So, we've already opened the Family Room by removing the back staircase and removing the laundry room, but it still seemed a bit small. And the back wall had no windows, but the river and it's views are right behind that wall.
The garage, as you may recall, is extra tall, about a story and a half. The family room backs up against the garage (see floor plans below).
So, I wondered if we could extend the family room through the garage, thus gaining 25 feet in length, and having a back wall of windows to look out over the river. We had an excavator swing by and he is drawing up plans to dig the garage down about six feet (and grade the rear driveway appropriately) so that the family room becomes a great room.
Here is a mock up from the side of the rear wing:
The red box to the left shows the existing family room.
The blue box shows the existing double-high garage.
The green box shows the new space for the expanded family room and the pink shows the new garage (dug down with a graded approach to drive into it).
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