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
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
Masipulami6 Jan 2014 10:54Masipulami schrieb:
Thanks for the feedback. My general contractor returns from vacation on 06.01. Then I will request an adjustment to a rough construction height of 2.75m (9 ft) – that is 12.5cm (5 inches) more.After a brief discussion with our general contractor, they have changed the clear rough construction height from 2.635m (8 ft 8 in) to 2.76m (9 ft) without additional cost.
As a result, we will have a finished ceiling height of 2.60m (8 ft 6 in).