encrust9870@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy do many hotel ceilings (in the US) look like this?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up165arrow-down1imageWhy do many hotel ceilings (in the US) look like this?lemmy.worldencrust9870@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecount_dongulus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year 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-up3·1 year agoSo you want a basement on dirt? So you can’t use the space for anything?
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoA lot of contemporary homes are built on hollow foundations with an accessible crawlspace for utilities.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.
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.