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Posted by b13171@hotmail.com on February 27, 2007, 2:29 pm
A little off topic, but thought those on this site would know. What
are the up and downsides of a slab home, other than the storage
advantage. My husband and I are thinking of moving and have found
some homes on slab. We do not require the additional storage. Have
always lived in basement homes. We live in metro Atlanta. Thanks Liz
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Posted by yugami on February 27, 2007, 5:11 pm
> A little off topic, but thought those on this site would know. What
> are the up and downsides of a slab home, other than the storage
> advantage. My husband and I are thinking of moving and have found
> some homes on slab. We do not require the additional storage. Have
> always lived in basement homes. We live in metro Atlanta. Thanks Liz
I lived in a crawl space home for about 2 years. You don't really
have access to things like pipes if you have issues.
However its probably less of an issue in Atlanta than in Chicago
(frozen pipes)
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Posted by Matt Whiting on February 27, 2007, 7:02 pm
b13171@hotmail.com wrote:
> A little off topic, but thought those on this site would know. What
> are the up and downsides of a slab home, other than the storage
> advantage. My husband and I are thinking of moving and have found
> some homes on slab. We do not require the additional storage. Have
> always lived in basement homes. We live in metro Atlanta. Thanks Liz
>
If you don't need the extra space and don't need a place to hide during
a storm, then I can't think of any advantage to having a basement.
Matt
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Posted by Steve Barker on February 27, 2007, 9:32 pm
I can't imagine not having at least SOME basement. Where the heck else
would the water heater and furnace go? 'course I'm in Kansas, never know
when the winds going to blow. A slab surely has to be a challenge for HVAC,
plumbing and wiring.
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Steve Barker
>A little off topic, but thought those on this site would know. What
> are the up and downsides of a slab home, other than the storage
> advantage. My husband and I are thinking of moving and have found
> some homes on slab. We do not require the additional storage. Have
> always lived in basement homes. We live in metro Atlanta. Thanks Liz
>
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Posted by Matt Barrow on February 28, 2007, 8:47 am
>I can't imagine not having at least SOME basement. Where the heck else
>would the water heater and furnace go? 'course I'm in Kansas, never know
>when the winds going to blow. A slab surely has to be a challenge for
>HVAC, plumbing and wiring.
>
In the west, the water heater and/or furnace goes in the garage or an inside
closet. In warmer climes, the furnace goes in the attic, or a heat pump
goes outside.
I notice that a lot of builders that don't build basement homes say the
ground is too (pick something...), but they sure like to build swimming
pools.
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