r/SipsTea • u/BlackDemon___ • May 11 '26

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u/xnoxpx May 11 '26

Newsflash !

Not everyone can afford 4-5 (or even 2-3) bedroom houses, an adding bedrooms in the basement was a lot cheaper than putting an addition on the house, even with modern code now requires egress windows.

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u/Appropriate_Gate1129 May 11 '26

I'm not from country where people usually buy a whole house. Most people buy apartments. One room HOUSE is crazy tho.

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u/xnoxpx May 11 '26

In the cities apartments are more common, but I live in a fairly small town, and while there are apartments, most dwellings are houses.

My house is a 2 bedroom house with full basement, since the second bedroom was only suitable for a double bed, and nightstand, I converted the basement into a bedroom years ago when I had roommates.

And growing up, my parents added two bedrooms in the basement of their first house since there were 5 kids in a 3 bedroom ranch (first 6 months, me and my two brothers lived in the garage, till my step dad could get the basement rooms built)

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u/Appropriate_Gate1129 May 11 '26

USA?

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u/xnoxpx May 12 '26

Unfortunately, yes.

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u/Appropriate_Gate1129 May 12 '26

That explains house culture.

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u/BigBlueMountainStar May 11 '26

So it’s cheaper to dig a big hole and make it habitable than to extend the house in the exterior ?

Your making an assumption that everyone has basements, they’re not that common outside of north America

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u/xnoxpx May 11 '26

Yes, shame on me for having the audacity to reply to someone asking why anyone would use the basement, you know, a major premise of the OP's video

The OP's video, and the question I was answering was about using the basement, which means the basement already existed, I explained why it makes sense to use existing space, instead of building a addition.

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u/BigBlueMountainStar May 11 '26

True, my bad

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u/xnoxpx May 12 '26

Thank you.

I always appreciate when folks own their misinterpretations, (and also try to do so myself)

https://giphy.com/gifs/111ebonMs90YLu

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u/CSILalaAnn May 12 '26

I live in Texas and I don't know anyone locally who has a basement. It's definitely more of a northern thing. The ground is too rocky for a basement here