Hello,
I would like to get some feedback on a design idea for our upper floor. I plan to raise the ceiling height up to the roof in two of the living rooms adjacent to the gable wall to create more space vertically. The partition wall perpendicular to the house orientation would also extend up to the roof. The cross beams of the roof structure would then be visible inside the rooms. There is no attic due to the low roof pitch.
What other disadvantages might this entail?
I would like to get some feedback on a design idea for our upper floor. I plan to raise the ceiling height up to the roof in two of the living rooms adjacent to the gable wall to create more space vertically. The partition wall perpendicular to the house orientation would also extend up to the roof. The cross beams of the roof structure would then be visible inside the rooms. There is no attic due to the low roof pitch.
What other disadvantages might this entail?
00000 schrieb:
I’m considering all aspects: heating load, acoustic performance, noise from rain/wind, etc.You mention a low roof pitch… what is the absolute height?
With a low height, heating demand is usually negligible.
Noise? Rooms are generally built in the roof space of single-story houses, so that probably doesn’t apply.
Maybe it’s easier to understand if you know that many architect-designed houses have an “open to above” layout.
Best regards
ypg schrieb:
You mention a low roof pitch... what is the absolute height involved?
At low height, heating demand is usually negligible.
Noise? Typically, in single-story houses, rooms are built under the roof, so that might not apply here.
Maybe it’s easier to consider if you know that many architect-designed homes have an "open to above" concept.
RegardsThank you in advance for the feedback. Overall, I am open to the idea of an "open to above" upper floor. I just don’t want to have to install a dropped ceiling later due to any side effects. The reference to architect houses is helpful; maybe I’m just being too cautious.
In the current design, the roof slopes on the upper floor (ground floor plus converted upper floor, no attic planned) start at the exterior wall at a room height of 1.9 meters (6 ft 3 in) and extend about 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) into the room. The ceiling height from there is approximately 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in).
If the intermediate ceiling between the upper floor and the roof is removed, both rooms would have a continuous slope between the exterior wall and the partition wall dividing the rooms. This would raise the maximum ceiling height along the partition wall (directly under the ridge) by about 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) to approximately 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in).
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Knallkörper23 Dec 2016 11:05In our old house (rented), it’s somewhat similar. However, we don’t have collar beams, and the ceiling height on the inside is 5m (16 feet). The downside is that almost no one can really use that 5m (16 feet) of space effectively. It’s also awkward to paint, and you end up with an “internal corner” up there – with additional collar beams, it becomes even less usable and harder to keep clean.
The advantage is a lot of space above the kids’ loft bed. Also, it’s easy to hang pendant lamps with long cables, although this is probably not possible due to the beam layout?
In the new house, we have “standard” ceilings at 2.55m (8.4 feet) and an attic.
The advantage is a lot of space above the kids’ loft bed. Also, it’s easy to hang pendant lamps with long cables, although this is probably not possible due to the beam layout?
In the new house, we have “standard” ceilings at 2.55m (8.4 feet) and an attic.
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