There are also different types of
basements, so a full walk-out
basement is far more desirable than an underground
basement with no natural light, like a prison cell.
With some effort and financial investment,
basements can be as beautiful and functional as other rooms in a home.
Though "
Basement Complete" is largely how-to instructional, it also explores some design and planning issues, making it the truly complete reference title for all things
basements.
As some migrants had stated, they could dry their clothes inside their
basements. This result follows the previous researcher whereby migrants only emphasizes the basic housing facility to improve their life.
The
basements of all the plazas to be built in trader centers have been declared commercial.
Most
basements require soffits to cover ducts and pipes.
However, there is frustration on the part of appraisers, builders, homeowners, and sales people about the difference between the cost of
basements and the value given them in appraisals.
That's not to say we don't have
basements. Some are only beneath part of the house, such as one of my old homes which used the slope of the hill to give a half
basement at the back, while others are a semi-basement, where the ground floor is set six or eight steps above street level and the
basement is then half a storey down.
According to The
Basement Information Centre (TBIC), developers are now realising the benefits of incorporating
basements in new-build properties - reduced need for building and insulation materials, reduced energy consumption and increased profit potential.
During the 1960s cellars or
basements generally fell out of favour with developers due to the cost factors of deeper foundations and unreliable waterproofing systems making them unpopular with homeowners.
Except, it doesn't happen with heated
basements, regardless of whether they are insulated.
Boston's
basements are what inspired Wong to introduce them in Sacramento.
"One of the concepts behind the gallery name is to create a platform for bringing these artists and their works out of the '
basements' where art is sometimes stored and forgotten into a growing regional and global marketplace," said Baharak Raoufi, one of the founders of the
BASEMENT gallery.
That's why department stores should bring back their bargain
basements. I know, I know.
4 In some areas of London planners are concerned that too many
basements are having a "Swiss cheese" effect on the substrata and they may be tightening up on permissions.
