According to Texas Monthly: In some parts of the state, the water table is too near the surface of the ground, making leaking and flooding an issue . Sometimes the bedrock is too close to the surface, making digging more difficult and costly. “Expansive” soils can make a basement unworkable. Feb 24, 2021
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It is true that basements in Texas's residential structures are a rarity. The Texanist specifically highlights “residential” because basements are not uncommon ...
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1. There's No Incentive for Digging Under the Frost Line · 2. Texas Has a High Water Table · 3. There's a High Clay Content in the Soil · 4. It's Difficult to Dig ...
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Nov 16, 2018 · Phil Crone, executive director for the Dallas Builders Association, said basements are also not as common in Texas because the frost line — the ...
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Aug 15, 2022 · According to the Dallas Morning News, there are a few very good reasons for this particular real estate quirk. First, in some parts of the state ...
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Jun 17, 2022 · Texas Soil Is Not Basement-Friendly ... In the north, basements are typically built in homes on rolling hills with soft, dry soil. Austin's ...
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In Texas, the frost line generally is no more than a foot deep so it is unnecessary to excavate deeper to install water and sewer lines to keep them from ...
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Green areas are not very high above sea level. The same low elevations that allow hurricanes to push far inland also means the water table is (ordinarily) close ...
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Southern Living reports on the features of the land that make it impractical to have basements in Texas. Generally speaking, the state is flat but it is also ...
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Apr 27, 2021 · According to Southern Living, certain features of the land are the main reasons ...
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Nov 19, 2018 · There's also bedrock that looms near the surface in much of Texas that require digging through it for a basement, which makes the whole process ...
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Oct 18, 2018 · There are some commonly held explanations for the lack of basements in Central Texas. Some people say basements here are at a greater risk ...
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Oct 2, 2019 · Why do Texas homes not have basements? The most obvious reason is that it's difficult to build a basement that's water-tight because the ...
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Jan 11, 2016 · “Basements have never really been prevalent in Texas, and so people don't build them,” Bigelow said. “You go to other places where basements ...
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May 20, 2019 · Around Austin and west Texas there's also limestone close to the surface. It's not impossible to dig a basement in limestone. Far from it.
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