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[Frumple]

How do I work them?

Right. That out the system. Anyway.

Search for underground said that there wasn't a dedicated underground construction thread in GD. I am... disappointed. And fixing. Though I might just be missing it. Still. Here we go.

Some stuff wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_living Which is pretty crappy and links to a few other things.

Initial throwaway link thing, done! Thread purpose, go! Talk about underground construction. Any sort, buildings, cities, subways, bunkers, mines, anything so long as it's buried. Likes, dislikes, any personally visited and experiences thereof. Questions on them for the gallery, whatever.

Me, all I've done is some caves (natural caves are acceptable discussion as well!). Which were bloody wonderful. Mid sixties in bloody Florida summer, how can you not want that!? Only maybe fifteen, twenty feet under dirt, too. If that. Ideal home is definitely at-least-partially underground, because cooool.

So. Anyone with more exposure to these things? My starter question is somewhat simple: For a partially buried home, how much of it has to be under something and how deep does that part have to be, to benefit from that bloody delightfully stable temperature?

[Skyrunner]

One of the houses I lived in in Pennsylvania had three floors. The basement floor (which was carpeted just like any other room) was about 1/2 to 2/3s buried. And it was wonderfully cool in the summer, but frigid cold in the winter.

Living high up gives you cooler temperatures,too, I think.
Caves would be perfect dwellings if they weren't so damp :3

You don't want to have a completely underground floor without proper ventilation, because yuk the moisture. Partially underground lets you open the windows / patio doors and air out the damp.

[miauw62]

Another con to underground is that it takes fucklong to dig out and support.

[miauw62]

and you need vitamin DF.

but that can be bypassed via UV lights torture.

FTFY

[10ebbor10]

and you need vitamin D.

but that can be bypassed via UV lights.

Underground Habitation: Guaranteed 100% zombie proof.

[Loud Whispers]

And you need vitamin D.

Unless you're living underground for long periods of time this is not a problem. As long as you're getting sun every now and then you're fine.

Also how's internet work? I could see a sort of hobbit thing working on where you have half your house above ground on the side of a hill/mountain and the rest deeper/underground.

[Yoink]

There's a town waaaay out to the Southwest of here where a lot of the residential area is mostly underground.
Coober Pedy, it's called. I've never been there myself. Apparently the underground dwellings are due to the extreme heat outside. Doesn't sound too pleasant.