ᐅ Clear ceiling height in new constructions – costs?

Hello everyone,

First of all, Merry Christmas!

Now to my question:
What ceiling height do you have in your new builds?

In our construction specification, it says 2.635 m (about 10.5 bricks). According to our general contractor, the floor build-up (including underfloor heating) will be 16 cm (6 inches), resulting in a clear ceiling height of 2.475 m (8 ft 1 in). Assuming 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) for tiles and 1 cm (0.4 inches) for ceiling plaster (am I correct with these assumptions?), the final ceiling height would be 2.45 m (8 ft).

Our living/dining area will be nearly 40 m² (430 sq ft). Now I’m worried that the ceiling might feel low or oppressive. How does it feel in your homes?

An alternative would be to use 11 bricks for the ground floor. The zoning plan/planning permission would allow that. It does not specify a maximum eave height. Two and a half full stories are permitted.

Does anyone have experience with how much such an increase would roughly cost?

Best regards

The elevation should cost almost nothing. If you choose a height made entirely of full bricks, not every brick needs to be cut individually, which means less labor time. Although you will need to buy a few more bricks for this, it won’t make much difference—I would estimate around 1 to 1.5 thousand euros.

Definitely choose the “higher” option if possible. We have a ceiling height of 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in). Living room/kitchen/dining area is one large space. Visually, this is sufficient now. If it were lower, it would feel very cramped for us. We saw this in a similar build where the height was 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). It was not pleasant, especially in larger, elongated rooms. You can never change it later. So do it right from the start. We had additional costs of about 900 EUR.

Thank you for the feedback. My general contractor will return from vacation on 06.01. Then I will request an adjustment to a raw construction height of 2.75 m (9 ft), which is 12.5 cm (5 inches) more.

Masipulami schrieb:
Thank you in advance for your feedback.

May I ask where your figures come from? Personal experience?

The idea would be to use 11 bricks instead of 10.5.

Additional costs should actually result from the costs for the "half" bricks, extra plaster inside and outside, longer pipes, and possibly an adjusted staircase—unless I’m mistaken?

Personal experience and a father-in-law who is an architect

Ah, okay. Well, then I’m looking forward to the offer from my general contractor. I will report back here.