Penasquitos Basements?

[NotCranky]

If her house is built on a slope she may have a walk-out crawl space. At times, some people in california use the not technically correct term basement for crawl space. Not sure if “walk-out crawl space” is correct terminology either but it does have that difference from most crawl spaces here.That’s what I used and have heard and seen used. Sometimes people even finish the taller parts of the crawl space, maybe even build interior access to it. They might call this finished space the “basement”.

[DWCAP]

[quote=Russell]If her house is built on a slope she may have a walk-out crawl space. At times, some people in california use the not technically correct term basement for crawl space. Not sure if “walk-out crawl space” is correct terminology either but it does have that difference from most crawl spaces here.That’s what I used and have heard and seen used. Sometimes people even finish the taller parts of the crawl space, maybe even build interior access to it. They might call this finished space the “basement”.[/quote]

I have seen this kind of ‘basement’ in SoCal. Not the more midwestern kind though. Too bad in my opinion, It would be great to have a gameroom or storage or something that isnt the garage.

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[quote=Russell]If her house is built on a slope she may have a walk-out crawl space. At times, some people in california use the not technically correct term basement for crawl space. Not sure if “walk-out crawl space” is correct terminology either but it does have that difference from most crawl spaces here.That’s what I used and have heard and seen used. Sometimes people even finish the taller parts of the crawl space, maybe even build interior access to it. They might call this finished space the “basement”.[/quote]

I have seen this kind of ‘basement’ in SoCal. Not the more midwestern kind though. Too bad in my opinion, It would be great to have a gameroom or storage or something that isnt the garage.

[DWCAP]

[quote=Russell]If her house is built on a slope she may have a walk-out crawl space. At times, some people in california use the not technically correct term basement for crawl space. Not sure if “walk-out crawl space” is correct terminology either but it does have that difference from most crawl spaces here.That’s what I used and have heard and seen used. Sometimes people even finish the taller parts of the crawl space, maybe even build interior access to it. They might call this finished space the “basement”.[/quote]

I have seen this kind of ‘basement’ in SoCal. Not the more midwestern kind though. Too bad in my opinion, It would be great to have a gameroom or storage or something that isnt the garage.

[DWCAP]

[quote=Russell]If her house is built on a slope she may have a walk-out crawl space. At times, some people in california use the not technically correct term basement for crawl space. Not sure if “walk-out crawl space” is correct terminology either but it does have that difference from most crawl spaces here.That’s what I used and have heard and seen used. Sometimes people even finish the taller parts of the crawl space, maybe even build interior access to it. They might call this finished space the “basement”.[/quote]

I have seen this kind of ‘basement’ in SoCal. Not the more midwestern kind though. Too bad in my opinion, It would be great to have a gameroom or storage or something that isnt the garage.

[DWCAP]

[quote=Russell]If her house is built on a slope she may have a walk-out crawl space. At times, some people in california use the not technically correct term basement for crawl space. Not sure if “walk-out crawl space” is correct terminology either but it does have that difference from most crawl spaces here.That’s what I used and have heard and seen used. Sometimes people even finish the taller parts of the crawl space, maybe even build interior access to it. They might call this finished space the “basement”.[/quote]

I have seen this kind of ‘basement’ in SoCal. Not the more midwestern kind though. Too bad in my opinion, It would be great to have a gameroom or storage or something that isnt the garage.

[svelte]

There are homes in San Marcos with what is called a walk-out basement.

These are homes built into a hill The front of the home looks 1 story, but around back another floor is exposed by the falling grade of the hill. Therefore, it is a ‘basement’ from the front, and a ‘walkout’ from the rear.

And in Penasquitos, this dude claims he has a basement:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/11391-Linares-St-92129/home/4616259

[svelte]

There are homes in San Marcos with what is called a walk-out basement.

These are homes built into a hill The front of the home looks 1 story, but around back another floor is exposed by the falling grade of the hill. Therefore, it is a ‘basement’ from the front, and a ‘walkout’ from the rear.

And in Penasquitos, this dude claims he has a basement:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/11391-Linares-St-92129/home/4616259

[svelte]

There are homes in San Marcos with what is called a walk-out basement.

These are homes built into a hill The front of the home looks 1 story, but around back another floor is exposed by the falling grade of the hill. Therefore, it is a ‘basement’ from the front, and a ‘walkout’ from the rear.

And in Penasquitos, this dude claims he has a basement:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/11391-Linares-St-92129/home/4616259

[svelte]

There are homes in San Marcos with what is called a walk-out basement.

These are homes built into a hill The front of the home looks 1 story, but around back another floor is exposed by the falling grade of the hill. Therefore, it is a ‘basement’ from the front, and a ‘walkout’ from the rear.

And in Penasquitos, this dude claims he has a basement:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/11391-Linares-St-92129/home/4616259

[svelte]

There are homes in San Marcos with what is called a walk-out basement.

These are homes built into a hill The front of the home looks 1 story, but around back another floor is exposed by the falling grade of the hill. Therefore, it is a ‘basement’ from the front, and a ‘walkout’ from the rear.

And in Penasquitos, this dude claims he has a basement:

http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Diego/11391-Linares-St-92129/home/4616259

[NotCranky]

Just a side note with an linguistic anthropology angle.Having been in real estate and construction in a dual language situations, I have noticed that native Spanish speakers have mostly if not always called the crawl space “sotano”, which I have only found to translate to basement in this context. I couldn’t find a translation for “crawl space” in a fairly large collection of English/Spanish dictionaries. So, basement for “crawl space” could possibly occupy a place in the vernacular in Southern California, for reason of language crossover. I have heard bilingual ESL people call it both basement and crawl space when speaking English and I have done it,perhaps under this influence, even though I know very well the difference.

[NotCranky]

Just a side note with an linguistic anthropology angle.Having been in real estate and construction in a dual language situations, I have noticed that native Spanish speakers have mostly if not always called the crawl space “sotano”, which I have only found to translate to basement in this context. I couldn’t find a translation for “crawl space” in a fairly large collection of English/Spanish dictionaries. So, basement for “crawl space” could possibly occupy a place in the vernacular in Southern California, for reason of language crossover. I have heard bilingual ESL people call it both basement and crawl space when speaking English and I have done it,perhaps under this influence, even though I know very well the difference.

[NotCranky]

Just a side note with an linguistic anthropology angle.Having been in real estate and construction in a dual language situations, I have noticed that native Spanish speakers have mostly if not always called the crawl space “sotano”, which I have only found to translate to basement in this context. I couldn’t find a translation for “crawl space” in a fairly large collection of English/Spanish dictionaries. So, basement for “crawl space” could possibly occupy a place in the vernacular in Southern California, for reason of language crossover. I have heard bilingual ESL people call it both basement and crawl space when speaking English and I have done it,perhaps under this influence, even though I know very well the difference.

[NotCranky]

Just a side note with an linguistic anthropology angle.Having been in real estate and construction in a dual language situations, I have noticed that native Spanish speakers have mostly if not always called the crawl space “sotano”, which I have only found to translate to basement in this context. I couldn’t find a translation for “crawl space” in a fairly large collection of English/Spanish dictionaries. So, basement for “crawl space” could possibly occupy a place in the vernacular in Southern California, for reason of language crossover. I have heard bilingual ESL people call it both basement and crawl space when speaking English and I have done it,perhaps under this influence, even though I know very well the difference.

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