assumed everyone had big basements. Then I talked to people from the South and Cali who had none and people on the East Coast who had little ones.

That's right Highland145. You have a little one!

Half the reason to make a basement is the "frostline". When your foundation footing has to be at least 4' deep to prevent freeze/thaw heaving, you might as well use the heavy digging equipment to go another 3-4' and double possible sqft of your house.

 

[Nograts]

Millennial live with their parents cause they are too good to work for less than $30 an hour.

You laugh but the reality is scary. Scarier than you know... D:

 

[MongGrel]

Some of the basements I've seen are nicer than most people's home. You're talking ~3000+ sq ft fully furnished with bedroom, fitness room, wine cellar, movie theater room, full kitchen and restaurant style bar, living room, bathroom, etc.

I'd like to have one myself, and be retired there.

 

[MongGrel]

You laugh but the reality is scary. Scarier than you know... D:

How so ?

Are you hiding in a basement ?

Anyway.

 

[zinfamous]

Yes we do.

I don't think anyone is living in my basement, but it's there.

are you sure that it isn't a crawlspace?

 

[Majcric]

Haha, oh it's definitely real. My coworker who is 53 lives in his dad's basement. And I'm not BSing

 

[dullard]

Also, how fucking huge would a basement have to be in order for someone to live in?

If you have a ranch style house (single story), then in most cases the basement is just as big as the rest of the house. A 1000 square foot ranch house often comes with a 1000 square foot basement. Unfinished big basements are cheaper to build than unfinished small basements. This is because you have to put the foundation in below the frost line, so the basement in general has to be at least as big as the first floor of the house. You could theoretically back fill in to make the basement smaller, but that just costs money to make your house smaller, and very few people would actually pay extra money for a smaller home. In other words, basements are usually huge.

Then it comes down to finished vs. unfinished. Many homes are now built as cheaply as possible. That means basements are cement floors, cement or brick walls, and open ceilings. But finishing a basement with carpet and drywall only adds a few percent to the cost of the home. So, many homes also have finished basements. Like others have said, the finishing is often as nice than the rest of the house (or possibly better if you consider that the basement is where the movie theater, game room, and wine cellar tend to be built).

As for water, you either deal with it flooding on occasion (as a small child, I lived in a house that got 3 to 4 inches of water every spring in the basement). Or you put in a sump pump that turns on as needed to prevent the flooding. The house that I own right now has a basement with a hole for a sump pump, but no sump pump is installed. That is because my house is near the top of a low rising hill and the basement hasn't seen a drop of water in 16 years.

I lived in my parents basement during summers in college. It was free and 80 minutes drive closer to my girlfriend. My brother lived there for 6 months after college while saving up money for a down payment for a house. Our parents had a 2000 square foot ranch house with another 2000 square feet of space in the basement (our state doesn't allow basement rooms to be considered in the house's square footage). The basement had a kitchen, three bedrooms (two of which were legal since they had windows big enough to walk out during a fire), 1.5 baths, a room for pool table/darts, large seating areas for TV/games, and most was nicely finished. Only about 500 square feet of the basement was unfinished utility room / storage room area. Actually, you could say we lived there during elementary school through high school too.

Finally: you are missing the point. It is just a phrase, it doesn't mean that the adult child actually lives in the basement. It means that the adult child lives with the parents, regardless of where in the home the child spends most of his/her time. Even if you have no basement, it is still called living in your parents basement.

 

[Nograts]

How so ?

Are you hiding in a basement ?

Anyway.

Not the basement. I'd kill to live in my mom's basement again. I'd be on the interwebs all day and she'd bring me sammiches. Life would be good.

What I was referring to was the millenials. They've already invaded my workplace. They're coming for yours next, and they are a scary bunch

 

[Red Squirrel]

Not the basement. I'd kill to live in my mom's basement again. I'd be on the interwebs all day and she'd bring me sammiches. Life would be good.

What I was referring to was the millenials. They've already invaded my workplace. They're coming for yours next, and they are a scary bunch

Are those the type of people who also think they know more than you because they are fresh out of school and have all this new knowledge?

Had a temp like that. He actually said he could do the job of the network techs. In front of them. He also said that Cisco call manager is more reliable than the DMS100. I'll never forget that one, made us all laugh. That's a pretty bold statement to say when our particular switch has an uptime of like 30-40 years. Not to mention they're fairly different technologies, it's not even fair to compare them.

 

[waggy]

Are those the type of people who also think they know more than you because they are fresh out of school and have all this new knowledge?

Had a temp like that. He actually said he could do the job of the network techs. In front of them. He also said that Cisco call manager is more reliable than the DMS100. I'll never forget that one, made us all laugh. That's a pretty bold statement to say when our particular switch has an uptime of like 30-40 years. Not to mention they're fairly different technologies, it's not even fair to compare them.

Kids out of college always crack me up. they are so full of knowledge and ego. it usually takes about 5 years to turn them into the soulless unhappy people like us.

 

[KeithTalent]

And now you're a Forum God. True rags to riches story!

I work really hard to achieve this level of nothing!

KT

 

[TheSlamma]

Kids out of college always crack me up. they are so full of knowledge and ego. it usually takes about 5 years to turn them into the soulless unhappy people like us.

If you call playing CoD and GTA knowledge sure.

If you call knowing how to change the oil or do the brakes on your car, how to use any tool in a basic toolbox, how to get a job and hold a job and pay your bills so you don't have to move back in with mommy knowledge.. then naa

 

[rudeguy]

Half the reason to make a basement is the "frostline". When your foundation footing has to be at least 4' deep to prevent freeze/thaw heaving, you might as well use the heavy digging equipment to go another 3-4' and double possible sqft of your house.

I never knew that. Thanks.

I always thought the main reason was because we do get tornadoes but your reason makes more sense.

Some do have "Michigan basements" which are basically just a hole under the house. Those things creep me out.

 

[Ns1]

I want a basement so bad now.

 

[IronWing]

I'm really questioning humanity right now.

That's a big cat. My parent's basement was a floody mold pit so no go for living. We rented a house that had a basement once. When we moved in there were sheets still draped around the basement. I wasn't sure if the previous tenants were doing ebay product shoots or porn shoots.

 

[Rudee]

Living in a basement suite if you're over 30 is something I wouldn't be proud of. Rather sad, really.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I want a basement so bad now.

I can't imagine not having a basement. Other than that's where all the utilities go like furnace and hot water heater, electrical panel etc, it gives lot of extra living and storage space too. In my case, nice spot to bolt down a couple 42U racks.