Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 21Mar 20, 2012 12:50 pm We have an 11' ceiling in the front room of our house and it's the hottest. It faces N/W and there probably isn't any insulation in it either we're guessing. Will find out for sure when we replace the roof. We like the feeling of spaciousness from the higher ceiling and so we're going to continue it through the house with the renovation because it's also true to the era. I've seen a few modern houses with 9' ceilings recently and they look good. Compliments the large concertina doors that many are putting in their alfrescos. Sam. A blog about our renovation http://notmynightmare.blogspot.com.au/ Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 22Mar 20, 2012 1:07 pm adgn 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/ A house might cost more to cool but you will need to use the cooling much less if you have higher ceilings. This is not my original parallel universe idea, btw. Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 23Mar 20, 2012 1:49 pm Our old house had 9"(a bit higher in some rooms) and I was used to it but when I went to my parents whose house had 8" it seemed small so we decided that we wanted higher ceilings in the new house to make it more open. We also live in a very warm (summer high 40's) it will make it that bit cooler inside. It cost us around $9,000 to increase the ceiling height. Jasmin Hickinbotham Belmont - modified Signed: February 2011 Slab should go down before 2012 My build thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52310&p=799483#p799483 Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 24Mar 21, 2012 2:01 pm Will they allow high ceilings for the first floor as well? Building with PD 01.06.11 Contract Sigd 01.10.11 Site Start 04.11.11 Frame Complete 20.01.12 Fix Stage Complete 31.03.12 Handover Complete *16.04.2012 Moved in* Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 25Mar 21, 2012 2:04 pm Bruno Will they allow high ceilings for the first floor as well? I would imagine a builder is happy to provide higher ceilings on the first floor, if you can pay for the additional cost to do so. 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 26Mar 22, 2012 7:24 pm I beleive there is more to it than just the builder agreeing to it. I suspect if the Council would allow it. Any idea? Building with PD 01.06.11 Contract Sigd 01.10.11 Site Start 04.11.11 Frame Complete 20.01.12 Fix Stage Complete 31.03.12 Handover Complete *16.04.2012 Moved in* Re: Is '2440mm high ceilings' not high? 28Mar 23, 2012 7:13 pm Bruno I beleive there is more to it than just the builder agreeing to it. I suspect if the Council would allow it. Any idea? You need to check any specific requirements for your area. We had developer covenants requiring minimum 2700mm ceilings. Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39707 I was quoting framing timber sizes from Australian Standard AS1684.4 Table A13 for 2700mm wall heights Tile Roof, single storey. This Australian Standard doesn't refer to… 8 7331 It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8265 |