Treacherous step down from living room into dining room
Pat B.
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Comments (14)Something to consider is how long you plan to live in the house. Sunken living rooms were very popular in the 80s, but fell out of favor, in part because they become a hazard as you age. The design trend now is toward aging in place, which means making your house as accessible as possible now so you don't have to make big structural changes later. I would ask the designer to use his creativity in a way that is smart as well as cozy....See MoreStep up/down to a playroom or dining room?
Comments (15)One more vote to explore raising the ceiling instead of lowering the floor. In addition to lowering your home's value and making it a "definite no" to a lot of future buyers, you would make your house more dangerous to young children, older visitors and completely off-limits to anyone with accessibility issues. I live with brain injury I sustained at age 32 caused by tripping. It didn't seem like a big deal at the time, but it ended my career, as well as any potential to do anything else. It wouldn't take much for a guest to trip and crack their head. Would you be able to live with that if they sustained the damage I did? Could you afford the lawsuit that might be leveled against you? The increase in your homeowner's insurance if they knew you had that danger in your house? PLEASE don't do this. I apologize for the strong response. I just can't stand the thought of someone living with the headaches, vertigo, nausea, blurry vision, memory loss, etc. etc. I face every day. Especially if it can so easily be avoided....See MoreRedoing Tile - Step Down to Living Room
Comments (2)The homes in my subdivision are like this. Some people tile the wall surface and then put a little tile on the living room floor. I chose to use the Schluter Rondec trim and I like the way it looks. It's up to you. Here is a link that might be useful: Schluter Rondec Step...See MorePeople keep tripping in step-down living room.
Comments (29)A neighbor had her stepdown living room raised to the same level as the rest of her house and even though it made her ceiling height 8 foot loves it. I am sitting now with a sprained ankle from landing badly after stumbling down a stepdown in an unfamiliar house when I wasn't looking down. Filling in just seems the safe thing to do....See Morekcovier
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