encrust9870@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoWhy do many hotel ceilings (in the US) look like this?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1127file-text
arrow-up1127imageWhy do many hotel ceilings (in the US) look like this?lemmy.worldencrust9870@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecount_dongulus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 days agoThis is rhe same reason I will never buy a house on slab: gotta hammer up the floor, fix, repour and refloor if you ever need those pipes down below.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 days agoSo you want a basement on dirt? So you can’t use the space for anything?
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 days agoA lot of contemporary homes are built on hollow foundations with an accessible crawlspace for utilities.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 days agoOh, crawl spaces are pretty rare further north because you need to be under the freezing level of the ground anyway so people have basements.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoI’m up north too, but my house is so old it has a cellar foundation instead of a basement one.
This is rhe same reason I will never buy a house on slab: gotta hammer up the floor, fix, repour and refloor if you ever need those pipes down below.
So you want a basement on dirt? So you can’t use the space for anything?
A lot of contemporary homes are built on hollow foundations with an accessible crawlspace for utilities.
Oh, crawl spaces are pretty rare further north because you need to be under the freezing level of the ground anyway so people have basements.
I’m up north too, but my house is so old it has a cellar foundation instead of a basement one.