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WHY DO CANADIANS HAVE BASEMENTS?
Canadians are lucky to have basements as part of their home. In many countries basements simply do not exist
as they are not needed as a part of the structural foundation and in wet climatesthey are prone to flooding so
more problem that they are worth. However in continental climates such as in canada having a basement in the
home is essential.A basement provides a concrete foundation based below the frost line which supports the
home against movement during the freeze-thaw cycle. Typically,if the area where you live is more susceptible
to these extreme hot summers and freezing cold winters then you are more likely to have a large basement.
These deep lying basements are part of the concrete foundation but also serve a secondary purpose as ideal
space for storage for things like bicycles, skisas well as locating out of site functional utilities such as electrical
circuit boxes, water heaters and telephone, television and internet termination boxes. However if certain
conditions are right they can be transformed into luxurious additional living space.