When building a home, you will likely have the choice between using pole footings or slab, creating a crawlspace, or adding a full basement as your foundation. Each option has its own benefits, but the team at Gillum Brothers Excavating in Chillicothe, OH, is a fan of basements. Their excavating team creates many of these foundations every year, and their customers often site these three unique reasons for their decision.

What Advantages Do Basement Foundations Offer?

1. Adding Extra Useable Space

Full basements provide ample square footage to add value to your home. You can finish these spaces and turn them into guest bedrooms, kid hangout areas, an in-house gym, or bar. Some people even create their own wine cellar or movie theater. Talk to an excavating team to learn how big the basement will be so you can begin thinking of ideas for the space.

2. Easy Installation for Sloping Sights

If you’re building a home on a location that has a slope, it’s easy to install a basement foundation with the help of an excavating team. Basements are the perfect fit for this unique landscape, as they can face the downside of the slope — even possibly allowing for an outside entrance and windows to add light for this new multi-purpose room. 

3. Improved Energy Efficiency

With ample floor and wall insulation, your basement can help improve the energy efficiency of your home. The upper levels of your house will have a more consistent temperature because the basement will absorb the changing seasonal temperatures of the ground around it. This means heating and cooling costs will go down since your HVAC system won’t have to work as hard.

Talk about the benefits of various foundations with your excavating team before deciding on the right choice for your family. If you want improved energy efficiency, extra livable square footage, and an easy slope install, choose a basement. To review your options with the experienced team at Gillum Brothers Excavating, call (740) 773-3425. Visit their website for information on the company’s priority of providing timely, high-quality work for people who need lot clearing, structure demolition, land excavation, or dump truck services.