slab vs basement home

Posted by b13171@hotmail.com on February 27, 2007, 2:23 pm

A little off topic, but think those on this site may be a good
judge. What are the up and downsides of
a slab home other than the obvious storage advantage. My husband and
I are thinking of moving and have found some homes we liked that were
on slab. We have always lived in a house with basement , but now
could live without a basement. We live in metro Atlanta. Thanks
Liz

Posted by on February 27, 2007, 3:45 pm

I wouldnt buy a slab house in an area where basements are the norm. A
basement just for storage makes it worthwhile. Asan extra living area
it;s a bonus

> A little off topic, but think those on this site may be a good
> judge. What are the up and downsides of
> a slab home other than the obvious storage advantage. My husband and
> I are thinking of moving and have found some homes we liked that were
> on slab. We have always lived in a house with basement , but now
> could live without a basement. We live in metro Atlanta. Thanks
> Liz

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on February 27, 2007, 10:10 pm

>I wouldnt buy a slab house in an area where basements are the norm. A
> basement just for storage makes it worthwhile. Asan extra living area
> it;s a bonus

What extra living area? If a slab house is one story and 2000 square feet,
it has the same area as a house with 2000 square feet spread over a basement
and first floor. It comes down to what layout you prefer and what fits the
lot it is constructed on. If the lot has ledge you don't get a basement.
If the lot has a shallow water table, you don't get a basement.

Differences to consider are cost of heating a one level versus a multi level
and cost of roof replacement of a house spread out with a lot of roof versus
one with half the area and stacked. Stairs versus no stairs and privacy of
bedrooms on a multilevel.

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 27, 2007, 10:16 pm

> >I wouldnt buy a slab house in an area where basements are the norm. =A0A
> > basement just for storage makes it worthwhile. =A0Asan extra living area
> > it;s a bonus

> What extra living area? =A0If a slab house is one story and 2000 square f=

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> it has the same area as a house with 2000 square feet spread over a basem=

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> and first floor. =A0It comes down to what layout you prefer and what fits=

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> lot it is constructed on. =A0If the lot has ledge you don't get a basemen=

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> If the lot has a shallow water table, you don't get a basement.
> Differences to consider are cost of heating a one level versus a multi le=

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> and cost of roof replacement of a house spread out with a lot of roof ver=

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> one with half the area and stacked. =A0Stairs versus no stairs and privac=

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> bedrooms on a multilevel.

MANY people finish most of the basement for added living area.....

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on February 27, 2007, 11:23 pm

MANY people finish most of the basement for added living area.....

But if you have the same amount of space on the same floor, the difference
is???? A square foot is a square foot.

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