The water table is right below ground level and consists mostly of highly porous limestone. A basement would have to be completely sealed to prevent infiltration.
No foundation.
New York City, for example, was built on a Rock.
Florida is built in majority on swamp land.
Even Arizona and Nevada have in majority no basements... sand.
I don't know if its illegal, but most of floridas land is below sea level or to close to call and for this reason you wont see to many basements in Florida. I live in Florida and would love to have a basement.
Basements is a plural noun.
Yes, it does.
Some houses are built with basements. Many homes in California do not have basements, because of the threat of earthquake damage.
No, there aren't any basements in England. How do I know this you ask? I live there :)
Hosannas from the Basements of Hell was created on 2006-04-03.
Yes, most of the older homes have basements but the newer track homes do not.
No, attics are above the main stories of a house, and basements are below the ground floor of the house. Attics also tend to be dry and warm, basements cool and damp. Important considerations for the storing of certain items.
Basements, if unfinished, are commonly used for storage, as a laundry room and to house utilities and appliances. Finished basements can be used as additional living area and can be transformed into any type of room: from and extra bedroom to a home theater.
it depends on how nice it is
nothing they were hopeless
boats did so have a basement