Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 25, 2010 8:49 am Assuming ceiling height of 2.7m, do you think 2340 high doors make the house a lot more appealing and possibly expensive? Do you think it is a necessity or makes no difference at all? 2340 high doors are usually around 20% more expensive than the same door in 2040. Do you think it is worth it? I guess you will pay a bit extra for architraves, and a third hinge but then again you will also save a tiny bit on insulation and plasterboard
Would love to hear your opinion. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 2Mar 25, 2010 8:55 am Depending on the doors they will cost more than 20% more. IN some cases doors can be 50% to 100% in the case of french doors etc. Also door jambs are a bit more. IMHO they look better. But are a PITA to paint and carry through the house. Architrave is cheap. I have them and dotn regret putting them in. Tall doors actually make your celing look lower though. (thats only my opinion) Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 3Mar 25, 2010 9:13 am We will have 2340 doors, just because I want it to look proportional. In all honesty though, they house we have now 2040 doors on 2.7m ceilings and I never even noticed before we started researching the whole build process! Custom European Cabinets - Melbourne Kitchen Specialist PM for business details as website currently being updated! Our Crazy Owner Builder Journey! Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 5Mar 25, 2010 6:24 pm All of ours are higher (2340? Possibly, can't be bothered looking it up ) Pros: purely aesthetic. We rented a place while building that had standard doors with 2710 ceilings and thought it looked a bit silly. Cons: the only downside I've found is if you want to use over-the-door hook type storage thingies....it's a bit tricky if you're short. Same goes for double doors - the bolt at the top is hard to reach. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 6Mar 25, 2010 6:28 pm Go for the the larger doors if you can afford it! IMO they look so much better with the higher ceilings. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 7Mar 25, 2010 6:56 pm 2340 doors are a must with 2700 ceilings in my opinion. I would also want higher windows as well because with the 2340 doors you also should sit youre windows 300mm higher to keep them at same height as youre doors. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 8Mar 26, 2010 8:10 am We were going to upgrade to 2700 high ceilings, but the cost plus higher doors pushed us over our budget. So we decided to just go for 2580 ceilings, which still give a little bit more extra space without the need for higher doors. We will be saving over $5000 this way. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 9Mar 26, 2010 7:31 pm We got the higher doors and love them. Think they make the place look bigger. Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 10Mar 27, 2010 10:24 pm We kept the standard 2040 height, could not justify the extra $5000 just for higher doors, then we would have had the costs of the extra height for the windows & cupboards. Honestly It does not even bother me when I walk around the house, and nobody else has noticed that we have not used 2340 doors. But if you are going to use them make sure you adjust the size of the cupboards don't assume the builder will do this we had a friend that was caught out, and it annoys him every time he walks past his linen press. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 11Mar 27, 2010 10:37 pm We forgot to upgrade door height, and we have 3000mm ceilings. I wish I had remembered but I don't think our house looks silly... Do it if you can afford it, but don't worry if you can't. No one is likely to notice unless they are one of us "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 12Mar 27, 2010 10:40 pm I think it all comes down the the style of home that you are building. If your building something contemporary I'd stick with the standard 2040 hight doors, whereas I a modern design is complimented better by the 2340 hight doors and therefore I could see the value in the added expense. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 14Mar 29, 2010 10:53 am IkonInteriors I think it all comes down the the style of home that you are building. If your building something contemporary I'd stick with the standard 2040 hight doors, whereas I a modern design is complimented better by the 2340 hight doors and therefore I could see the value in the added expense. just wondering Ikon, what in your definition the difference between contemporary and modern is? "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 15Mar 29, 2010 4:22 pm I think the 2340... it looks more in proportion to the higher ceilings imo! Our house is coming standard with the higher in the front of the house but the back area (minor bedrooms and bathroom) have the 2040 - I think this is fine as they are higher where the house is open plan and you can actually see the door frames etc whereas in the tiny little hallway at the back of the house you can't even tell that they are the lower doors (I didn't notice until we went on our walk-through that they were different heights!) I guess it depends on the look you want!!!??? Sleven Moved into our Atlantique MkII 36 by Carlisle Homes Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 16Mar 29, 2010 6:07 pm donuts IkonInteriors I think it all comes down the the style of home that you are building. If your building something contemporary I'd stick with the standard 2040 hight doors, whereas I a modern design is complimented better by the 2340 hight doors and therefore I could see the value in the added expense. just wondering Ikon, what in your definition the difference between contemporary and modern is? Well contemporary is not a style as such... contemporary is just NOW. Therefore most homes incorporate contemporary elements or features that were/are in vogue at the time of construction. Whereas modern design is a bit more cutting-edge, with the interior design being far more integrated into the greater architecture of the home. With that said, here's what I consider to be a truly modern home (I wouldn't say it's to my taste mind you): As far as contemporary examples go I'd say majority of the people building homes on this forum are building something fairly traditional with contemporary elements (and this certainly isn't a criticism guys, there's some absolutely stunning homes on here!!). Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 17Apr 02, 2010 4:27 pm Go for the higher doors - you will not regret it! Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 18Apr 02, 2010 4:59 pm We have 2.7m ceilings, am not sure how high the doors are but they must be standard height as we did not upgrade them to higher. This looks perfectly normal to me and have seen many other houses the same, including our old house. Have been in house over a year and nobody has commented on door height at all. House is traditional style. Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 19Apr 02, 2010 5:17 pm IkonInteriors That's really stunning.....but I feel slightly seasick looking at the photos. Wonder what it's like living there? Maybe it's just the wide angle lens distorting things.... Re: Internal door height - 2040 or 2340? 20Apr 02, 2010 9:54 pm we have 2040 doors would have rather had the larger... but our option without paying more was the 2040 panel doors or the 2340 flush plain doors.... opted for the panel... i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16001 Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. Hoping some well placed internal walls fixed up into the battens will provide some… 2 5402 Thank you alexp79 and gommeqld for your advice, that's very helpful, thanks 3 7920 |