ok, we are at brick stage. I have measured our ground floor ceiling height ( concrete slab to bottom roof truss)
we are supposed to have 2590mm NOMINAL ceiling height!
my measurement today is 2570mm!!
that is without plaster or floor coverings!
so once they are installed it's say our finished height would be close to say 2540mm
being 50mm UNDER what we thought would be our ceiling height.
so is this acceptable?? what is "nominal" and can the builder get away with this?
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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: NOMINAL CEILING HEIGHT - ours seems to be way under!!! 2Sep 20, 2012 8:58 pm I have no idea what nominal is... But I thought 2400mm was standard ceiling (once there is an actual ceiling of course)? 1st build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59376 *New*-2nd build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70324&p=1154282#p1154282  23 Apr 2011 58 NSW Loyal Member Re: NOMINAL CEILING HEIGHT - ours seems to be way under!!! 7Sep 20, 2012 10:29 pm Minimum ceiling height is 2400mm in a habitable room, its usually 2400mm or 2700mm to reduce timber and plasterboard offcuts. But check your plans, project builders always allow for 2400mm and then you pay 10k extra for 2700mm. 09 Apr 2008 1,219 Gold Member Re: NOMINAL CEILING HEIGHT - ours seems to be way under!!! 8Sep 20, 2012 10:32 pm I repeat... side elevation plan says "o/a plates 2570" contact says nominal ceiling height 2590 if you check the henley website in inclusions for the sahara q1, you will see it clearly stated there. it's even printed on the web. 13 Apr 2012 1,196 VIC Gold Member NOMINAL CEILING HEIGHT - ours seems to be way under!!! 9Sep 20, 2012 10:33 pm Look likes someone screwed up. The contract and plans are different, Framing was done as per plans not contract. Carpenters wouldn't know what's in the contract. 50mm isn't huge, but I'll be asking them for a substantial discount as they are unlikely going to fix it, it's not a simple fix like taking off the roof/posi trusses and adding a 90x45mm pine on top of the existing frames. I feel for you, good luck. Stand your ground and get a substantial discount. With our build we have 2700 ceilings. We made all the doors 2340 and we alo had the windows adjusted so they would all be the same height as the doors. As for the width… 1 6304 1 4226  Building Standards; Getting It Right! The simplest thing to do is call the structural engineer that did your plans and speak with them. Ultimately it's the builder's responsibility to rectify the situation… 4 37102  |
