Homes with a Basement      

It's a question that everyone asks when they come to Arizona, "Do homes have basements?"  This is because in every other part of the country basements are very common, so it is a very valid question.

The major reason, it is less expensive to build a second floor than to dig and finish a basement.  In other parts of the country, you're probably digging to a depth of 4 - 5 feet to place pipes under the freezing line so adding a basement is not a significant incremental cost. In Phoenix, you only have to go down 18 inches. Basements increase the cost by $20 - $25/sq.ft. according to Scott McDonald, founder of the Wall Company.

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Hard soil is typically not a reason for a house not having a basement.  It is a common explanation, but upon talking to those who do the excavation, the "hard digs" are very much the exception. Scott McDonald of The Wall Company estimates that less than 5 percent of the basements built in the southwest require a hard dig.