On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:48:03 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/26/2018 7:38 PM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 13:19:01 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/26/2018 12:00 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>>> Actually it's very easy to build a house with a basement in areas with
>>>> high water tables and/or very rocky areas... same way they do in many
>>>> large citys, they make a higher foundation with perhaps 4-5 steps to
>>>> the front door. They dig down to a certain depth and perhaps the
>>>> basement is half above ground.
>>>
>>> But one reason we are moving is to avoid steps.
>>
>> We live in a ranch, no steps, and rarely have a need to go in the
>> basement
>
>Then why all the fuss about having one?

lol