A recent question on hometalk about filling in a sunken living room floor prompted me to write up my own experience with this.
Best way to raise a sunken living room.
No head space problem.
It was part of a pretty much entire house remodel we did in 2012.
I was wondering if it s possible to construct a new raised floor in that space.
What is best way to raise to level of rest of house.
The mid century design trend boomed for more than a decade and today many homes from that period are being remodeled to create contemporary spaces that sit on a single level.
In the next six weeks i m going to be making over our kitchen and dining room.
The photos from dallas based traver construction are an example of.
I ve been so excited to talk to you guys about our modern kitchen and dining room makeover plans.
Filling in a sunken floor was definitely not a do it yourself project at my house.
Anyone old enough to remember the dick van dyke show may also recall the lead character s iconic 1960s home complete with sunken living room.
The rest of the home is raised wood subfloor.
How to raise a sunken livingroom.
Today i m talking all about how we raised our sunken living room.
The room is 12 x 18 with walls on 3 sides.
Sunken living rooms were a popular feature in homes of earlier decades.
Sunken room above full height basement.
How much approximately would it cost to raise electrical outlets after raising a sunken living room.
Entry points coming into sunken living room are different heights and we want to.
The current floor is concrete slab sunken 8 below the rest of the house but at ground level.
Over the last few weeks we ve been working hard to get our sunken den.
If you love the look of sunken living rooms the best way to get it is to buy an existing house that already has one or include it during the construction of a new house.