[AT] uncomfortable houses

[David Bruce]

My house was built by my grandparents beginning about 1940.  As 
currently configured 1 bedroom on the first floor and 2 upstairs.  My 
grandparent's small bedroom is now my office - it was just barely big 
enough to hold a full bed and a wardrobe back in the day.  Now a built 
in desk, a bookcase some built in cabinets and a chair.

I'm still able to make the trek up and down but some years ago after a 
long stay in a hospital I moved to the first floor bedroom for several 
months.

20 years ago there was no issue with the stairs, 10 years ago there was 
a time. 10 years from now I might be back to all first floor.

David
NW NC

On 3/26/2013 9:46 AM, Gene Dotson wrote:
>      Herb;
>
>      My house is older and originally built as a cracker box with kitchen and
> living room on the first floor, with 1 small bedroom upstairs. It was added
> on to the west side with a large living room downstairs and same size
> bedroom upstairs. Stairway very narrow and impossible to get a mattress or
> chest of drawers up the stairs. Had to bring them over the side porch roof
> and take out the window and take then through there. The living room was
> very big, so last winter I walled off a little less than half of it to make
> my bedroom downstairs. Sure do like it a lot better now. Seldom go up those
> narrow, steep steps now.
>
>                  Gene