What is Basement?
[[File:Sklep cejkovice.JPG|thumb|Wine cellars]] The '''basement''' is the lowest level or levels in some [[building]]s, almost always below the [[ground]]. There is another type of basement, called a [[subbasement]]. or subcellar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Subcellar | title=Subcellar }}</ref> A subcellar is just like a basement, but more below it. Most basements have [[light]]s. == History == The first famous basements were made sometime in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jeswork.com/crawlspace-repair/history-of-crawl-space-and-basement-design/ | title=Basement and Crawl Space Design | date=6 March 2015 | access-date=1 April 2020 | archive-date=6 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806220729/http://www.jeswork.com/crawlspace-repair/history-of-crawl-space-and-basement-design/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> After that, many other kinds of basements were built and made. Later, most basements were used to have [[washing machine]]s and other items in basements. Soon, basements were used to contain or save [[water]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Do Houses (Some States) Have Basements? And Not in South|url=http://basementgurus.com/why-basements/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131032932/http://basementgurus.com/why-basements/|archive-date=2019-01-31|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> == Basement uses == Throughout history and even today, basements have been put to multiple uses. The most common uses for basements include [[storage]], holding utilities, and conversion to different types of living space, such as [[game room]]s. In some cities, like [[London]] and [[New York City]], basements sometimes have [[apartment]]s in them. ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Construction]]