Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 27, 2021 11:20 am Hi - new member here. Pleased to be part of this community. We're currently in the process of planning a knockdown rebuild in Melbourne. We're building a double storey 4 bedroom house, approximately 39 squares area. The standard ceiling height for the ground floor is 2490mm but we can upgrade to 2740mm for approximately $5000. I keep hearing that even a small amount of raising ceiling can make a huge different to the feel of the place. I have also heard that heating costs can also increase, but not sure how significant this is. Obviously this is subjective, but is this worth the $5000 upgrade and will have make an objective difference to the house or is this just a "vibe" thing? And also, how much of an increase in heating bills should one factor in? Thanks! Re: Should I raise ceiling height from 2590mm to 2740mm? 2Jan 27, 2021 12:58 pm jiggy79 Hi - new member here. Pleased to be part of this community. We're currently in the process of planning a knockdown rebuild in Melbourne. We're building a double storey 4 bedroom house, approximately 39 squares area. The standard ceiling height for the ground floor is 2490mm but we can upgrade to 2740mm for approximately $5000. I keep hearing that even a small amount of raising ceiling can make a huge different to the feel of the place. I have also heard that heating costs can also increase, but not sure how significant this is. Obviously this is subjective, but is this worth the $5000 upgrade and will have make an objective difference to the house or is this just a "vibe" thing? And also, how much of an increase in heating bills should one factor in? Thanks! For a big house it may make a noticeable difference in heating/cooling. That might be a question for an energy assessor. Have you thought about only making some rooms with a higher ceiling e.g. less intimate spaces like open plan areas and living rooms. I find it nice to have different ceiling heights and prefer a cosier bedroom feel. It may cost more though to have different ceiling heights than to just uniformally increase the whole thing?? Re: Should I raise ceiling height from 2590mm to 2740mm? 3Jan 27, 2021 1:04 pm stonesthrow jiggy79 Hi - new member here. Pleased to be part of this community. We're currently in the process of planning a knockdown rebuild in Melbourne. We're building a double storey 4 bedroom house, approximately 39 squares area. The standard ceiling height for the ground floor is 2490mm but we can upgrade to 2740mm for approximately $5000. I keep hearing that even a small amount of raising ceiling can make a huge different to the feel of the place. I have also heard that heating costs can also increase, but not sure how significant this is. Obviously this is subjective, but is this worth the $5000 upgrade and will have make an objective difference to the house or is this just a "vibe" thing? And also, how much of an increase in heating bills should one factor in? Thanks! For a big house it may make a noticeable difference in heating/cooling. That might be a question for an energy assessor. Have you thought about only making some rooms with a higher ceiling e.g. less intimate spaces like open plan areas and living rooms. I find it nice to have different ceiling heights and prefer a cosier bedroom feel. It may cost more though to have different ceiling heights than to just uniformally increase the whole thing?? Thanks stonesthrow - I don't think the builder will give us the flexibility, so it's the whole ground floor. The ground floor is open plan living/dining/kitchen, laundry, powder room, study and smaller lounge area. All the bedrooms are upstairs. Re: Should I raise ceiling height from 2590mm to 2740mm? 4Jan 27, 2021 6:14 pm Higher ceilings are worth the small outlay. The wall area is taken into account for the energy assessment and subsequent 6 star rating. It may or may not mean a small increase in insulation. Re: Should I raise ceiling height from 2590mm to 2740mm? 6Jan 27, 2021 7:45 pm 100% do it, just make sure you get the windows made that extra 300mm taller as well along with 2400mm high on sliding/bi-fold doors (in lieu of 2100 high). Preferably taller internal/entry doors as well. Re: Should I raise ceiling height from 2590mm to 2740mm? 7Jan 28, 2021 11:14 pm I was offered 9K to upgrade the ceiling height from 2.58 to 2.73, doors/bulkheads/mirrored robes from 2.1 to 2.3 and 20cm upgrade on window height too. Still on the fence about it as my home is pretty small and not sure if it's worth 9K.. Re: Should I raise ceiling height from 2590mm to 2740mm? 8Jan 29, 2021 2:33 am 2590mm ceilings still give you the wow impression when someone walks in for the first time, the cost of 2590mm is quite reasonable, it's not just the frame plaster/painting/bricks/insulation are all incurring costs, going to 27's means the trades will be charging EXTRA due to the extra height and safety requirements and after the first month you don't notice 27's as being wow it just becomes "oh, i like the high ceilings" get the bling from the 25's and spend the extra cost going to 27's on something else in the home We are Expert Consultant's,ย and we are here to help. Re: Should I raise ceiling height from 2590mm to 2740mm? 9Jan 29, 2021 6:58 am It can also depend on the builder in regard to cost feasibility. With my last property (209sqm) the builder had 2400 standard, 2550 for around $5500 and 2700 for around another $2000, the later also included an extra 300 to the height of all windows, sliding doors and garage door. I took the 2700 and the extra height with raised windows certainly made a difference over the neighbouring homes that went with 2550 with std height windows. I thought the extra $2k was a bargain. ๐ ok thanks - yes was wondering if that should have been listed as Option Three! 2 7755 i had the my concreters concrete right up to the fence. I have pits all along my path, so the water tends to drain away from the house and into the pits. There's only one… 7 12793 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16026 |