I work in a construction related industry. I see a lot of houses built every different way. There are places where having a basement is almost impossible due to soil conditions, but people put the effort in and make it happen because they really want a basement. Meanwhile I see places where there is nothing but dry sand for at least 10 feet below ground so building a basement is a snap and CHEAP, but a crawl space is used because they want the little extra money for a deck which could be built at sometime in the future. SMH. A pet peeve that drives me bonkers.
Go with the climate. Go with the site conditions. Don't fight Mother Nature. Don't build a house suitable for Arizona in upstate NY. Maintenance costs on square pegs in round holes can just eat you. Gables and broken ridge lines look cool and are a PITA. Rant over.
I work in a construction related industry. I see a lot of houses built every different way. There are places where having a basement is almost impossible due to soil conditions, but people put the effort in and make it happen because they really want a basement. Meanwhile I see places where there is nothing but dry sand for at least 10 feet below ground so building a basement is a snap and CHEAP, but a crawl space is used because they want the little extra money for a deck which could be built at sometime in the future. SMH. A pet peeve that drives me bonkers.
Go with the climate. Go with the site conditions. Don't fight Mother Nature. Don't build a house suitable for Arizona in upstate NY. Maintenance costs on square pegs in round holes can just eat you. Gables and broken ridge lines look cool and are a PITA. Rant over.