ᐅ Standard Interior Door Heights for Different Ceiling Heights – General Discussion Thread
Created on: 18 Jun 2020 16:38
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Tolentino
Dear Forum Members,
I have planned standard interior doors with a clear opening height of only 197cm (door frame clear opening) and a ground floor ceiling height of about 270cm (minimum 265cm).
Currently, I have doors with a clear opening height of 222cm at a room height of 272cm and I think they look good.
I am not sure if I will regret choosing 197cm doors.
That’s why I thought about starting a collective thread here, preferably with photos.
What door heights (preferably clear opening height of the door frame for uniformity and easier measurement) and room heights (clear ceiling height, measured from top of finished floor) do you have?
Are you satisfied? If possible, how much extra did a higher door cost?
To keep things fair, I’ll start:
Property: 3-room condo
Door height (door frame clear opening): 222cm
Room height (clear ceiling height from top of finished floor): 272cm
Satisfaction: Satisfied
Extra cost: Was standard at the time.
Photo (shortly after moving in)
I have planned standard interior doors with a clear opening height of only 197cm (door frame clear opening) and a ground floor ceiling height of about 270cm (minimum 265cm).
Currently, I have doors with a clear opening height of 222cm at a room height of 272cm and I think they look good.
I am not sure if I will regret choosing 197cm doors.
That’s why I thought about starting a collective thread here, preferably with photos.
What door heights (preferably clear opening height of the door frame for uniformity and easier measurement) and room heights (clear ceiling height, measured from top of finished floor) do you have?
Are you satisfied? If possible, how much extra did a higher door cost?
To keep things fair, I’ll start:
Property: 3-room condo
Door height (door frame clear opening): 222cm
Room height (clear ceiling height from top of finished floor): 272cm
Satisfaction: Satisfied
Extra cost: Was standard at the time.
Photo (shortly after moving in)
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hampshire20 Jun 2020 17:19Here, it is implied that ceiling height is the only proportional factor for door height. This is a much too narrow view. What about door width, its placement on the wall, the shape and size of the room, and the other openings in the space?
Be confident in your decision!
The door shown below is 2.11 meters (6 ft 11 in) tall, with a ceiling height well over 5 meters (16 ft 5 in) at this location. We find this fitting.
Be confident in your decision!
The door shown below is 2.11 meters (6 ft 11 in) tall, with a ceiling height well over 5 meters (16 ft 5 in) at this location. We find this fitting.
So, 2.11 by 1.98 meters (7 ft by 6.5 ft) should cost only 15 euros more per door, according to the door specialist. I would be willing to pay that. Especially since I am only doing this with the doors on the ground floor. We have gone a bit overboard with the double-leaf living room door with glass panel and muntins... I don’t have a total price for that yet. We’ll see...
Thank you very much for all the contributions here!
Thank you very much for all the contributions here!
hausnrplus2520 Jun 2020 18:20Tolentino schrieb:
So, 2.11 by 1.98 meters (6 ft 11 in by 6 ft 6 in) should only cost about 15 euros more per door according to the door specialist.Wider door frames or, as you mentioned, special doors like double doors, sliding doors, glass doors, etc., are much more decisive factors in the cost.
By the way, the door specialist also mentioned that although 2.11m (7 feet) doors are increasingly in demand, they definitely are not the new standard.
When I stood next to the 1.98m (6 feet 6 inches) tall sample doors in a 3m (10 feet) high room, I thought, "Doesn't really matter."
But when I heard the small additional cost, I thought, "Why not go for it?"
When I stood next to the 1.98m (6 feet 6 inches) tall sample doors in a 3m (10 feet) high room, I thought, "Doesn't really matter."
But when I heard the small additional cost, I thought, "Why not go for it?"
Bauherr am L schrieb:
My only point: doors have steadily grown larger over the past decades, just like the average height of people. Simple fact. Simply not true. Just because you think so doesn’t make it a fact. I checked several new residential construction projects in the Hamburg metropolitan area (commuter belt, not the city itself, more like the affluent villages in northern Lower Saxony) and only found about 10% with taller doors or rooms.
nordanney schrieb:
My developers haven’t been installing small doors for many years either. How many developers do you deal with?
hampshire schrieb:
It’s treated here as if ceiling height were the only proportional factor for door height. That’s far too narrow a view. What about door width, placement on the wall, room shape and size, other openings in the room... I already said there are other factors involved.
Tolentino schrieb:
By the way, the door expert also said that although 2.11m (6 ft 11 in) doors are increasingly in demand, they are definitely not the new standard. That makes sense.
ypg schrieb:
How many BTs do you have? Currently, we have about half a dozen active. They build several thousand housing units annually across Germany. At the moment, I have projects in Bamberg, Cologne, and Berlin on my desk. Usually, each project involves around 100 to 150 units. More exclusive projects (starting at €10,000 per square meter) tend to be smaller.
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