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Within your house, the lowest level is often occupied by your basement. For most people, a standard buried basement serves as extra storage room. However, a walkout basement provides numerous other options of usage. A house constructed on a sloping gradient can be constructed to have a walkout basement. This is a basement where one wall is fully open to the exterior environment. A door can be installed on this side creating the ability to walk right out of the basement without having to climb any stairs! Read on to discover more about the walkout basement<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Characteristics of a Walkout Basement<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Easy Entry and Exit<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Houses that are built on a slope usually have one side being more exposed than the other. As a result of this construction style, the basement seems underground from one perspective and above ground from the other. A door can be built into the exposed section of this room resulting in a walkout basement!<\/p>\n

Buildings that feature walkout basements are normally constructed on hillsides but they can also feature in urban cities on the street level. In both cases, a house can seem to be a one storey building from the front and a two storey structure from the back. With this type of building, occupants of the walkout basement can leave without having to use stairs.<\/p>\n

Modern styling<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Having a walkout basement indicates a modern house design because it takes full advantage of the uneven foundation to deliver a productive, versatile basement. Furthermore, this type of basement increases your home’s usable space without requiring the addition of an extra storey. As a matter of fact, this style of construction saves space and money during construction in urban areas.<\/p>\n

Increased usability<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When you have two or 3 sides of your walkout basement exposed to the exterior environment, you can install doors and windows in them. Doing so creates a room that can be used in various ways. You can transform the walkout basement into a bedroom or a game room. Furthermore, this type of basement can also be used as a lounge, laundry or extra kitchen. By building your driveway right up to its widest exposed section, you can use the walkout basement as a garage.<\/p>\n

Easy ventilation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This type of basement allows you to install windows, shutters or doors in the wall leading to the exterior. With so many outlets through which fresh air can enter the room, ventilating the walkout basement is easy. As a matter of fact, it is much easier to ventilate this basement than a traditional buried one. Due to its open design, a walkout basement does not suffer from problems such as mold or excess moisture. As such, it is healthy for you, your kids, guests and even the pets!<\/p>\n

Why Should You Have a Walkout Basement?<\/strong><\/h2>\n