Lee, here in Florida, the water table is too high for basements. I don't know of any basements in this area, on the edge of the Ocala National Forest.
earlier, Lee A. Stone, wrote: >In the early 80's we owned a home up the sstreet which like 95 % of the >homes in this area , were or are all on what they call floating slabs. >designed after the Levitown homes . a typical 4bdr Cape cod style. After >I buy this house with a basement I had a dream , like other guys of >building a work bench, which I did and then go on from there. There was >a good reason the previous owners had nothing except for a old snow >sleigh down there. you know , in the basement where frogs and other >things go. >Also in my research I found out that where this house sits in the >early to mid 40's and before that , this was all swamp. Then some >really smart but greedy folks drained the swamp to build homes for >returning vets from WW II. it is a long story but now that I know what >I know I wish I had that house on the slab again. and then maybe a long >barn to collect all the things, some would call junk, that I like to >collect. >On the brighter side for Claudia or others who want to stay the stay >for many years to come. you can buy a adjustable liner for your >basement and turn it into a personal family swimming pool. or to do >some fish farming and more. Research , research and more research when >buying a home is the great thing to do. I hate like most of you , to go >out in the rain but if you are ever house shopping, go on a day when >there is a downpour or other bad weather to see how your dream house is >faring up. Lee > >-- >I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as >the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must >not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. If we run into such debts, we >must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and in our comforts, >in our labor and in our amusements. If we can prevent the government from >wasting the labor of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they >will be happy. >-- Thomas Jefferson >Are you curious? Visit my web site: ><http://www.sedac.mailsent.net>http://www.sedac.mailsent.net > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.9/1991 - Release Date: >03/09/09 07:14:00 John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
