Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 07, 2013 7:50 pm What do you call this high ceiling when speaking to a builder? Does it cost alot more when building this as an extension than a normal flat roof? Do you like the look of it? https://www.dropbox.com/s/lc3jtg645x3id9r/HighCeiling.jpg Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: What kind of ceiling do you call this? 2May 07, 2013 8:05 pm Id call it a raked ceiling. I have no idea how it costs, and yes I think it looks lovely though its not something I would choose for my own house Tender /1/12 Contract 14/6/12 Planning 12/10/12 Site 23/10/12 Piers 27/11/12 Slab 12/12/12 Frame 15/12/12 Trusses 17/1/13 Roof 24/1/13 Bricks 13/2/13 Plaster 1/3/13 Re: What kind of ceiling do you call this? 3May 07, 2013 8:16 pm serrz What do you call this high ceiling when speaking to a builder? Does it cost alot more when building this as an extension than a normal flat roof? Do you like the look of it? https://www.dropbox.com/s/lc3jtg645x3id9r/HighCeiling.jpg looks like a cathedral ceiling. Re: What kind of ceiling do you call this? 5May 07, 2013 9:17 pm It's amazing! I'd love it, doubt my builder would do it though Building the Porter Davis Dunedin 29 maybe, thinking of forfeiting deposit and going with CH or UE Re: What kind of ceiling do you call this? 6May 08, 2013 3:23 pm The ceiling definitely looks lovely! I'm not a builder BUT, if this is an extention to an existing house, that would mean you would have to extend the original roof to cover this area ? Also, check with your council before you actually approach a builder because some councils will not let you extend with a flat roof, it has to be gabled...that's my 2c worth Re: What kind of ceiling do you call this? 8May 09, 2013 6:15 pm Tell your builder you want it pitched and not trusses. Also show him a photo cause if you want the VJ oover the rafters and louvre window set up thats a fair bit of detail. I reckon he might ask for another 5-10K Re: What kind of ceiling do you call this? 9May 29, 2013 7:48 am It is a raked ceiling but it also has exposed beams. We used to do a lot of them in the eighties but went out of fashion plus hard to get good carpenters to do the cuts as neatly as required plus on top of that the high cost of the heavy oregon beams that we used as exposed rafters etc. Can still do of course. Unless the room is for storage then it's non compliant BCA V2 2019 S3 P3.8 You have 2 options 1. The builder deconstructs the section and rebuilds as per plan /… 7 10658 How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 5900 |