ᐅ Do tall doors fit well in rooms with standard ceiling heights?
Created on: 8 Apr 2019 07:40
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Lenschke
Hello dear forum,
We are currently deep in the house planning phase. To estimate the financing, we want to define the key parameters early on. One of these is the ceiling height.
At the moment, we are considering a standard height of 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in). This is what we have in our current apartment and also in my parents’ house – from our perspective, it is absolutely sufficient. We are also planning rather small rooms (for example, living/dining room separate from the kitchen). In smaller rooms, high ceilings don’t seem to work as well, as I have already read here.
However, we have started to second-guess this. Since we are both quite tall (and our children, if we have any, might even be taller), we plan to have tall doors — about 2.11 m (7 ft) in height. Our question is: do tall doors look “squeezed” in rooms with standard ceiling heights? Has anyone experienced this and can ease our concern? We do not want high ceilings. But before regretting it for the next 30 years, I’d rather clarify this question in advance.
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
We are currently deep in the house planning phase. To estimate the financing, we want to define the key parameters early on. One of these is the ceiling height.
At the moment, we are considering a standard height of 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in). This is what we have in our current apartment and also in my parents’ house – from our perspective, it is absolutely sufficient. We are also planning rather small rooms (for example, living/dining room separate from the kitchen). In smaller rooms, high ceilings don’t seem to work as well, as I have already read here.
However, we have started to second-guess this. Since we are both quite tall (and our children, if we have any, might even be taller), we plan to have tall doors — about 2.11 m (7 ft) in height. Our question is: do tall doors look “squeezed” in rooms with standard ceiling heights? Has anyone experienced this and can ease our concern? We do not want high ceilings. But before regretting it for the next 30 years, I’d rather clarify this question in advance.
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
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Mottenhausen8 Apr 2019 12:49Not with us. From the finished floor level: 2.00 or 2.01 meters (6 ft 7 in or 6 ft 7.5 in), depending on the reference point.
Currently, without the finished floor, the structure (about 16 cm (6 inches) build-up) still looks very airy... However, I have already wondered if we should have chosen the 2.11 meters (6 ft 11 in) height. There is still a lot of wall space above the door up to the ceiling (ground floor room height 2.60 meters (8 ft 6 in) measured from the finished floor level).
So go ahead and choose the tall doors, you’re unlikely to make a mistake with that.
Currently, without the finished floor, the structure (about 16 cm (6 inches) build-up) still looks very airy... However, I have already wondered if we should have chosen the 2.11 meters (6 ft 11 in) height. There is still a lot of wall space above the door up to the ceiling (ground floor room height 2.60 meters (8 ft 6 in) measured from the finished floor level).
So go ahead and choose the tall doors, you’re unlikely to make a mistake with that.
Lenschke schrieb:
Since we are both very tall (and our children, if any, might even be taller than us), we are planning for tall doors. So 2.11 m (7 feet). With two tall parents, tall children are usually to be expected, but I believe the structural rough opening height of 2.11 m (7 feet) measured from the top edge of the screed is sufficient—although I would currently consider that a standard height. Using the same reference level, I would choose a window opening height of 2.26 m (7 feet 5 inches); adding 30 cm (12 inches) for the roller shutter box brings the total room height to about 2.60 m (8 feet 6 inches). This has also become a common dimension, and reducing the ceiling height by about half an inch hardly leads to any significant cost savings.
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wurmwichtel8 Apr 2019 16:35I also have door panels that are 2.11m (6 ft 11 in) high. In the attic, the ceiling height is 2.5m (8 ft 2 in) – that fits well.
In the ground floor, the kitchen was the deciding factor to add an extra row of bricks because we have wall cabinets that are 90cm (35 inches) high, and the resulting room height of 2.75m (9 ft) makes the space feel more comfortable.
In the ground floor, the kitchen was the deciding factor to add an extra row of bricks because we have wall cabinets that are 90cm (35 inches) high, and the resulting room height of 2.75m (9 ft) makes the space feel more comfortable.
11ant schrieb:
Referring to the same reference height, I would choose an opening height of 226 cm (89 inches) for the windows. Adding 30 cm (12 inches) for the roller shutter box, this results in a room height of about 260 cm (102 inches). This has also become a common size range, and reducing the room height by half a hand’s breadth hardly leads to any significant cost savings.Thank you for the hint! I hadn’t actually considered including the windows in this calculation yet. It probably does look more harmonious if the height is coordinated here.
I will check with our likely builder to find out what additional costs we might face if we adjust the room height.
Thanks again to everyone! To summarize: doors at only 2 meters (79 inches) are no longer very common, and the small increase we are planning would not feel cramped even at a 2.50 m (98 inches) room height (although 2.60 m (102 inches) has become the standard height nowadays).
I will include the window aspect in the considerations and decide based on the additional costs.
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