What Is an Areaway in Construction?

In architecture, an area (areaway in North America) is an excavated, subterranean space around the walls of a building, designed to admit light into a basement.

What is an areaway in a building?

areaway. / (ˈɛərɪəˌweɪ) / noun. a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings.

What is an Areaway drain?

1101.8 Areaway Drains

Open subsurface space adjacent to a building, serving as an entrance to the basement or cellar of a building, shall be provided with a drain or drains.

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