So, earthquake prone areas are not recommended to have houses with basements because they require more building than a slab house. Basements are more common in other countries and because they are an effective and safe shelter against natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes.
Fortunately, California is exempt from these disasters. In many areas, you need to go deep with the house foundation to reach a hard enough ground to build on. It is not the same case for California. If you are going down only a few feet you will hit a hard ground like bedrock, which is perfect to build on. Therefore, the bedrock below your home makes putting in a house basement too costly. A new owner would still need a building permit.
Basements are typically built on expensive lots, often after a smaller house has been razed, where the owners have reached the maximum above-ground space allowed. Adding a basement increases the value of the property. In Atherton, 70 to 75 percent of new homes have basements. Some cities, concerned about possible damage to trees, excessive grading, water issues, and extra construction noise and traffic, are attempting to rein in basements.
The Atherton City Council will vote in September on a proposal to limit the size of basements under a main residence to percent of the ground floor, down from percent today. If you dug no deeper than 12 feet, your basement could be as large as your house, whether the house is one or two floors. The proposal goes to the planning commission in September.
The lot already has an 18,square-foot main residence including pool house and connecting hallway , a 1,square-foot gate house and a tennis court. View detailed profile Advanced or search site with Search Forums Advanced. Is it because of earthquakes or something?? Where the hell do you store all your 'stuff'?? There's no reason for a basement because there's no frost line to get below. Builders are cheap and don't want to spend money digging holes if they don't have to.
Some houses have storage in the attic. Most people put their extra stuff in the garage which often pushes the cars out to the driveway or street. I've wondered about that too so you inspired me to google it. Here's some info. Answers - Why are there no basements in houses in Southern California? Where it freezes in the winter, the land contracts and expands and will literally heave the foundation of a house up. Builders in those areas have to take the foundation well below the 4-foot frost line level to anchor it.
Basements there are cheap to construct, so builders dig just a few feet deeper and create a full basement. Think Freedom. Is this question for real? Other than earthquakes, there are no basements because they are used to keep pipes 'indoors' so they dont freeze in the winter.
Unlike the northeast and midwest, California doesnt have that issue. Same reason Florida doesnt have them. They basically dont need them. Originally Posted by kitty3. Nowadays due to lack of space, most people have started constructing basements at their homes, but according to Vastu, it is not good to build a basement in the house. It is better to have the basement constructed in only one part of the house than to build a basement in the entire part of the house. Many houses in California are built into hillsides and have the opportunity for at least a half-basement.
Even if a house has a basement like this, there often are no stairs connecting this space to the main part of the house. Stairs are expensive and take up space, and most California housing has been built to maximize profit. A: Yes, basements can be a pain sometimes. And while some homes are better built without basements because of moisture issues, there are still millions of existing basements that need help. The advantages of basements are fairly clear — they represent additional space in a house that can be converted into usable space.
Failing that, they are useful areas to use either as storage or as a home for appliances, away from the main body of the house. Building a basement to code upgrades your home to the safest level of protection for earthquakes, because you have a much stronger foundation for the whole house. A basement will have poured concrete walls and strong foundations set very deep. Generally, the rock below a home makes putting in a basement too costly. Yes, one of the main reasons why a home is without basement is because of the height of the water table under it.
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