Sliding patio doors - height opinion

[osprey]

I am having an extension built to make a kitchen diner (8 x 5) where the 'diner/dayroom' part will be approx 5 x 5.  I will be having lift and slide patio doors. The doors are aluclad, as I like the chunky frames, and it fits with the 1920s period of the rest of the house.

I can't make up my mind on the height of the sliders though. I know it is personal preference, but any thoughts?

 

Sliders will be 3m wide, ceiling height 2.7m. The rest of the house windows (bays etc) go full height, but have toplights. I want a bit of a downstand and full height would too much imo. The frame is getting on 200mm wide at the top, before the glass is  reached.

 

I am thinking 2.4m high aperture (glass to 2.2m) so 300mm downstand  but that seems a lot of glass!

 

(Urban setting,  but not overlooked, garden 23 x15 meters)

 

Too high? Too low?

 

 

Edited March 7, 2025 by osprey

[craig]

I'd go anywhere from 2250mm to 2400mm (the latter being the average standard ceiling height), 2100mm is the standard door height.

[Mike]

Sounds OK to me :)

[osprey]

On 10/03/2025 at 13:19, craig said:

I'd go anywhere from 2250mm to 2400mm (the latter being the average standard ceiling height), 2100mm is the standard door height.

Thanks. I went for 2400 in the end (as I had not seen any replies) so I am glad I withing your range. 300mm downstand looks about right.