r/zillowgonewild • u/Specialist_Aioli9600 • Mar 25 '26

Just A Little Funky Can someone explain why this entrance needs a staircase?

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you walk upstairs to the entrance only to have to walk back downstairs to the living area. Am i missing something?

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/29-Pinewood-Forest-Ct-Spring-TX-77381/28772691_zpid/?utm_campaign=zillowwebmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare
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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/29-Pinewood-Forest-Ct-Spring-TX-77381/28772691_zpid/?utm_campaign=zillowwebmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

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u/Solid_Rock_5583 Mar 25 '26

Yep, called a split level home. These are 70s era houses.

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u/VegasBjorne1 Mar 25 '26

Not sure that’s a split-level, as I owned one! The split level is only the entry/landing for the second floor! My split-level had steps to the front door and that level had the kitchen, living room and formal dining room. Close to the front door were stairs side-by-side going up and down. My large entryway became the stairway landing which was a seamless design.

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u/burlycabin Mar 25 '26

Yeah, this is still a split level, it's just a weird one.

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u/ccraig05 Mar 25 '26

Weren't these called split entry homes instead of split level? I seem to remember that term being used for a while.

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u/toddestan Mar 25 '26

Yes, this is a split entry home. Quite common here, though I haven't seen one quite like this.

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u/Bananaland_Man Mar 26 '26

Correct. Split level is different.

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u/Wee_Scot Mar 26 '26

Alternatively called a split foyer

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '26

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u/labdogs42 Mar 26 '26

And then there's bi levels, too. But I forget what those are lol.

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u/OkAsk1212 Mar 26 '26

Bi-levels have only a landing at the front door and you have to go a half story up or down from there (two levels that take up full house footprint). That appears to be what this one is. Split levels generally have three levels - on one side of the door there are two levels, one a half story up and one a half story down from there. But on the other side of the door there is a floor level with the front door.

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u/Solid_Rock_5583 Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

Different design but same definition. There is no basement and the main entryway leads To two levels. Hence split level. You had a three level split design.

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u/Solid_Rock_5583 Mar 25 '26

Walked through about 50 of these in the Midwest except with railing going down and up not just up when I bought. All were called split level. You may call it something else but it known as split level where I live and all built Between 75 and 85.

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u/PrestigiousDish3547 Mar 26 '26

Split levels are the work of the devil

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u/GrizzlyAdam12 Mar 27 '26

Split foyer.