Ali's House with voice over - Page 3

jinx · 10-30-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I always forget that people in the rest of the country have basements. Ain't no such thing as a basement in Texas. It's all limestone and granite underneath us. Do they count the basement as part of the square footage when they talk about the sizes of houses up there?

If they are walk-out, have windows on at least 3 sides, and are finished. Otherwise no.
It's not just Texas that lacks basements - Jim's dad had a hell of a time getting his builder to to put a half basement in NC, and we didn't see any in CA either.

LabRat · 10-30-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Io they count the basement as part of the square footage when they talk about the sizes of houses up there?

Depends. I'll ask a realtor what the 'rules' are, but on a listing there is usually a 'total' square footage and a 'finished' square footage.

I don't remember what our house was listed as...the main floor is about 1000 sqft, but the basement is 5/6 finished, adding about another 800 sqft of living space. The part that isn't ''finished" is the laundry/storage area that is underneath the steps and alongside a portion of them.

Florida didn't have basements either. Where do you people put all your STUFF???

monster · 10-30-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

Depends. I'll ask a realtor what the 'rules' are,

I jinx posted some "rules" and I know she's a real-estate junkie, so i'm guessing they're pretty spot on. They're pretty much what i remember from when househunting -so two houses listed as the same size could be vastly different if one had a finished usuable basement.

kerosene · 10-30-2007, 04:59 PM

I believe the rooms in a finished basement can be listed as long as they have a window and a closet. For example, a house with 3 bedrooms on the main floor and one in the basement that meets the criteria would be considered a 4 bedroom house. At least that is true in this state.

lumberjim · 10-30-2007, 01:50 PM

If they're finished, I think they do.

lumberjim · 10-30-2007, 02:16 PM

yeah...Mission viejo was apparently one big ant hill.

DanaC · 10-30-2007, 02:40 PM

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OH YES IT DOES

I have to agree

Ain't takin no camera around my house till it stops looking someone who needs a social worker lives there.

10-30-2007, 02:57 PM

Lovely home.

Clodfobble · 10-30-2007, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

No basements in Texas? Where do you guys go for tornadoes?

Doorways? Everyone knows they only hit trailer parks anyway, not real houses.

Worst case scenario, I've heard that the advice is to lay down in the bathtub with a bed mattress on top, but I wouldn't really know. Flooding is really more our standard weather disaster.

Sundae · 10-31-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Worst case scenario, I've heard that the advice is to lay down in the bathtub with a bed mattress on top, but I wouldn't really know.

In Joe R Lansdale's Hap and Leonard series of books (set in East Texas) two of the main characters ride out a tornado in just this fashion. I've used this "tip" in conversation before, to sound more worldy than I am

Shawnee123 · 10-31-2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Doorways? Everyone knows they only hit trailer parks anyway, not real houses.

Worst case scenario, I've heard that the advice is to lay down in the bathtub with a bed mattress on top, but I wouldn't really know. Flooding is really more our standard weather disaster.

I thought Texas had a lot of tornadoes.

But yeah, the tub thing or an inside wall is next best. Unless you're in a trailer, in which case you should just run screaming down the street and hope for the best!

Aliantha · 10-30-2007, 05:44 PM

The only houses in Australia that are underground in any way are those which are 'cut in' on a steep slope but I wouldn't call that a basement, or maybe the people who live in caves...but they're not really basements either.

The only people I can think of who have basement like structures in their houses are people with wine cellars, but even they are few and far between in these days of air conditioning.

There'd be more in Sydney I suspect, but I don't know of anyone in Qld with a basement. We like living above ground up here.

jester · 10-30-2007, 06:08 PM

You have a very nice home - I enjoyed my stay.

ZenGum · 10-30-2007, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

The only houses in Australia that are underground in any way are those which are 'cut in' on a steep slope but I wouldn't call that a basement, or maybe the people who live in caves...but they're not really basements either.

They're not really people either ... ever been to Coober Pedy?
(FYI, this is an opal mining town in the middle of the desert where most people live in mines that have been modified into houses. Much cooler. But filled with people on the run from something else, its all a no-second-name cash-economy, watch-your-back scene.)

Lots of old houses in Adelaide have cellars, presumably for wine and other storage before air conditioning.

lookout123 · 10-31-2007, 03:57 PM

Thanks Ali, very nice. It's amazing, from the sound of your voice I really couldn't tell that your toilets flush in reverse.

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lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah...Mission viejo was apparently one big ant hill. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	The only houses in Australia that are underground in any way are those which are 'cut in' on a steep slope but I wouldn't call that a basement, or maybe the people who live in caves...but they're not really basements either. The only people I can think of who have basement like structures in their houses are people with wine cellars, but even they are few and far between in these days of air conditioning. There'd be more in Sydney I suspect, but I don't know of anyone in Qld with a basement. We like living above ground up here. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Thanks Ali, very nice. It's amazing, from the sound of your voice I really couldn't tell that your toilets flush in reverse. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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10-30-2007, 04:59 PM	#4
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I believe the rooms in a finished basement can be listed as long as they have a window and a closet. For example, a house with 3 bedrooms on the main floor and one in the basement that meets the criteria would be considered a 4 bedroom house. At least that is true in this state.

10-30-2007, 02:57 PM	#8
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Lovely home.

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jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	You have a very nice home - I enjoyed my stay.

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