[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

I've seriously wondered why there aren't more underground houses. I mean, I love my basement. Why can't my whole house be a basement? Like nearly the entire footprint of my lot, just completely underground. Maybe a garage for cars and tools, but the rest of the above ground, just lawn, play area, or a big garden. No house, all underground. No roof to worry about, or windows, or siding. Or maybe I get wild and have a screened-in gazebo if I really feel like I have to be outside. (Though in this all-90+ July, that's been about never.)

There in a hole in the ground lived a hobbit...