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Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 22Jan 20, 2011 9:38 am Hi guys, We are building in Canberra and are unsure as to whether we should spend $12k on 2700 raised ceilings. Do you think NOT having raised ceilings will be a disadvantage if/when we sell the house? Also, slight variation on the topic but similar - do you think having a raked ceiling over the family room would look weird with normal ceiling height (2450)? Ie if we don't raise the ceiling height to 2700 but still do the raked ceiling, will it look weird? Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 23Jan 21, 2011 10:23 am In my opinion, go the 2700 and go higher (2340) doors to match. I'm not sure were the $12,000 comes from - is that a two-storey? Might need to check what I paid, but am pretty sure it wasn't that much. If you're wondering if the raked ceiling will look weird on a lowr roof, your intuition is probably right - certainly worth confirming this with those who work in the building trade and see what looks good versus what doesn't all the time. Not reall an answer, I know, but it pays to do your homework with the experts. Hope this helps. Building with the Big M, Sandarra Settlement July 16 Site Scrape Sep 22 Slab Oct 12 Framing commenced Oct 13 Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39517 Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 24Jan 21, 2011 10:41 am flame_on In my opinion, go the 2700 and go higher (2340) doors to match. I'm not sure were the $12,000 comes from - is that a two-storey? Might need to check what I paid, but am pretty sure it wasn't that much. If you're wondering if the raked ceiling will look weird on a lowr roof, your intuition is probably right - certainly worth confirming this with those who work in the building trade and see what looks good versus what doesn't all the time. Not reall an answer, I know, but it pays to do your homework with the experts. Hope this helps. the designer/draftperson said that it may or may not look weird - he's not sure. the $12k extra for ceiling height is for single storey only, that too for house size less than 19 squares. Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 25Jan 21, 2011 11:37 am Well, our house is larger than that (23 squares) and from memory cost around $7k to have higher ceilings, which included lintels over windows/doors and therefore bricks above rather than infills. We did not change the door/window heights. Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 26Jan 21, 2011 2:38 pm We're raising the ceiling heights to 2700mm also. Having to increase the sliding doors, internal doors and windows height is adding quite a fair bit to the bill. I'm thinking of not increasing the external garage and laundry doors height. But how about the WC, bathroom and laundry doors, would you keep them as standard or increase the height? Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 27Jan 21, 2011 2:46 pm Well the place we are living in now has pretty high ceilings - that is 2700mm in living lounge areas and 3000mm in the master bedroom. The sliding doors and windows are all taller than standard but internal (bedroom, bathroom, laundry) doors are all standard - and they look just fine. If I get high ceilings in my build then I'll increase windows and sliding door but leave internal doors at standard height because I think they look fine. Of course, my opinion only. Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 28Jan 21, 2011 2:47 pm If I'd remembered to, I would have upsized all my doors if $ allowed, but I think a lot of ppl just upgrade the "main" doors, ie master bedroom, a diving door between lounge/rumpus (say), hallway doors, external doors... and leave the others standard, I don't believe it looks strange and would save a lot of money! "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: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 29Jan 21, 2011 4:17 pm We didn't upgrade our doors to taller ones as we have a few bulkheads that come down to the standard door size and having taller doors would have added a 3rd height in the living areas. Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 30Jan 21, 2011 4:46 pm So to revisit the cost aspects, inceasing ceiling height to 2700 was $4,800 for a single storey and was $700 to upgrade door heights. All doors taller (including pantry) except linen/broom and wardrobes. As many have mentioned, however, door height is definitely a personal choice. Being a bit over 6' I like the height and feel - the extra height gives a sense of space to what is essentially a compact room design and didn't think the upgrade cost was unreasonable. And so this casts a question over the $12,000 figure - seems substantially more than what others have paid, so you might want to check it. Building with the Big M, Sandarra Settlement July 16 Site Scrape Sep 22 Slab Oct 12 Framing commenced Oct 13 Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39517 Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 31Jan 21, 2011 5:54 pm Rizzo We didn't upgrade our doors to taller ones as we have a few bulkheads that come down to the standard door size and having taller doors would have added a 3rd height in the living areas. We went for higher doors but as you mentioned we will have issues with the architrave above the door in the media room (because of the bulkhead) Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 32Jan 21, 2011 9:39 pm We upgraded all ceilings to 2740mm and all doors to 2340mm including wardrobes, linens, pantry, ensuite sliding and front door. Approx $4500, reasonable on a 28 square house - looks fantastic. Windows and sliding doors left at normal height which being a different medium don't look out of place. Carlisle Homes 'Savannah 28' Visit our Blog: http://www.oursavannah28.blogspot.com Handover 31st March, 2011 - Landscaping completed Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 33Jan 21, 2011 11:46 pm Personally, I'd either upgrade all the internal doors to higher or none at all although lot of people do room doors but leave wardrobe and linen as standard. We made all ours higher, and were able to increase the shelf heights in the robes and cupboards to allow for better fitout and use of space. You can access all the extra ceiling space with standard height doors, but you end up with a lot of space above the shelf which may be better utilised if that makes sense. If going for higher ceilings, think about adding an extra shelf to any walk in pantry or walk in linen cupboards to make the most of the extra height. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 34Sep 30, 2013 11:34 pm joles Personally, I'd either upgrade all the internal doors to higher or none at all although lot of people do room doors but leave wardrobe and linen as standard. We made all ours higher, and were able to increase the shelf heights in the robes and cupboards to allow for better fitout and use of space. You can access all the extra ceiling space with standard height doors, but you end up with a lot of space above the shelf which may be better utilised if that makes sense. If going for higher ceilings, think about adding an extra shelf to any walk in pantry or walk in linen cupboards to make the most of the extra height. Hi joles - did you also raise your windows to be 2400mm, to match the 2700 ceiling height and 2340mm doors? thats a great idea about the cupboards, I would have never thought of it. I'll look into it with my builder. I'd also have to buy a few stepladders and scatter it around the house! --- Re: Raised ceiling height/ standard doors 36Jan 09, 2014 8:27 am We are getting a modest 2590 ceiling and are leaving all the doors at standard height, but were wondering if it is worthwhile getting the front pivot door any higher than standard ? Considering we want an impressive front door by going with a pivot door, is it a good idea to make it any taller than standard ? As it can't really be much taller because of the modest ceiling increase, is it likely to make any difference at all by increasing the height ? Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . What we have done in a few theatres ( including my own) is run 2 layers of 13mm gyprock, but sounds insulation especially for the bass is really tricky as a lot of that… 4 2569 ok thanks - yes was wondering if that should have been listed as Option Three! 2 7742 I'll look into different shower heads and ask the plumber about some engineering and see what he says. Thanks 2 9564 |