Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Can i take the middle of my bedroom floor out?

I'm thinking about having a trampoline in a room downstairs but there wouldn't be enough space to jump, is it possible to make a reasonably large hole in an upstairs room that i could jump through and land on a trampoline?

How would i do it?

Is it legal?

(here's i diagram to further explain)

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/840/unled3fr....

Update:

I'm not going for the smartest, i don't really use either of those two rooms and i can see me staying in this house for the rest of my life. Not asking for opinions thanks :)

5 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    To make a hole in an existing structure there will have to be modifications made to the framing. Basically putting beams to pick up the floor load that is the simple, but more costly part. The main issue I feel you're going to run into is safety and code issues. Anytime you modify a structure of a home you need to pull a building permit, and they are going to want to see building plans of the modification. If you install a 36" tall guard rail around the entire floor opening it should be allowed, although that will hinder your ability to jump through the hole. Possibly installing a gate in the guard rail with a small platform may help that issue but I find it hard to believe they would allow that to be built. I'm not sure how building officials will view an indoor trampoline, but in reality if it isn't a part of the structure they have no say about the trampoline.

    Your best bet is to contact a local contractor and you local building office to see what can be done.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Michael Jackson.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes it is possible

    But not practical

    It will weaken the structure

    It is unlikely to be passed by the local authority therefore illegal -

    unless major structural work is carried out

    put the tramp in the garden and get some fresh air

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Nooooo if u put a whole in the ceiling and put furniture in that room the ceiling will cave in just put it out side like everyone else dnt be rediculous dude.

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 1 decade ago

    Very very creative idea you have here but I don't think its the smartest...

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.