I agree basements rock...but make sure you get plumbing connections roughed it, sump pumps can be a pain to dig afterwards!
I agree basements rock...but make sure you get plumbing connections roughed it, sump pumps can be a pain to dig afterwards!
Yes get a basement.
If I didn't live but a few feet above sea level I would have one in my new house.
If I didn't live but a few feet above sea level I would have one in my new house.
Better and cheaper to have the bath rough in now. That will be a selling point if you decide to not do it yourself. This a walk out lot? If not talk to the builder about doing daylight windows where you may eventually want a family room.
30k seems high, how many sq ft house?
30k seems high, how many sq ft house?
icyroy05
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I never knew awesome basements were until I visited family in Chicago. My brother and I slept in the basement. Loved it. The thing I liked the most about it was how cool it was down there. Upstairs felt hot to me, so I would go down into the basement and cool off.
So a basement is a great thing to get if you have the chance.
So a basement is a great thing to get if you have the chance.
waggy
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YES get a basement!
i have a 1200sq/ft basement. 3/4th of it is done as living space. we have it done up into 2 rooms. one has a wood burning stove, we use this one as the 2nd living room (had to do some work on it. not done yet).
the other room had a pool table in it. it was broken when i baught the house so it was removed. i really have not decided what to do with the room yet. iwas thinking of a home theatre or a bar heh
With the woodburning stove it is nice and warm down there. also in the summer it is a LOT cooler then the rest of the house. i just need to finish it up so i can use it =)
the other none-finished part is storage and has the water heater, furnace, sump pump and a sink. i been thinking about makeing teh room. been thinking of turning part of it into a extra room since i do not need so much storage.
but anyway get a basement! well worth the extra money you spend.
i have a 1200sq/ft basement. 3/4th of it is done as living space. we have it done up into 2 rooms. one has a wood burning stove, we use this one as the 2nd living room (had to do some work on it. not done yet).
the other room had a pool table in it. it was broken when i baught the house so it was removed. i really have not decided what to do with the room yet. iwas thinking of a home theatre or a bar heh
With the woodburning stove it is nice and warm down there. also in the summer it is a LOT cooler then the rest of the house. i just need to finish it up so i can use it =)
the other none-finished part is storage and has the water heater, furnace, sump pump and a sink. i been thinking about makeing teh room. been thinking of turning part of it into a extra room since i do not need so much storage.
but anyway get a basement! well worth the extra money you spend.
GeekDrew
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Where is this house located (is it where your profile says you are)?
I think that a basement is a definite must. I prefer to have my bedroom and/or office quarters underground, when possible. It's usually a lot cooler in the summer, and (in my experience) retains heat well in the winter. If I were buying a house, I would not consider a house that did not have a basement.
If the builder only offers electrical upgrades, and not plumbing, see if you're able to hire an independent plumber to do the work during construction -- or at least leave it unfinished so that it's easier to plumb it later.
I think that a basement is a definite must. I prefer to have my bedroom and/or office quarters underground, when possible. It's usually a lot cooler in the summer, and (in my experience) retains heat well in the winter. If I were buying a house, I would not consider a house that did not have a basement.
If the builder only offers electrical upgrades, and not plumbing, see if you're able to hire an independent plumber to do the work during construction -- or at least leave it unfinished so that it's easier to plumb it later.
waggy
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Originally posted by: NTB
You're gonna need a couple extra bedrooms before too long, aren't you?
Nate
hah we have 3 bedrooms upstairs. so we good to go! and if i really had to my office was a bedroom (on the main floor) it has a huge 6ftx6ft walk in closet (odd part there is a AC/heater vent in it). the last family they had a person who could not do stairs. so they made sure to have a bedroom on the main floor for him.
when i looked at the house it was listed as a 5 bedroom. where we have it as a 3 bedroom with a play room/computer room
It depends where you live mostly. In my area basements are common and typical, so they don't add great amounts of value to a house. Though the lack of a basement tends to be a slight detriment to value due to the common nature of basements in this area. Just about every house around here has at least a partial basement, and most have a full basement. Only a small percentage of dwellings in this area are on slabs or crawl spaces, with crawl spaces having a larger percentage than slabs on grade.
