menschmaschine
Well-Known Member
The houses (new construction) we've been looking at in the Townsend/Middletown area are being built with basements. Which is odd, I thought, considering the obvious groundwater issues...But, houses around here in Richmond (new construction) are mostly going up without basements. I get all kinds of excuses as to why, but mostly it has to do with builders cost and experience level (so I'm told).
I grew up with a basement in Michigan and I swear my next house wil have one--even if its in Delaware.
Basements aren't uncommon in Kent County and even common in New Castle County. You should be able to get a basement no problem in the Middletown area. It's just down here in Sussex Co. that the water table is so high. This whole county is practically one giant coastal wetland.