ᐅ Fully extended to the ridge height (4.18 m) or with a suspended ceiling (height ??)

Created on: 5 Feb 2016 17:17

Hello everyone!

We are building a two-story house with a gable roof with a 25-degree pitch:

Two-story house with terrace, balcony windows, and silhouettes of a family in front of the entrance.

Floor plan of a 4-room apartment with bedroom, rooms 1-3, dressing room, hallway, bathroom.

Plans: Architect (Ingelheim)

Would you leave the gable completely open? This would result in a ceiling height of 4.18 m (13.7 ft) in the center of the house up to the bottom edge of the ridge beam.

Or would you install a ceiling? If so, at what height?

Do any of you have a similar attic roof and can share your experiences?

Best regards

jx7

BastianB8 Feb 2016 19:59

#13

We have a 22° roof pitch and a knee wall height of 2.60m (8.5 feet). It’s hard for me to say whether the rooms seem smaller because of this, but I definitely find the overall sense of space to be much better. The floor wouldn’t be practical to use anyway, and there is enough storage space in the basement. A few additional use options (like a loft bed, etc.) also arise from this or are easier to implement. I would definitely do it this way again!

jx722 Feb 2017 16:31

#14

We are now living in the house. We chose the full-gable option with a visible ridge beam, and it looks great. We are glad we didn’t install any ceilings.

Climbee22 Feb 2017 16:50

#15

Since I’m currently having EXACTLY THIS discussion with my partner (he doesn’t like high walls, I want it open): PLEASE TAKE PICTURES!!!!

Although we have a lower knee wall, we have a steeper roof (unfortunately), but we still end up with walls over 4m (13 feet) high.

jx714 Jun 2017 08:52

#16

Here are two photos:

Small living room with wooden floor, white walls, window with curtains, and toys.

Bedroom with bed, window, curtains, and pendant light.

Knallkörper14 Jun 2017 12:07

#17

We had it in the old house, but we never really liked it, and in the photos it still doesn’t appeal to my taste. With a nice, open timber structure (roof insulation above the rafters), I would probably feel differently. If that’s not possible, I’d prefer a ceiling height of 2.60 m (8.5 ft).

Nordlys14 Jun 2017 12:45

#18

Well, the remaining attic space is hardly usable anyway. So I can skip the ceiling and have nice, tall, airy rooms. I think that’s a good approach. Karsten

ᐅ Fully extended to the ridge height (4.18 m) or with a suspended ceiling (height ??)

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