Another strange architectural feature that I don’t like is the one-step raised floor at the front door, that then you have to step down to get to the living room. I think this is trip hazard, especially if the floor is all the same color! Any notion of how expensive that is to get rid of?[/quote]
My step mom’s house has this “feature”. It’s a 60’s mid century type. It was an issue when she broke her hip and was in a wheelchair for a few months after.
My husband looked at removing that step up/down and estimated it at about $10k to make it flush. In this case – there’s a matching step up on the outside of the door – so it would have been jacking out both sides of the door – and removing these weird landings on both sides.
Fortunately, she was back to walking very quickly.
