Comments on: Updating Raised Ranches

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By: Larry Young

Larry Young — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:14:06 +0000

I live in a 1970’s “splanch” or raised ranch. The center bedroom has been turned into a dinning room and I have partitioned off the lower level into two more bedrooms and family room. though it is small in square footage it serves me fine as I have raised four children in ti and I plan to stay for another thirty to forty years in it. Don’t knock the architecture of the seventies.

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By: Leslie A Mitchell

Leslie A Mitchell — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:58:59 +0000

In reply to Jen. Have you succeeded with a makeover? We are looking at real estate and the only affordable thing is a splanch. The interior isn't bad at all, but the exterior is totally awful.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 18:30:03 +0000

I moved into my newly built split entry 36 years ago. When it was being built, we decided to move the kitchen downstairs along with a full bath and laundry combination. My kitchen combines with a dining area which also entered from ground level. We also have a small living room and bedroom. For those of you that can’t seem to say anything nice about this, my comment is that if my husband or I become wheelchair bound, there is no problem with still living in our home. Every thing is accessible without steps.

The original plan combined a living, dining and kitchen area that we later converted to our bedroom. It has a fireplace that is a focal point rather than a used fireplace since bringing in wood is an inconvenience. I love the size of my bedroom! The deck, as someone said, is useless since it is too hot and too many bugs. We have talked about making it a sun room, but no one would see it except for me, so I see it a somewhat of a waste of money.

We added a 24’x26′ great room and 24’x32′ garage in the 90’s, but as with anyone’s home, my kitchen and dining area is where everyone still wants to be. This house plan is so 70’s but it has served our family well and still has plenty of space for a big sleepover.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:17:57 +0000

In reply to Kimmy. We have lived in our split entry for 35 years and have done several remodeling. Moving a kitchen downstairs is a significant endeavor and so costly that it may be worthwhile to move instead. You would have spend a lot of money and not have increased the square feet of your house. Hope this helps.

By: Kimmy

Kimmy — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 13:23:02 +0000

In reply to Kimmy. Forgot to add: we'd be turning the existing kitchen/dining area into our much needed master bedroom. Our current room is too small to fit our furniture. And the three kids need their own rooms. So we'd end up with a 4br.

By: Kimmy

Kimmy — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 13:21:36 +0000

We have a raised ranch, 3 littles still at home (plus 2 olders who are off in the world) and a family child care. I desperately want to move our kitchen and livingroom downstairs. Hubs thinks I’m crazy. Has anyone done this? Our back door leads directly out (ground level) to a spacious backyard, and hubs won’t grill on the deck upstairs, rendering it useless to me. I want to grill where the condiments are (lol) and not have to run up & down the stairs every time he drops a spatula!

By: carla

carla — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:08:35 +0000

In reply to Lori.

Do u have pictures if so can u e mail them we are stumped on what to do
gnlife88@gmail.com

By: RH

RH — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:12:15 +0000

Unfortunately, I can’t find the original image as this was from a 2007 post and the link was broken so it was deleted.

Don’t forget to send us updates on your renovation just in case we miss it on Instagram!

By: Amanda @EFFblog

Amanda @EFFblog — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:56:56 +0000

Where can I find more photos of that first modified home? We just purchased a split level because the lot and location was ideal, but we’re having trouble finding examples that really change the front look.

I’ll be documenting our renovation on Instagram @EFFblog. Looking forward to it!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 12:11:14 +0000

Lori,
Do you have pictures?
We also live in a splanch. I love it. It was nice when our children were young. They could play downstairs and I could hear what they were saying, while they thought they were alone. Now they are grown. We had two rooms downstairs and a two car garage. We took down the wall between the two rooms the wall that created a hallway to the outside. We made one big room. We made the half bath into a laundry room and put in a full bath and another bedroom. That is a great private space for my children when they visit. They have a private bath and a nice size bedroom.
We were looking into moving to a colonial, but then we realized that when our children visit, they wouldn’t have private space. So we are still here. lol

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 12:05:31 +0000

In reply to Amber. Wow! Do you have any pictures?

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 02:51:50 +0000

In reply to Lori.

Lori – It sounds like you’ve really made great use of your home. We are considering purchasing a split level and have ideas for all the ways we could customize the floor plan. Many of our thoughts are very much in line with the things you have mentioned here.

If you wouldn’t mind I would LOVE to see some pics!! Could you e-mail me at shaffer571@gmail.com? I would be so appreciative!

Best of luck with any future updates!!