Finally A place for a Railroad!!

[nachoman]

Frankly, I am a little jealous. Here in Arizona, basements are extremely rare. I've heard many reasons why, but the most likely explanation is that the need for convective heating systems never existed here, and builders have never gotten in the habit of building basements in order to reduce the cost of homes. My neighbor has a basement, if you could call it that, but her house was built in the 1930s, and the "basement" is basically just a room underneath the house (accessed from the outside) and probably intended for food storage.

So why am I jealous? A basement would be a much cooler place during the summer! Congrats on the house - I hope it all goes well for you!