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As said earlier, I had a split. Open front door to an entryway:
6 steps up to 3 bed, two bath, kitchen, dining room, living room, entrance to a screen porch. The main living area.
6 steps down to full bath/laundry, one bed, one den, entrance (same level) to under the house two car garage.
Loved the layout as the "downstairs" was my son's territory. Could also serve well as an in-law suite. The den could be converted with an efficiency kitchen/eat in area and a TV/computer area thus a self contained in-law suite.
As a younger Gen Xer who could technically could afford to buy a house, I HAAAATE the "split entry long-faced" style as Clawsondude's link calls them. Yuck. So boring and generic they may as well have "HOUSE" stenciled onto the side. Unfortunately, we are stuck in an area where that kind of house predominates, especially in the county we would like to move to so I can be closer to work. A couple of weeks ago, we viewed a 6-level, which I had never heard of. I think it's a similar style as mgkeith's old house. It did have a lot of stairs but I didn't mind because the flights were short. The rooms were all good-sized and the exterior was charming, being brick and Craftsman-like instead of plain white siding.
But yeah, I think all types of split entries are pointless, terrible design, and need to go away. Opinionated? Me?
My son & DIL bought a bilevel. They love it. The previous owner added a large family room on the back with a storage area underneath the addition. My son remodeled the kitchen so it opens to the back family room & is partially open to the dining room. The house is great for parties & family gatherings because of the flow between the LR, DR, & FR around the central open kitchen. The downstairs room is now playspace for baby or a guest room if needed. As for the stairs, my son says he's young & fit; stairs are a problem for the old & unfit.
What makes the house appealing to their crowd are things my generation rejected: skinny window & door trim, no crown molding, low ceilings, "dated" bathroom tile, lauan doors. To their eye, it looks streamlined and modern. A fresh coat of neutral paint colors, add contemporary light fixtures & door knobs, move in some statement modern furniture pieces, put up edgy art on the walls -- voila! It's cool!
Our millennial "kids" (daughter and son-in-law) bought this house which has 5 levels 10032 W 81st Dr, Arvada, CO 80005 | Zillow
Was it their perfect house? No.
Is it a great school district? Yes.
Was it in their price range? Yes.
Is it in a desirable location? Yes.
Location certainly influences this, but my clients mostly don't like it. I'm talking the split that has a formal living/dining/kitchen on one level, family room and maybe guest bedroom/bath and garage entrance 1/2 floor down, and the rest of the bedrooms and bathrooms 1/2 floor up.
A quad level built in the 50s or early 60s is the home of my dreams. But I'm no millenial, and no millenials I know are buying houses.
If you have a basement, it's a quad level.
Absolutely. I've lived in places where a bi-level is a raised ranch, others where it's a bi-level; I've also heard them called split-foyer homes.
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Originally Posted by NinaN
Location certainly influences this, but my clients mostly don't like it. I'm talking the split that has a formal living/dining/kitchen on one level, family room and maybe guest bedroom/bath and garage entrance 1/2 floor down, and the rest of the bedrooms and bathrooms 1/2 floor up.
Mists people do not like the two level split level, but this thread is specifically about tri levels which is completely different than a split level house.
Location certainly influences this, but my clients mostly don't like it. I'm talking the split that has a formal living/dining/kitchen on one level, family room and maybe guest bedroom/bath and garage entrance 1/2 floor down, and the rest of the bedrooms and bathrooms 1/2 floor up.
Very popular here except there are older folks that simply don't want anything with stairs...
I miss my split-level... like the demarcation of different levels.
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