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BoosTT
04-09-2013, 09:23 AM
Can you tell from the pictures? And no, I can't walk inside.

http://imageupper.com/i/?S0200010080011H13655158991305414
http://imageupper.com/i/?S0200010080021H13655158991305414
http://imageupper.com/i/?S0200010080031H13655158991305414

michelle
04-09-2013, 10:27 AM
Doesn't appear that way. I didn't think many houses near water have basements to begin with.

Nix
04-09-2013, 11:23 AM
Not sure but for what it's worth the house next door looks to have a basement.

DerangedPony
04-09-2013, 11:29 AM
I would say it does. In the second pic you can see the intake/exhaust for the furnace and dryer which are at the height suggesting they are in a basement. If it's a full basement is another question.

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Flicktitty
04-09-2013, 12:55 PM
I would say it does. In the second pic you can see the intake/exhaust for the furnace and dryer which are at the height suggesting they are in a basement. If it's a full basement is another question.

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that and the 3rd picture seems to have a big slab.....

Type in the address on Google, There is a site called trulia that has information and Zillow is another one.

kevcuda
04-09-2013, 09:47 PM
If it does I would guess you would find a body.

Slow Joe
04-09-2013, 10:51 PM
I'd guess from the pics no basement because there are no windows...

wrath
04-10-2013, 05:29 AM
I suspect it has a crawlspace in part of it. The house has a lot of bad grading.

brotherbenn83
04-10-2013, 09:58 AM
If you go to the tax assessor's website for the city it is in and search for the tax bill it will usually say what size if any basement it has.

awsomeears
04-10-2013, 10:21 AM
Furnace PVC in and out have to be pitched to the furnace, so either its a full basement or crawl space, furnace is 40-48" tall + plenums, if layed on its side still 3' tall for proper installation..

Lash
04-10-2013, 02:06 PM
Probably a crawl space.

CATNHAT
04-10-2013, 11:04 PM
Full basement.

Pic 2 shows venting for furnace and dryer. Dryer would not be in a crawl space.

Pic 3 show 2" rigid insulation extending to top of foundation.

Run from lake to building looks significant and so does rise in elevation from water to structure.

Full basement is my bet.

spooln30
04-11-2013, 03:07 AM
That house looks to be built on a concrete slab foundation. The houses I've seen like that, they run the pipes in the concrete. It has a utility room for the HVAC and Waterheater. If it was a full basement by code it would have to have windows and if it had a crawl space you still would have 12-14 inches of the foundation above grade by code. The grading around that house is horrible.
The whole no basement by water idea is false, I've been it many that were 20-30 feet from the water.

Lash
04-11-2013, 03:12 PM
Pic 2 shows venting for furnace and dryer. Dryer would not be in a crawl space.

Pic 3 show 2" rigid insulation extending to top of foundation.



A house with a first floor utility and a furnace in the basement will look the same as the pic posted.

Also, I don't thing that's insulation. It almost looks like a ledger board to me. You can see the dirt tuck under it in spots.

blackmage
04-11-2013, 03:26 PM
I have nothing of interest to add, except im interested in why one would need to know this? haha

wrath
04-11-2013, 03:28 PM
I think that is a ledger board that was added to the rim joist in preparation for a deck that was never added.

In the 90s it was popular to put the furnace in the crawlspace through the floor of a closet.

There appear to be no vents (which is a bad idea for a crawl space) and there appear to be no windows. So, I doubt it has a full basement. It may have a basement in the middle of the house for the mechanicals. However, I suspect it has a crawlspace in most of it with poured slab in other parts. Terrible grading and no gutters would lead to a pretty wet basement and I see no sump pump discharge.

There aren't enough pictures.

0TransAm0
04-11-2013, 03:43 PM
Go ask the neighbor ??

BoosTT
04-12-2013, 01:31 PM
I think the house is going to auction and may be sold without being able to tour it (not that I would buy it without touring though). Construction was ever finished on this house. I think it was intented to have a porch or deck wrap around the front, right side and rear of the house. The basement thing is really confusing me. Some spots looks like it has it and other areas look like you can see the dirt under the slab. I know windows in a basement are not required and having a basement near a lake is pretty common. Here a picture of the rear of the house.

http://imageupper.com/i/?S0200010030011O13657906811304581

BoosTT
04-12-2013, 01:36 PM
Its also not listed in the tax reccords. I think it may have been a menards kit house.

BoosTT
04-12-2013, 02:20 PM
I found the answer (but not exactly sure what it means). Basement: Partial; W/Crawl Space

Irish
04-12-2013, 02:34 PM
I found the answer (but not exactly sure what it means). Basement: Partial; W/Crawl Space

Small cellar?

Yooformula
04-12-2013, 03:58 PM
my buddy's house had a partial basement with crawl space which meant that the main part of the house had a basement but the front portion(entry way, front door, front family room) of the home only had a crawl space.

Lash
04-12-2013, 04:11 PM
Usually there is just a small space for a furnace, water heater, and maybe a washer and dryer... typically right in the center of the house. The rest of the area will be crawl space 2-3' tall at most.

michelle
04-12-2013, 04:41 PM
A full basement (finished or not) is so useful. I can't imagine not having one.

BoosTT
04-12-2013, 07:57 PM
my buddy's house had a partial basement with crawl space which meant that the main part of the house had a basement but the front portion(entry way, front door, front family room) of the home only had a crawl space.
One of my aunts houses was exactly like this. Basement was still like 10'x18' plus crawl space.

95 TA - The Beast
04-12-2013, 09:36 PM
When looking at houses last year we only saw a few with basements that had crawlspaces as well. Most were full basements.

Most of the homes had crawlspaces that were above the bottom of the basement, ie, about 3-4 feet above the basement floor and you would climb up and crawl into the crawlspace. There was one place tho that was near one of the little lakes in Hales Corners and this place had a sunken living room and thus a lower-crawlspace, ie one that went from the same basement floor but only extended up a few feet. That one also had the circuit breakers in this little crawlspace and it was a PITA to get in and out of... That house needed tons of updates and they wanted much more considering it was on a small lake, and the kicker was they cut down a beautiful big tree just to have a better view of the water...

CATNHAT
04-18-2013, 06:22 AM
where is this house?