tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post6843436282713785588..comments2023-05-24T06:02:06.480-05:00Comments on Chuck's Chatter: The Water Table Myth and Tornado ProtectionChuck Doswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-60590578784645348382012-06-13T17:19:31.121-05:002012-06-13T17:19:31.121-05:00Back in 1981, I worked for a mechanical contractor...Back in 1981, I worked for a mechanical contractor. We were tasked to install a fuel tank for the boiler and it was to be submerged at a location just outside the school to be renovated. This was in Stevensville MD which is located at the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (US Rt. 50/301). The fuel tank was about 8 feet tall and we were at an elevation of five feet above Mean Low Lower Water (MLLW). If we could sink an 8' tank at 5' MLLW, putting in a basement to protect lives should be a piece of cake!David R. Legatesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-5979808413485098532012-04-06T11:17:52.301-05:002012-04-06T11:17:52.301-05:00Around here (central NC) the deal is that the loca...Around here (central NC) the deal is that the local builders are comfortable with building homes without basements as much as it is anything. Production builders build on slabs for the ease of mass-production, and the local builders just don't think about it, since daddy and grandaddy did just fine building homes over a crawl space. <br /><br />You will see some homes with basements in this market.With a few exceptions, these are typically available on some of the higher-end homes. It is definitely not the same here as when I was a boy in Ohio! We grew up in a nice enough but very modest home, and it sure has a basement with a workbench to hide under.Eric Weavernoreply@blogger.com