Aspiring Martha
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Morticia made a statement in a previous post that really caught my eye and I thought instead of completely hijacking the original topic I would start a new one.
She was speaking about older guests and how she is noticing they are increasingly less agile than they used to be. Mort stated,
"And those 40-50 year olds are in rough shape. Knees and hips are shot. They don't want stairs."
If this is the case, I may need to rethink some remodel plans I had in mind. (For those of you who have previously read the description of this particular section of my house, I apologize in advance for repeating it.)
I have an elevator shaft in my home complete with the framework for the elevator doors. The elevator shaft currently contains a spiral staircase that connects a large downstairs utility room/kitchen (no stove) to an upstairs bedroom originally built to be the maid's quarters.
My plan is (was?) to remove the spiral staircase and walls of the shaft and construct a floor over the "hole", using the extra new floor space in the bedroom to have a jacuzzi installed. Downstairs in the utility room, I would move the washer/dryer to the area where the shaft was and enclose them in a closet. Then we would install a stove/hood where the washer/driver were moved from creating a full guest kitchen.
Doing all of that would open up more flexibility in how the downstairs rooms could be rented, i.e. as a full vacation-rental-type unit with a choice of between 2 and 4 bedrooms with ensuites (number of bedrooms depending on need) that would have it's own kitchen/utility room, living room, dining room, and powder room and private entrance. Also shared pool/spa access. Any remaining downstairs rooms could be rented out individually as a bed and breakfast rooms. Or they can ALL be bed and breakfast rooms with the shared common rooms and kitchen.
OR (after reading Mort's comments)
I could install an elevator in the shaft which would make the home accessible to aged and/or handicapped.
I wonder which would be the most financially advantageous?
She was speaking about older guests and how she is noticing they are increasingly less agile than they used to be. Mort stated,
"And those 40-50 year olds are in rough shape. Knees and hips are shot. They don't want stairs."
If this is the case, I may need to rethink some remodel plans I had in mind. (For those of you who have previously read the description of this particular section of my house, I apologize in advance for repeating it.)
I have an elevator shaft in my home complete with the framework for the elevator doors. The elevator shaft currently contains a spiral staircase that connects a large downstairs utility room/kitchen (no stove) to an upstairs bedroom originally built to be the maid's quarters.
My plan is (was?) to remove the spiral staircase and walls of the shaft and construct a floor over the "hole", using the extra new floor space in the bedroom to have a jacuzzi installed. Downstairs in the utility room, I would move the washer/dryer to the area where the shaft was and enclose them in a closet. Then we would install a stove/hood where the washer/driver were moved from creating a full guest kitchen.
Doing all of that would open up more flexibility in how the downstairs rooms could be rented, i.e. as a full vacation-rental-type unit with a choice of between 2 and 4 bedrooms with ensuites (number of bedrooms depending on need) that would have it's own kitchen/utility room, living room, dining room, and powder room and private entrance. Also shared pool/spa access. Any remaining downstairs rooms could be rented out individually as a bed and breakfast rooms. Or they can ALL be bed and breakfast rooms with the shared common rooms and kitchen.
OR (after reading Mort's comments)
I could install an elevator in the shaft which would make the home accessible to aged and/or handicapped.
I wonder which would be the most financially advantageous?