Anyone here close off or get estimates to close off a 2 story foyer?
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Anonymous
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I loathe my 2 story foyer. Not only is it wasted space, but it is a conductor of extreme noise up to our second level bedrooms
Looking for feedback from someone who has done this or seriously researched it. All I want to say is bye felicia to anything 1990s in my home! |
Anonymous
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A noble goal. Good luck to you!
I know people who have done this and they have been very happy with the results, but I have no idea of the costs. |
Anonymous
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no idea. but if you have enough space already, I wonder if could find some stylish fabric panels or something similar that would go on the walls of the foyer to absorb the sound. Make sure there's a rug on the floor. This sort of thing can make a huge difference.
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Anonymous
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Can't help on the costs, but here are two articles I found about how people did it.
I'm not a fan of the two story foyer, and really like what they did in the Apartment Therapy post https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/before-after-from-ceiling-space-to-playroom-183004 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/realestate/2004/11/06/your-2-story-beauty-is-a-beast/9c4f6eab-0472-4701-9b23-d0d2ba3eb3ba/?utm_term=.7609297a4de2 |
Anonymous
| We’re under contract for a house with a two story foyer AND great room. We haven’t even closed yet and I’m already thinking of how to close it all off. Sure, maybe it looks good but I can tell that it’s not for real living with kids. Friends say it’’ll lower the value if I change it. I say i’d be doing future buyers a favor. Glad i’m not the only one who thinks this way. |
Anonymous
| We built a new home with a 2 story foyer because we wanted natural light. It's a small 2 story foyer 12 x 6 feet and it's great. The house is 8000sf so maybe the noise isn't that much of an issue because it's proportional to the house? |
Anonymous
To add we didn't get a 2 story family room and have 10 foot ceilings. |
Anonymous
| Our house is 5,500 sqf and we don’t really need the extra space closing off either the foyer or the living room. I just don’t like the sounds. We currently have a first floor laundry and would love a 2nd floor laundry. Would that add some value? What would you rather have? An impressive looking two story living room with balcony 2nd floor hallway or space 2nd floor laundry? |
Anonymous
That Apartment Therapy post is amazing! Without any verticle supporting beam in the center, I'd wonder how feasible this is for a larger space? |
Anonymous
Funny that the WaPo article about the 2 story foyer as a beast (impractical) is 15 years old. Yet, how long did the 2 story foyer continue? And why would you build one? |
Anonymous
| That Apartment Therapy post is amazing but I would have liked to have seen an after picture of the lower floor now, the entry. Now with a much lower ceiling. Sure, the second story looked cool. I'm betting the first floor doesn't look so good. |
Anonymous
It wasn't much to begin with. Do you see how you can't open the door all the way? |
Anonymous
Definitely a laundry room. Am I the only one who is afraid of a small child or a curious child of any age falling off that damned balcony and dying? I HATE two story foyers. Hate them with a passion. |
Anonymous
Dumb builders think that people value it. Believe it or not in the south they’re still putting in popcorn ceilings in new houses. No one likes popcorn ceilings! |
Anonymous
Not the only one. When we looked at a house with a two story family room, I figured eventually one of the kids would want to jump onto a pile of pillows or something. |