Rebalancing A Boxy Split-Level
This Old House Magazine|July/August 2018

A more prominent entry, a new side porch, and upgraded siding and stonework improve the view from the curb.

Thomas Baker
Rebalancing A Boxy Split-Level

OUT THE BACK of his 1977 split-level in Manhattan, KS, homeowner Aaron Harries has a mmagnificent view of rolling prairie and open sky. “But I’d like the front to be more balanced and welcoming, ” he says.

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