Internal/ External Steps - Costs of lowering a floor to ground level?

tracya419

3 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

About to embark on a wrap around extension. All plans passed and Building Warrant granted.

However my other half is concerned about the cost of lowering the floor to be level with the new extension.

At present there steps (6) to ground level. The plans have patio doors to the kitchen and garden room.

I didn’t want an area of steps, I just wanted to open the doors and step out at ground level.

Has anyone embarked on anything like this?

I will try and add some plans.

many thanks to all.

I now have had costs for the extension and it was over 125k!!

I could build a new house for that!

I'm looking at just lowering the floor only in the kitchen/ family room.

Now I need ideas as to how I incorporate these internal steps. I’m sure they could be configured for form over function.

The blue area would be lowered with the existing floors remaining on the same level.

The main reason for this is for the patio doors to be level to open out onto the garden.

what do you guys recommend?

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