3m ceilings volume builder Sydney

CD12JD · Jul 13, 2020 8:52 pm

Hi all, we have upgraded to 2.7 ceilings and have made all bulkheads, doors, stackers and windows bigger to suit ( 2340 and 2.4 ) . There is an option to go up to 3m but do they make everything else like the doors and stackers to suit off the shelf ? Or would going to 3m ceilings leave me with doors and stackers that suit 2.7 ceilings? I believe the company is Bradnams that does the doors

ECOECO · Aug 06, 2020 12:44 pm

There's no such thing as doors and windows that suit a particular height, it's down to personal taste. I think I would look around the rooms you will live in and decide if the height to width ratio will enhance the look. Bradnams may not make 2700 high, or they may even need to add a transom (horizontal bar) to windows and destroy the look.

the_doesnotexist · Aug 19, 2020 5:35 pm

My current home is split level so entrance, living and master have 3m ceilings. We have standard doors at 2m and windows are 2.7m. The windows have a transom but look fine (depends on the look you are going for I guess).

2.7m door is definitely not a standard size.

ECOECO · Aug 20, 2020 2:15 pm

2100, 2400 and 2700 are considered standard heights. But that does not mean that every product is available at those sizes. Engineering will likely mean additional cost for larger products.

alexp79 · Aug 20, 2020 2:58 pm

Windows sitting at 2400 still look decent enough with 3 m ceilings.

This extra 300 cm doesn't really matter much for the looks (even worse, as transoms are ugly!) and practicality (how often you look into the top of the window?), but can add significant amounts to costs as well as thermal benefits.

gogo65 · Sep 01, 2020 11:09 am

alexp79

Windows sitting at 2400 still look decent enough with 3 m ceilings.

This extra 300 cm doesn't really matter much for the looks (even worse, as transoms are ugly!) and practicality (how often you look into the top of the window?), but can add significant amounts to costs as well as thermal benefits.

Alex I think the point of larger windows is to allow natural light in, not to look at the top of the window!
Here’s our ‘Ugly’ transom window with 3.3m ceilings... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅

ECOECO · Sep 02, 2020 12:16 pm

gogo65

alexp79

Windows sitting at 2400 still look decent enough with 3 m ceilings.

This extra 300 cm doesn't really matter much for the looks (even worse, as transoms are ugly!) and practicality (how often you look into the top of the window?), but can add significant amounts to costs as well as thermal benefits.

Alex I think the point of larger windows is to allow natural light in, not to look at the top of the window!
Here’s our ‘Ugly’ transom window with 3.3m ceilings... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅

Unusual configuration, you would get more light by combining the highlight with the window below.

gogo65 · Sep 02, 2020 9:56 pm

We don't need any more light, it was purely a design feature that I love (yes it even cost more for additional beams). we have 3mx2400 windows on either side of the u shaped (the pool will be going in that space), then a massive bifold to the left. Ideally I wanted a 4.8x3m single window but alas my budget did not.
My point is while Alex says that transoms are ugly, everyone has different ideas, and what is ugly for one is a design feature for another..

alexp79 · Sep 02, 2020 9:58 pm

gogo65

We don't need any more light, it was purely a design feature that I love (yes it even cost more for additional beams). we have 3mx2400 windows on either side of the u shaped (the pool will be going in that space), then a massive bifold to the left. Ideally I wanted a 4.8x3m single window but alas my budget did not.
My point is while Alex says that transoms are ugly, everyone has different ideas, and what is ugly for one is a design feature for another..

those are not really transoms per se, more like two windows