Browse Forums Building A New House Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 2Sep 19, 2015 7:20 am Definitely go higher if you can, can't be changed later. We have 2.7 plus a raked roof in the living/kitchen which is 3.6 to 2.7 on our build. Maybe go to some display homes and see how you like them, you'll find it hard to find them with 2.4 but some of them have 2.4 upstairs. Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 3Sep 19, 2015 7:40 am We have 2.55 and love it. Going from 2.4 at our old house, you can really notice the difference that it makes. Don't really like the look of 2.7 and the higher doors but that's just a personal preference. Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 6Sep 19, 2015 11:59 am We went with 2.58m height in lie of Std 2.4m for about $3k price on new building . I personally preferred it for a look and the doors are std height. Visit display homes .. I'm also interested to know persona views on this those who are in such houses.. I lived in apartment and making a move to our first home Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 7Sep 19, 2015 12:17 pm I have always lived in houses with 2.7m ceilings as thats what I parents had. My house is being built with 2.7 upstairs and 3.3 downstairs. All doors have been increased to 2.4. Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 8Sep 19, 2015 12:21 pm We are getting standard, we don't see a problem with having standard, more efficient for heating and cooling. Our last home had high ceilings and we hated it in Winter. House always felt cold. Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 9Sep 19, 2015 12:32 pm We have 31c throughout as standard with our builder which was lucky and upgraded our doors throughout to 2340 Our build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70984 Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 10Sep 19, 2015 1:38 pm My current home has 2.4m, house is about 40 years old. It feels squishy and also might be a problem if you want to put in fans. I mean it certainly liveable, but if you can stretch the budget go for it. Must say my builder had 2.5m a standard, the 2.7m was a 2800k upgrade. So 3k sounds like a lot!! But my house is small, so maybe that's why. Just remember it's something you can't change later, so definitely try to check out a few houses. Oh and last thought.. if you have a higher ceiling, you may not want the F.C infills. My builder recommended I upgrade to brick infills, otherwise I would have had about 1m of infills around the outside.. doesn't look so bad with a shorter ceiling (only about 30cm then). Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 11Sep 20, 2015 1:02 am I say definitely go higher. Living in a house with 2.4m ceilings at the moment, went to a house inspection today, ceilings were 2.55 and felt like they were up in the clouds. A huge difference (I'm 1.9m and can touch a 2.4 ceiling on my tip-toes). We're planning on doing 3m downstairs and 2.7m upstairs. Lower ceilings are less comfortable in summer as the hot air rises to just about head height and it feels warmer. But definitely more efficient in winter. Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 12Sep 20, 2015 10:16 am If you look at the number of people in this entire forum, very few have gone with a 2.4m ceiling, with most going for a 2.55 or 2.7m ceiling, I dare say have just a 2.4m ceiling amongst everyone else who has gone higher, may result in a lower resale value should you sell later. If you do go with 2.4m ceiling, go with either small cornice or go square set so as to reduce the look of a low ceiling.... 2.4m ceiling referred to as low? ... yeah, seems a bit odd doesn't it ? As mentioned by Lindeli , the higher the ceiling, the more it will cost for heating and cooling. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 13Sep 20, 2015 12:23 pm Go with a 30 c upgrade (2572) vs 28 course standard (2400). My builder provided that as a promo upgrade but some may still do the old school 31 courses(2657) Tbh 30 c vs 31 c there's a very slight difference if you pay attention but the noticeable diff will be going from 28c as people said (2400) The talks of 2700 and above sound abit overkill to me, but that's if you arent building based on personal feel. For resale, rental and all round bang for buck the 30c/31c options are good choice. Raked roofs or recessed theatres etc at say 33/34 c all are optional personal decisions. Cant go wrong with 30/31 c Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 15Sep 20, 2015 4:29 pm There's a difference in WA to the rest of Australia. In the other states, the common heights are 2400, 2550 or 2700. This is partly based on the sizes of plasterboard sheets, and partly a hangover from the imperial era, with 8' and 9' being "round" sizes. In comparison, in WA with full brick construction, they work in the number of brick courses, and so the standard heights are different. It seems common in WA for there to be a big difference in cost in stepping up by just one course. Presumably that's because it's the point they seed scaffolding or extra structural requirements. WA also seems happier splitting different height ceilings for different parts of the house, but the rest like to run a common height all the way through Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 16Sep 21, 2015 10:01 am Always go for the highest ceilings you can afford. I have had the opportunity to go through many identical homes with the only difference being ceiling height... The difference is huge! Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 19Oct 01, 2015 11:12 pm I built standard 2.4 ceilings purely due to the cheaper cost in cooling/heating the house. When i built my house 3yrs ago i only had the option of 2.4 or 2.7. Was only 6k to upgrade to 2.7. I think 2.5 would be perfect. Building with Jandson Homes - Eclipse 18. http://adgnetworks.blogspot.com/ Re: Standard ceilings or higher ceilings 20Oct 05, 2015 10:17 pm We are having 2.55m ceilings, however its because the builder just upgraded their standards to 2.55m. When we did a look around we found nearly all the builders were now doing 2.55m as standard - so I would most likely pay the extra for 2.55m so it matches with most current builds for resale later - say a buyer has a choice between your house and the house 2 doors down - same basic construction etc but you have 2.4m ceilings and they have 2.55m - this could mean the difference between which house will sell quicker. ~Shellby~ GJ Bridgewater 203 11/3/2016 - Site Work Started 29/9/2016 - Handover 142 Work Days 6 Work Days Over https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=80174 interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 46957 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). 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