Browse Forums Building A New House Re: upgrade to high ceiling? 26Aug 26, 2013 8:04 am Blog http://tobuildahomeimprobable.blogspot.com.au/ Settlement Apr Council Jul Contracts Dec Earthworks Dec Frames Jan Trusses Feb Roof Feb Windows Mar Re: upgrade to high ceiling? 36Nov 09, 2014 3:26 pm tonyattheponds High ceilings make your house feel bigger, more 'airy' and light. But if you do it... also remember to get high doors (both internal and external) and high windows (if possible). Our builder charged us $7400 per storey. !@#%$^@ Also... wide doors look great too. I am a great fan of higher ceilings and we upgraded ours to 2.7m. However you dont have to get higher doors or windows with this - I have seen many many older and newer houses with high ceilings and standard doors/windows, looks perfectly normal. Someone else mentioned about it costing a fortune to heat/cool - I havent found this - and in fact higher ceilings are generally considered to keep naturally cooler than lower ceilings. Re: upgrade to high ceiling? 37Nov 09, 2014 5:20 pm We went from standard 2400mm to 2590mm (I think it's based on the number of courses of bricks that determines the measurements) at $5292 for a 289sqm house One thing to note is that we wanted taller stacking/glass doors but were only able to upgrade to 2143mm high and not the 2400 high ones as our ceilings still weren't high enough (probably needs the 2700mm high ceiling) Re: upgrade to high ceiling? 38Nov 09, 2014 6:53 pm We have standard ceilings but took the raised ceiling option for the kitchen, dining, living. It's 3.33m so is a real feature piece. It's what sold us on the house immediately when we walked into the display (Simonds Palisade). It's stunning and we put two long windows up high above our two sliding doors from kitchen/dining to maximise the light and airy feeling. Re: upgrade to high ceiling? 39Nov 09, 2014 9:30 pm nextbigstep We have standard ceilings but took the raised ceiling option for the kitchen, dining, living. It's 3.33m so is a real feature piece. It's what sold us on the house immediately when we walked into the display (Simonds Palisade). It's stunning and we put two long windows up high above our two sliding doors from kitchen/dining to maximise the light and airy feeling. I love the Palisade beautiful choice, and with that area higher, you don't need the other rooms to be more than 2.4m --- It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8264 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). Would require a mini… 13 39683 Unless the room is for storage then it's non compliant BCA V2 2019 S3 P3.8 You have 2 options 1. The builder deconstructs the section and rebuilds as per plan /… 7 10682 |