[leapfrog0202]

Someone said that house had a basement.

I gotta ask, why are their no basements in TX?

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Neighbor said house had a basement. Not sure why if it’s that unusual in TX but evidently there was one.

[Figment]

Basements are unusual in parts of Texas. Gulf coast, the water table is a problem. In central Texas, bedrock is difficult to dig in to. I’ve seen basements in Houston and Austin both though

[hockeymom99]

I grew up in the dfw area in a 2story house in a subdivision with a full basement.....yes there are homes in TX with a basement.

[trueblue585]

The reason it is unusual to see a basement in Texas is because it’s VERY expensive to make one here and they usually cause more problems than they are worth. Depending on where you live in the state either the soil is clay which constantly moves getting too soft or too hard and cracking OR it’s too hard. Like giant slabs of limestone have to dynamite to make a basement.