A finished basement will directly "add value" to your home in the typical market. Depending on the quality of finish and the accessability of the basement from the outside, it could be more or less. A basement alone probably won't directly add value to the house, but you may see that it adds a lot of value in USE to your home.
Personally I will always have a basement in my house, unless it is located directly on a piece of waterfront where flooding will be a terrible problem. 30K also seems very high for a basic poured concrete or block foundation. Unless it's over 2500 sq feet and more than 8 feet high. Or that could just be the cost of construction in your area as opposed to mine.
All in all, go with a basement.
A finished basement will directly "add value" to your home in the typical market. Depending on the quality of finish and the accessability of the basement from the outside, it could be more or less. A basement alone probably won't directly add value to the house, but you may see that it adds a lot of value in USE to your home.
Personally I will always have a basement in my house, unless it is located directly on a piece of waterfront where flooding will be a terrible problem. 30K also seems very high for a basic poured concrete or block foundation. Unless it's over 2500 sq feet and more than 8 feet high. Or that could just be the cost of construction in your area as opposed to mine.
All in all, go with a basement.
waggy
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:music:
Its christmas at ground zero
Theres music in the air
The sleigh bells are ringing and the carolers are singing
While the air raid sirens blare
Its christmas at ground zero
The button has been pressed
The radio just let us know
That this is not a test
Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping
Its the end of all humanity
No more time for last-minute shopping
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Its christmas at ground zero
Theres panic in the crowd
We can dodge debris while we trim the tree
Underneath the mushroom cloud
You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop
Or jack frost on your windowsill
But if someones climbing down your chimney
You better load your gun and shoot to kill
Its christmas at ground zero
And if the radiation levels okay
Ill go out with you and see all the new
Mutations on new years day
Its christmas at ground zero
Just seconds left to go
Ill duck and cover with my yuletide lover
Underneath the mistletoe
Its christmas at ground zero
Now the missiles are on their way
What a crazy fluke, were gonna get nuked
On this jolly holiday
:music:
I wish i had a basement in my house at home especially if is 10 degrees cooler. I live in houston though which has mush for ground so i wont be having one anytime soon.
Its 2500 sq. ft. without basement, dunno what it is with.
This is a walk out lot, with windows and door and concrete deck.
yeah, I'm in houston too. No basements for houses.
Heh, my parents used to have a house here, the foundation was just a concrete slab that the house wasn't even properly anchored to . . .
my parents' house in saint louis is great, its a walk-out lot with a full basement (even under the 3-car garage!), all of it finished except for the under-garage area and the HVAC room - my mom runs her photography business out of the basement so we have a studio, sitting room and office down there. My dad keeps a small home office downstairs, too.
Basements FTW!
sdifox
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Basement is a must. It's where all your crap can hide until that one day where you can say "See, honey, I knew this will come in handy one day" as you break it out of the shrink wrap.
With a basement, the mechanincal room/laundry room can be moved down there from the very beginning, getting you more above gorund space. I got 2800sq ft. above ground (exc garage).
With a basement, the mechanincal room/laundry room can be moved down there from the very beginning, getting you more above gorund space. I got 2800sq ft. above ground (exc garage).
shortylickens
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Having grown up in MN where basements are a standard, I think its a great investment.
The only place I cant see getting them is CA. But houses are so ungodly out there it doesnt matter much.
The only place I cant see getting them is CA. But houses are so ungodly out there it doesnt matter much.
You rarely see basements here in Oregon either.
I LOVE them though and I would MUCH rather own a home with a basement than one without. In fact if I was building a house, not only would I have a basement, I would have a SUB basement. You can call it a bomb shelter and with the way things are going...
Yup, im in the Atlanta market, so that may explain the higher costs of basement.
I'm just wondering how would you attach sheet rock, to walls made from brick?
FYI: gonna sign for house with basement today.!!!
I'm just wondering how would you attach sheet rock, to walls made from brick?
FYI: gonna sign for house with basement today.!!!
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