Justin and sarah s addition was built lower than the home so they have steps leading down into the new living room.
Step down living room addition.
The renovation of sunken living room is more popular than ever especially for those in open houses area who are looking for a creative and innovative concept to divide a room or area to make space and useful room in the house.
Use a pry bar hammer screwdriver and pliers to remove baseboards tack strips and any fasteners left over in the living room subfloor.
Another great use of a living room addition is to build a green or eco friendly room addition.
An addition with a full roof over on.
Allows for a complete transformation.
Remove any carpet and padding.
Examples of mobile home additions below you can see a mobile home addition that passed inspection and can be found on the inspector blues blog.
The new glass box like room is anchored to the much older house using matching stone veneer on the outside of the addition see the introduction image above with flagstone steps.
This spectacular home addition by alisberg parker architects features floor to ceiling windows.
Especially considering the initial cost of building a living room addition making your new room highly energy efficient will help offset added costs of the new space down the road.
Building a bump out is a big project that adds only a few square feet to a room.
Part of the family room demo included taking out the step leading from the kitchen.
Here are some other ways to add square footage to your home but in some rooms especially bathrooms an extra 6 or 7 sq.
Step down design defines separate living spaces without the need to erect walls so sunken living rooms and conversation pits work well in large open areas such as great rooms.
It s one of those one thing led to another if you recall i took out a piece of the wall between the two rooms which was a brilliant idea if i do say so myself which left a drop down into the family room.
Clean the subfloor using a broom dustpan and vacuum cleaner.