I am looking at a raised ranch house, which unfortunately doesn't have a basement. I'd like to know if it makes sense to build a basement underneath or build an attached one. Or should I just be ...

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My favorite thing is our “raised basement.” In order to have a raised basement, of course, you have to buy a raised ranch, which is the house design we bought in 1983. Because the lower level is ...