I am building a second floor and a tower overlooking the creek. Initially, the tower was built so that the distance between the floor and the windows was almost 5.5 feet!! (So much for looking out into the creek !) The proposed solution (given that we reached the max height of the “tower” allowed) is to raise the floor about 36 inches. This will leave on the low end a 7 ft and 4 in ceiling (after the insulation and drywall) on its height (gable) center point up to 10-11 ft. And I will be able to see thru my windows. We plan to access the tower from the 2nd floor using spiral stairs. The room is about 9 x 9 ft
The question is could I use those 36 inches for something? Put a safe there, etc….My guess I could have a false floor with a hinge and use it for storage. Another though would be to forget about it and just put insulation so make the room quieter.
Amy thoughts on how I could use this space will be greatly appreciated!! I hate to waste space.
Thanks!
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Underfloor storage is common in Japan because space is at such a premium. The way I've seen it done there is for there to be a trap door, underneath which are several drawers on tracks to both sides of the drawer. You open the trap door then pull out the drawer from whatever direction you wish.
Maybe the hardware used there is available here.