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Most modern homes have the luxury of having a basement that is incorporated into the building during construction. This is built in most cases to provide extra space and room and to insulate the house during the cold season. A house that has a basement is also able to cool faster during the summer and this ensures that the air conditioning in the home remains consistent throughout the year. For some people, how to use this extra space comes automatically while the rest of us struggle to find useful functions for the basement. The following are some of the uses which the basement can serve in an average home:

Rooms for your family

A big family requires that one has a lot of room to accommodate them comfortably. When you have your parents or grown up children living with you, it is important that you give them the privacy they deserve. A basement offers a very convenient alternative because you can make a door to access it from the outside of the home. In this way, it can be used either as a separate living space or as an extension to the main house. The good thing about allowing family to use the basement is that when the need arises, the entire family can still use it. You may even opt to create an entertainment spot within the house by decorating some part of the basement. 

Extra storage space

Storage space is never enough because as years go buy, clothes get outdated, equipment gets worn out and items become irreplaceable. Before you can figure out what to do with things that you no longer use, there is need to find a suitable space in which to store them. The basement is a safe and convenient place to store your possessions because other than it being safe, it is also well protected from the harsh climatic conditions. It is always better to make the storage space as accessible as possible and you can achieve this by making deliberate divisions. A practical way of doing this is to separate all times or keep related items together. 

Rent it out

In these hard economic times, it does not hurt to make use of the extra resources you have to earn extra income. Space inside the house is shared all the time as a way of cost sharing where you only pay for half your rent by living with someone. Most people have set a requirement list of the people they want to live with and this depends on how well they think they will be able to cope with various personalities. If you do not want to share living space, you can still make money from it by renting it out for storage. Just be sure that you are aware of what is being stored so that you do not get on the wrong side of the law. 

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