WWilts Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Is a 2.3m ceiling height upstairs (bedrooms) too low? Downstairs will be 2.55m, for a sense of spaciousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2.3 should be fine, 2.4 used to be the base minimum but now there is no minimum and 2.3 is only 100mm less. The room shapes with be something of a factor. A large room with a low ceiling is more of a problem than a small room with a low ceiling because of the way it feels. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2.3 is for bedrooms will be fine Better to have extra on the GF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyshouse Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I think that you can go as low as you like except at the top of the stairs where in needs to be 2m once saw 1.5m high bedroom ceiling got all excited as I thought we might be talking U-valves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Personally I would go 2.45 downstairs and 2.4 upstairs. Our house is a little unusual that we have 2.4 downstairs and the two main upstairs bedrooms have vaulted ceilings going up to the ridge, and I like it. The small, spare bedroom has a 2.3M ceiling to give more height on the mezanine but it is only a small room. I think it would be oppressive in a larger room. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2600 down 2400 up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilts Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 hours ago, ProDave said: two main upstairs bedrooms have vaulted ceilings going up to the ridge Did the vaulted ceiling upstairs add much cost compared to the usual trusses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilts Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Dave Jones said: 2600 down 2400 up Ridge height permission for 6700 from ffl. Hipped roof 19 degree slope. Trying to squeeze in what is possible. Perhaps vaulted ceiling in master bedroom. Open to imaginative ideas that don't cost too much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russdl Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) To keep our ridge height down we had skeilings at 2000mm and a 2300mm ceiling height, neither of which are really noticeable. Edited October 16, 2021 by Russdl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 23 hours ago, Russdl said: To keep our ridge height down we had skeilings at 2000mm and a 2300mm ceiling height, neither of which are really noticeable. those are oppressively low. Better planning at the outset can help with this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 16/10/2021 at 12:46, WWilts said: Ridge height permission for 6700 from ffl. Hipped roof 19 degree slope. Trying to squeeze in what is possible. Perhaps vaulted ceiling in master bedroom. Open to imaginative ideas that don't cost too much more. should be workable, 2500 min downstairs 2400 up gives you 1800 to ridge . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 16/10/2021 at 12:43, WWilts said: Did the vaulted ceiling upstairs add much cost compared to the usual trusses? It was a vaulted roof design supported on ridge beams anyway, deliberately so designed to give maximum usable space in a room in roof design using 3 additional gable ends to further add to the usable space. So the choice came down to vaulted ceilings, or put a ceiling in at any height you wanted to give a bit of loft storage space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilts Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) mockup of bedroom ceiling heights 2300mm 2400 2500 Trying to keep some attic storage space too, with enough for a low chair to allow browsing when needed Edited October 17, 2021 by WWilts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russdl Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Dave Jones said: those are oppressively low. Better planning at the outset can help with this. ?. It was planned from the outset. To get the ridge a bit lower. Nothing oppressive about it, as I said neither feature is noticeable and the combination achieved the aim - but thanks for your input all the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Russdl said: ?. It was planned from the outset. To get the ridge a bit lower. Nothing oppressive about it, as I said neither feature is noticeable and the combination achieved the aim - but thanks for your input all the same. don't be silly. you cant fit architrave above a door with a 2m ceiling. 2300 is the absolute bare minimum for NHBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russdl Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: don't be silly. you cant fit architrave above a door with a 2m ceiling. I suspect you’re right. That’s why the door is on the opposite side of the room to the skeiling. Bloody lucky I planned it that way I guess... But thanks for your input. Incase I didn’t make it clear, the ceiling is 2300mm Edited October 17, 2021 by Russdl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 14 hours ago, Russdl said: I suspect you’re right. That’s why the door is on the opposite side of the room to the skeiling. Bloody lucky I planned it that way I guess... But thanks for your input. Incase I didn’t make it clear, the ceiling is 2300mm 2300 is still too low for me. What was you build up to FFL ? Could 200mm not have been squeezed out of it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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