ᐅ What ceiling height did you choose?

Created on: 6 Mar 2016 00:40
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Ddorfer
Hello everyone,

I’m interested in knowing which ceiling height you have chosen or are likely to choose.

Are you satisfied with your choice? Looking back, would you choose a different ceiling height? If yes, why?

Best regards
Ddorfer

P.S. For the survey, please select the ceiling height that is closest to yours.
andimann6 Mar 2016 18:54
Hi everyone,

a quick question for those with upper floors (OG) of 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) or higher: doesn’t that seem almost too tall for the usually smaller rooms upstairs? Our ground floor (EG) also has 2.60 meters (8.5 feet), which is necessary for our living room of over 40 sqm (430 sq ft). But upstairs, the rooms are mostly only around 16-18 sqm (170-190 sq ft). I’m just wondering how that feels?

Best regards,

Andreas
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Polle 1967
6 Mar 2016 19:15
Hello andimann
Since we don't have sloped ceilings, there is more freedom of space above.

Regards
andimann6 Mar 2016 19:22
Hi Polle,

Yes, I understand that already. But I always picture my childhood home when thinking about it. There, due to the floor plan, we had a ceiling height of 2.8 meters (9 feet 2 inches) in a rather small bathroom. It always looked as if someone had rotated the room 90 degrees horizontally...

But basically, I agree with you—ceiling height is something you can never have enough of. Honestly, I still find myself considering how we can get back to a full 2.5 meters (8 feet 2 inches) on the upper floor, trying to find those missing 3 centimeters (1 inch)...

Best regards,

Andreas
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Legurit
6 Mar 2016 19:49
To be honest, I don’t see any difference between the upper floor and the ground floor in our house – and I don’t feel any more spacious or free with our 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) ceiling height on the ground floor compared to my parents’ 2.5 meters (8.2 feet).
But it might also be because we aren’t very tall.
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Sebastian79
6 Mar 2016 19:52
Basement: 2.36m (7 ft 9 in)
Ground floor: 2.72m (8 ft 11 in)
Upper floor: 2.48m (8 ft 2 in)
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Irgendwoabaier
6 Mar 2016 20:04
OK, just measured...

Basement: 2.36 m (is a workshop basement / utility room / currently used for tomato, chili, and dahlia seedlings)

Ground floor: 2.44 m to the underside of the supporting beams (2 pieces)
2.58 m to the underside of the joist layer
2.78 m to the top of the joist layer (exposed timber ceiling, visible joists – feels extremely spacious)

Upper floor: 1.49 m (at the outer wall) up to 3.56 m (ridge – next to the ridge purlin) – rooms with just under 12 m² (130 ft²) of floor area also feel spacious.

Best regards,
I.