Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Ceiling heights 2Oct 16, 2014 1:37 pm Thats standard - I'd be pushing for at least 2.6m http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: Ceiling heights 3Oct 16, 2014 1:50 pm 8ft or 2.4m is the minimum for habitable rooms, it can feel very low. Especially as most displays are at 2.6 (8.5ft) or 2.7 (9ft). I struggle to tell the difference between 2.6 and 2.7, but I can most definitely tell when it's 2.4! Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Ceiling heights 4Oct 16, 2014 2:15 pm A little trick some displays use is 55mm cornice instead of 90mm it can make a 2.4m ceiling appear taller, same with 2.6 and so on... its an optical illusion that the ceiling is higher as the cornice is thinner... cool little trick im using in my 8.5" ceiling areas to make it feel like 9" without the expense for the sake of .5" Re: Ceiling heights 6Oct 17, 2014 3:35 pm There are two Minimums for ceiling Height Habitable rooms 2.4m Non Habitable rooms 2.1m You may find it strange but a kitchen is a Non Habitable rooms (for more information see http://www.anewhouse.com.au/2013/11/habitable-rooms/) The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Building Standards; Getting It Right! We bought a house in 2015 advertised as a 7/2/2, 4br up, 3br down (7br), and to date, it’s a great house. However, we’ve just had it valued and it’s come in as a… 0 11987 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 5943 There is water getting into the ceiling, I expected to find some holes in the corrugated roof but there weren't any so I suspect that the roof drip edge is letting water… 0 2452 |