ᐅ Shell construction – Ceiling height too low – What options are still available?
Created on: 2 Jul 2018 00:10
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teutatesHello everyone,
My girlfriend and I planned a house with an interior ceiling height on the ground floor of 2.75 m (9 ft). The precast concrete slab was placed on the masonry the week before last, and last Monday the slab was poured with in-situ concrete.
When I was on site over the weekend, I measured the interior height—no particular reason why—and got a value of 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in). The floor construction will be about 20 cm (8 inches), which means the finished ceiling height will be around 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in).
On the plans provided to the mason and submitted with the building permit/planning permission, a ceiling height of 2.75 m (9 ft) is definitely specified. Our architect (we are not building with a construction company) was on site when the precast slab was installed and also took measurements—however, apparently something was measured incorrectly.
The architect’s idea was to get better insulation under the floor at the mason’s expense, which could recover part of the 20 cm (8 inches). But we already have doors that are 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) tall. If we reduce the floor insulation height, the doors would be 2.15 m (7 ft) or higher. Also, installing a lowered ceiling in the utility room would no longer be straightforward.
What (legal) options do we have, or what would you do in our situation?
Best regards,
teutates
My girlfriend and I planned a house with an interior ceiling height on the ground floor of 2.75 m (9 ft). The precast concrete slab was placed on the masonry the week before last, and last Monday the slab was poured with in-situ concrete.
When I was on site over the weekend, I measured the interior height—no particular reason why—and got a value of 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in). The floor construction will be about 20 cm (8 inches), which means the finished ceiling height will be around 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in).
On the plans provided to the mason and submitted with the building permit/planning permission, a ceiling height of 2.75 m (9 ft) is definitely specified. Our architect (we are not building with a construction company) was on site when the precast slab was installed and also took measurements—however, apparently something was measured incorrectly.
The architect’s idea was to get better insulation under the floor at the mason’s expense, which could recover part of the 20 cm (8 inches). But we already have doors that are 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) tall. If we reduce the floor insulation height, the doors would be 2.15 m (7 ft) or higher. Also, installing a lowered ceiling in the utility room would no longer be straightforward.
What (legal) options do we have, or what would you do in our situation?
Best regards,
teutates
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HilfeHilfe2 Jul 2018 07:16Off to the architect: raise it higher, place a stone underneath
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Chilledkroete2 Jul 2018 07:18There are specialized companies that can fix such errors: The wall is cut down, the ceiling is raised, and a stone is rebuilt underneath.
The costs should be borne by the party responsible. In any case, make sure that work does not continue!
The costs should be borne by the party responsible. In any case, make sure that work does not continue!
2.75m (9 ft) is a typical rough construction height, which corresponds exactly to 11 bricks (slightly more with mortar). The rough construction height is always specified in the execution plans. Perhaps this was misunderstood? Here, we have a height of 11.5 bricks, resulting in a finished height of 2.70m (8 ft 10 in). A height of 2.75m (9 ft) would not have been possible using whole and half bricks; some bricks would have had to be cut to size.
Regards,
Sabine
Regards,
Sabine
Take a deep breath. A ceiling height of 2.49 meters (8 feet 2 inches) is standard, and you are actually even above that. The plans always show the rough construction dimensions.
I would first check whether the work was done correctly according to the plan. I would consider changing the architect.
I would first check whether the work was done correctly according to the plan. I would consider changing the architect.
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