Joe Carthy wrote:
Steve Barker wrote in
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On 5/5/2010 6:09 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 05 May 2010 04:55:08 -0400,
wrote:
On Mon, 03 May 2010 22:52:06 -0500, "
wrote:
We have one of those. It's heavier going down the driveway than
up. ;-)
But he lives at the bottom of his driveway.
Though I've certainly seen it, I'd never buy a house lower than
street level. Hauling garbage cans would be the least of my worries.
I've seen dozens that lay like that. And many of them right in town.
yuck, I'd never buy one.
Depends on how the lot was graded, and how much further downhill the lot
went past the house. Rainwater running into garage and basement can be
an expensive PITA. But if the house is in a bowl, the whole damn thing
can flood. If at all possible, you want the house to be the highest
point on the lot. But as I have learned from sad experience, having a
driveway that rises around 8 feet over a 60-foot run, can also be a
problem if you live in snow country. After losing one transmission, I
now have resigned myself to plowing before trying to get up the drive,
if I can't see the pavement through the snow. I suppose that is one of
the reasons this place sat empty for six months before I bought it at a
discount.
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