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House that has 8ft ceilings
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:52 pm
Does that severely decrease value? In an area where homes sell for $115-$120/sf, will 8ft ceiling homes sell for that as well?
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:54 pm to LSUengineer12
Depends on the market.
Do most of the comparables have 10-12 foot ceilings? Then yes, it might.
Do most of the comparables have 10-12 foot ceilings? Then yes, it might.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:56 pm to I Love Bama
I mean, you just see all these DSLD developments, and new neighborhoods popping up all around have 10-12ft ceilings. Would a house, equally as up-to-date and similar ammenities, sf, etc. except for ceiling height, suffer value wise?
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:56 pm to LSUengineer12
Not knowing all the variables I would say yes.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:58 pm to I Love Bama
Not trying to be a dick, but I would offer less.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:58 pm to I Love Bama
on a per sf basis, how much of a difference do you think the dollar amount would be from say a 10ft house. Are we talking $2-$3 per sf or around $8-$10.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:04 pm to LSUengineer12
Honestly my guess is as good as yours. Probably on the low end of your range though.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:09 pm to LSUengineer12
You sound like you could benefit from the advice of a realtor.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:13 pm to iknowmorethanyou
quote:
Not trying to be a dick, but I would offer less.
Same here. The kitchen, living room and master all need to have at least 10' ceilings.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:14 pm to schexyoung
I'd say it entirely depends on other amenities. How's the floor plan? Lower ceilings wouldn't bother me as much as an outdated floorplan, lack of closets, stupidly small secondary bedrooms, and low-end cabinets.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:19 pm to hungryone
Heat rises is my issue. Cheaper to cool in the summer, more expensive to heat in the winter. The net effect is a lower utility bill...all other things equal.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:20 pm to LSUengineer12
Lower ceilings = less volume of air to heat and cool.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:25 pm to LSUFanHouston
Just don't play with your thermostat too much if you have 12 ft ceilings. Keep your temp constant.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:46 pm to iknowmorethanyou
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Heat rises is my issue. Cheaper to cool in the summer, more expensive to heat in the winter. The net effect is a lower utility bill...all other things equal.
would be interesting to know where in your brain the flaw is. its a smaller volume house, it will cost less in both winter and summer.
To the OP, yes and substantially less. Best thing to do is look at comps. I actually live in the raised basement of my home. Ceilings around 7'8", I'm 5'11", ceiling height does not bother me, and rent from the upper portion of the home covers the mortgage. Do I wish I could have ceilings fans, yes I do, but you couldn't touch a house with all 12 ft ceilings and the finished sq footage I have in my neighborhood for 200% of what I paid.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 1:57 pm to LSUengineer12
I would not buy a home with 8' ceilings. It makes me feel cramped and claustrophobic. It also looks really dated and is one thing that is really difficult to change.
It is usually much easier to fix a dated floorplan than raise ceilings.
It is usually much easier to fix a dated floorplan than raise ceilings.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:41 pm to LSUengineer12
I went with 10 foot downstairs and 8 foot upstairs. Not a big house, small foot print. But guests are always downstairs.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:58 pm to nolaks
Witty and thrifty. Impressive.
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 3:28 pm to iknowmorethanyou
I think it mainly depends on the neighborhood and the comps as people have said. If you are in an old neighborhood, and they are all similar to that, then you would probably be OK.
If you do end up buying something with 8' ceilings, take out light fixtures, fans, etc. in the main living areas of the house. The ceiling look much higher when recessed lights are installed. We just did this with our house (built in the 60's) and it has made a ton of difference.
You'd be surprised what this and a little bit of paint can do to update a place.
If you do end up buying something with 8' ceilings, take out light fixtures, fans, etc. in the main living areas of the house. The ceiling look much higher when recessed lights are installed. We just did this with our house (built in the 60's) and it has made a ton of difference.
You'd be surprised what this and a little bit of paint can do to update a place.
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 4:09 pm to TigerRob20
This 12' (or God forbid 14') ceiling trend drives me batshit crazy. It adds very little unless it's in a feature foyer or living room setting. Houses with 12/14' ceilings throughout just seem to sterile and uncomfortably formal to me.
Houses should feel warm and comfortable, and I find almost all 12/14' ceilings don't. 9'/10' is as high as I'd go.
I know I'm in the minority here as I get ripped in all these threads, but there's my weekly ceiling height rant haha.
Houses should feel warm and comfortable, and I find almost all 12/14' ceilings don't. 9'/10' is as high as I'd go.
I know I'm in the minority here as I get ripped in all these threads, but there's my weekly ceiling height rant haha.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 4:11 pm to LSUengineer12
This will be a huge negative for selling this house. Nothing dates a house worse that 8' ceiling and 3' overhangs .
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