ᐅ Should the top edge of the window always be set as high as possible?

Hello everyone,

unfortunately, the ceiling height was set to 2.57m (8 ft 5 in), even though our plans specify 2.675m (8 ft 9 in). This will be corrected tomorrow – so far, only the prefabricated ceilings have been installed. As a client without a site manager, you really have to visit the construction site every day...

However, the roller shutter boxes have already been installed, so they are positioned at a lintel height of 2.25m (7 ft 5 in) (2.57m minus 0.3m for the boxes). My question now:

Shouldn't the boxes also be adjusted upwards so that the eventual distance between the windows and the ceiling is not unnecessarily large and the windows do not end up unnecessarily small? With a 0.92m (3 ft) parapet height, the windows would only be a maximum of 1.35m (4 ft 5 in) tall, whereas with adjustment, they could be 1.45m (4 ft 9 in).

The window manufacturer says the boxes need to be raised – and since this would lead to a special size for the exterior doors of 2.35m (7 ft 8 in), he would also earn more.

The architect, who has to cover the cost for adjusting the ceiling because the execution plans deviated here, says we should leave the boxes as they are – but probably not without some self-interest.

So I’m looking for a more neutral assessment here.

Thanks,
Frank

Raising them costs more for the windows – but whether it’s 2.25m or 2.35m (7ft 5in or 7ft 8in), in my opinion, that difference is something you’ll regret otherwise.

Hello Frank
A simple calculation: take a tape measure (folding ruler) with 2.25 meters (7.4 feet), hold it against a door, and add the plaster and the roller shutter (which doesn’t fully fit inside the casing).
You will regret for the rest of your life that you didn’t position the casings higher up.

To be honest, I had the same impression based on my intuition – many thanks for the clear confirmation! Now, tomorrow morning, the window installer just needs to confirm that he still trusts in high stability with Veka for his PVC frame (Veka Softline 82) at 2.26m (7 ft 5 in) wide and 2.35m (7 ft 9 in) high for the double French door with a mullion.

Make sure everyone involved is informed – you don’t want the windows to not fit the openings or vice versa.

Our small window manufacturers here apparently always go to the construction site before fabrication to take the actual measurements on site.