Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 2Mar 18, 2012 2:11 pm Well, I like higher ceilings and ours are all 2700 - but its not neccesary, many many houses have 2400 ceilings, that's 8 feet, and are perfectly normal - you would have to be very tall or have very long arms to reach the ceiling - who walks around with their arm upstretched to reach ceilings anyway? Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 3Mar 18, 2012 3:52 pm 2400ish is about the norm for a basic home. The house I'm in now built 30 years ago have 2400s; the new one I'm building will be 2550. Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 4Mar 18, 2012 4:34 pm We have 2590 on ground floor and 2440 on first floor. If you can afford upping to 2590 I certainly would do it esp if you plan on having an ceiling fans in rooms. Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 5Mar 18, 2012 7:43 pm 2550mm is the new 2400mm when it comes to ceilings nowadays - so many builders offer them as part of a "promotion" that it has virtually become the norm... Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 8Mar 18, 2012 10:57 pm The higher the better I'd think 2700 would be reasonable but we are at 3000 and trying for 3600. Our Building on 118 acres in South Gippsland thread - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=54556 Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 10Mar 19, 2012 12:44 pm hfwangoz My builder just gave me a quote, the norm is 2440mm. If I need to upgrade, 8”6’ (2590mm) $4,490 for Ground floor 9” (2740mm) $4,990 for Ground floor Is that a fair price? Thank you in our variation booklet, height change was quoted as: Increase height by 150mm $20/sqm Increase heigh by 300mm $40/sqm if you multiply your house size by this it will give you a gauge Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 11Mar 19, 2012 1:27 pm kdgirl hfwangoz My builder just gave me a quote, the norm is 2440mm. If I need to upgrade, 8”6’ (2590mm) $4,490 for Ground floor 9” (2740mm) $4,990 for Ground floor Is that a fair price? Thank you in our variation booklet, height change was quoted as: Increase height by 150mm $20/sqm Increase heigh by 300mm $40/sqm if you multiply your house size by this it will give you a gauge I just want to increase the height for ground level, does the house size you mentioned include porch, garage and outdoor leisure or just the inside area of ground floor? Thank you. Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 12Mar 19, 2012 2:56 pm hfwangoz My builder just gave me a quote, the norm is 2440mm. If I need to upgrade, 8”6’ (2590mm) $4,490 for Ground floor 9” (2740mm) $4,990 for Ground floor Is that a fair price? Thank you We've upgraded our ground floor ceiling height to 2600mm for a 36sq home and it's around $5k Built the Seaview 36 with Rawson Homes - Read about it on my blog http://lamaisondemorgan.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 13Mar 19, 2012 6:17 pm hfwangoz 2440mm high ceilings to ground floor. It seems the standard of every builder. But I think it's too low, you can reach it when raising the arm.. Only if you're especially tall.... Higher ceilings are aesthetically pleasing and make a house seem more spacious, but keep in mind that if you live in a cold climate, it's going to affect your heating bills. Also? Changing light globes using a standard two-step ladder is a no-go when you're vertically challenged. We have to drag the big ladder in from the garage every time a globe blows. Not that either of those things makes me regret our lovely 2740mm ceilings. Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 15Mar 19, 2012 9:35 pm Quote: Higher ceilings are aesthetically pleasing and make a house seem more spacious, but keep in mind that if you live in a cold climate, it's going to affect your heating bills Conversely, if you live in a hot area, higher ceilings will help keep your house cooler. Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 16Mar 19, 2012 10:38 pm Look at the positive side: low ceiling means lower heating and cooling costs. 13-08 Moved in 13-05 Build restart 13-04 VMIA compensation 12-08 Builder liquidation 12-03 Fixing 11-12 Lockup 11-11 Frame 11-09 Slab 11-09 Start 11-07 Contract 10-11 2K deposit 10-06 Titled land Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 18Mar 20, 2012 8:19 am Helyn Lower ceilings wont help your cooling costs - a house keeps cooler with higher ceilings. Maybe in a parallel universe it might. There are so many variables but the general concensus is that high ceilings are inefficient and thus more costly to warm/cool. There's a few articles around the web but this is my first hit in google - http://marketnews.com.au/2010/03/house- ... gh-or-low/ Building with Jandson Homes - Eclipse 18. http://adgnetworks.blogspot.com/ Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 19Mar 20, 2012 10:56 am From my direct experience, the standard of insulation will affect cost more than the extra height. We had 8 foot ceilings in our last house that was built in 1992. The new home has superior insulation, but nothing above what was required for 5 star energy rating at the time (wish I could have put more money into insulation) You need constant high temps days in a row, before it starts to get hot inside. In terms of cold not sure yet but they best advice is to turn on cooling before it gets hot inside. My house has not dropped below 18°C but we haven't had really cold days yet so we'll wait and see. Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 20Mar 20, 2012 11:50 am hfwangoz 2440mm high ceilings to ground floor. It seems the standard of every builder. But I think it's too low, you can reach it when raising the arm.. what do you think about it? Is it necessary to increase the height? Thanks. 2440 is standard for a lot of homes. I can't reach it when I rasie my arm, but DH can. Very handy for changing lightbulbs. Not necessary to increase ceiling height, but sometimes it's very practical to raise the ceiling, particularly if you are installing ceiling fans. But once your ceiling goes up, just think about the logistics to change lightbulbs. If you can afford it, I'd increase ceiling height to 2700-3000. Also put in in context with the size of your rooms. 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Thanks mate. Yeah good points! 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