Practicalities of 3 floored house

daginge | 20:17 Fri 22nd Oct 2010 | Property

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Hi ABers what do you think? Is it more practical to build a property with 3 above ground floors or 2 above ground and a basement? I'm thinking from the points of view of modern economics, eco friendliness and sheer; how cool, I have a utility room in my basement LOL
As usual all expressions of interest appreciated.
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My neighbour has an Ash tree right on the boundary. This tree is over 30 years old now. The roots have caused humps and hollows in my drive and I want to retarmac. Undoubtedly some roots will have to come out, but will any left in merely create problems

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Count-A-Strong

What a strange question. Depends on what you want the rooms for.

ummmm

I use to live in a house that had 3 floors above ground and a cellar. How cool is that?

ChuckFickens

It keeps you fit living in a 3 story house though, I dread to think how many flights of stairs I run up or down a day. No need for step aerobics if you live in my house!

barb1314

we lived in a 3 storey weavers cottage on a very steep hill. Kept us very fit. The worst thing for me was that our bathroom was in the eaves and if you got to the front door and suddenly needed the bathroom,it was a long way up and down! I moved a year ago and now have 10 stairs in my cottage....much better. I guess it depends which rooms are on which floor really. If you have a basement,I would imagine your fuel bills might be less (less loss of heat through windows?) but again it's all down to how eco friendly your building methods are going to be overall.

boxtops

I've got 4 floors in my Edwardian terrace house, the entrance room/dining room and kitchen are in the sub-basement. Keeps you fit! If you are building from new, you have to think about the practicalities of below ground level building - big hole for foundations and basement, keeping it free from damp - etc.

jomifl

If you are going to live in it when you are old get a bungalow or fit a stairlift. The more stairwell you have the more wasted and expensive space, and more difficulty moving furniture about.

buildersmate

Building a house with a basement as the third storey will cost around £25k (at least) more expensive than stuffing another floor above ground.
Presumably that covers your 'economics' answer.

daginge

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Thanks all, I was waiting for the icing on the cake from builders mate, BM always comes up trumps!!!

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