Split Level House?
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Landscape ideas to improve front yard of split level home
Comments (14)A couple of notes: - You don’t actually want to plant as densely or as close to the walk as in Doug’s sketch or in three years you will need to do a lot of pruning and in 5 or 8 you will be ripping out plants and starting all over again with many of them. Add large pots or a birdbath or art or annuals while you wait for some of your woody plants to put on size. - Whatever you plant needs to be sized appropriately for it ultimate growth. Plant tags often give plant sizes at an unrealistic 5 years, so be sure to look up on a reputable website such as the Missouri Botanic Garden’s Plantfinder to find the actual expected size. - You have a big overhang that creates a rain shadow that will always be dry without irrigation. Be sure to plan on irrigation for anything within that rain shadow. Regardless, don’t plant anything so close that it will grow to within a foot or so of the house. - Wider steps are great to make a welcoming entry. - Notice in both sketches that the plants in front of the windows are lower with taller plants framing it or placed further down the slope to not block the windows. - Plan to have some of your plants evergreen for a winter presence and some with either colored foliage or flowers for interest. - Sod or hydro seed the lawn at the appropriate time of year for your area which may be now....See MoreKitchen in Split level home
Comments (1)Since the counter tops are not in yet I would have the fabricator put the same laminate under the counter top also. If they put it on the top I can't see why they can't put it under....See MoreSplit level home - need advice on stairs
Comments (0)We’re moving into a 5 level side split home. There are 4 sets of stairs throughout the house. Two of them are an 8 stair closed in staircase, the other 2 are 4 stairs in an open area. The stairs are currently fully carpeted, except for the risers. I want to re-finish the two sets of smaller stairs and install a runner, but keep the 8 stair ones fully carpeted. Same carpet everywhere. Should I be consistent throughout all the stairs, or would this plan work?...See Moreside split level home
Comments (5)Four years ago I added 103 sq ft second floor 3 piece bath addition above an existing first floor side addition. all said and done without needing a foundation the project came in at just over 60k with medium priced finishes. This included repairing a driveway and yard after construction. Prices have gone up so much since than due to covid. We hired an architect for a few grand settled on a plan and than sent it to contractors for detailed price estimates. These estimates we paid for as well but the few hundred was subtracted from our project with the company we went with. There was quite a big differential in what our architect thought the project would cost from what our real contractor estimates came in at. In my area it is hard right now to get contractors in quickly most are booked well into next fall. Sometimes looking for another house that suits your present needs is both the most economical and timely way to proceed. Good luck...See Morecalliope
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