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New Construction Ceiling Height Dilemma
Posted on 11/14/19 at 10:39 am
Posted on 11/14/19 at 10:39 am
We are currently in the design phase of a 2-story raised home. We want 12’ ceilings in the living room, but the architect says that would require the remainder of the first floor to be 12’ or essentially add more lumber to “lower” the rest of the first floor to 10’. Another consideration would be to make the entire first floor 10’.
Would 12’ ceilings look ridiculous in certain rooms?
Would there be an appreciable difference in energy usage?
Split the difference and go with 11’?
Thoughts?
Would 12’ ceilings look ridiculous in certain rooms?
Would there be an appreciable difference in energy usage?
Split the difference and go with 11’?
Thoughts?
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Posted on 11/14/19 at 10:45 am to DVA Tailgater
I can't think of an instance where a higher ceiling would look worse. If you don't like it in a shower or something you could always fur down the ceiling.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 10:45 am to DVA Tailgater
We have 12' ceilings in our living room with 10' ceilings in the kitchen and dining room which are both open to the living room. We don't have a 2-story home which may be what the architect is getting at. It is a pain in the arse to walk through the attic traversing the different ceiling heights.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 10:54 am to DVA Tailgater
12' ceilings is a bit overkill in my opinion. 10' is the max I'd go personally.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 11:24 am to DVA Tailgater
I live in an old house in Mid-City and it has 10 1/2 ft. ceilings and that is plenty high enough in my opinion. I had some older, large furniture pieces in my previous house with standard 8 ft. ceilings and they were out of place, but fit nicely in my present home.
Look at it this way. Going from 10 ft. to 12 ft. in a typical 15 ft. by 15 ft. room adds another 120 sq. ft. of wall surface that needs to be painted eventually. Also, if you don't go with some type "Picture Rail" about 10 ft. up and leave the walls bare from base to crown (if you plan on crown), that makes for a very plain wall.
ETA: My brother-in-law has 12 ft. ceilings in his entire house, also in Mid-City and has hardwood floors. If you drop a ping pong ball in the front room, you can hear it throughout the entire house. High ceilings and hard floors make for a cave-like noise experience.
Look at it this way. Going from 10 ft. to 12 ft. in a typical 15 ft. by 15 ft. room adds another 120 sq. ft. of wall surface that needs to be painted eventually. Also, if you don't go with some type "Picture Rail" about 10 ft. up and leave the walls bare from base to crown (if you plan on crown), that makes for a very plain wall.
ETA: My brother-in-law has 12 ft. ceilings in his entire house, also in Mid-City and has hardwood floors. If you drop a ping pong ball in the front room, you can hear it throughout the entire house. High ceilings and hard floors make for a cave-like noise experience.
This post was edited on 11/14/19 at 11:27 am
Posted on 11/14/19 at 11:24 am to DVA Tailgater
I'd split the difference and go with 11' throughout. That's just what I would do though.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 11:27 am to DVA Tailgater
I have 12' ceilings in the "middle" of my house (living room and kitchen) and the bedrooms on each "side" of the house are 10'. Basically the 12' section just eats into the attic decking. I don't know the layout of your floorplan, but I don't see why different ceiling heights would be a huge issue. We do have an upstairs bonus room, but it is over the garage, which has a 9' ceiling.
FWIW- I love the 12' height in common areas, but it would feel like an echo chamber in a bedroom, which is why we went with 10' in the bedrooms.
FWIW- I love the 12' height in common areas, but it would feel like an echo chamber in a bedroom, which is why we went with 10' in the bedrooms.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 11:30 am to DVA Tailgater
I've got 9' in kitchen, dining, hall, guest BRs.....but the main living area and MBR are both vaulted to 13'. So it's fairly energy efficient, but feels very open and spacious because of sight lines through the vaulted living area.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 11:42 am to DVA Tailgater
Without seeing your plans it’s hard to tell. We have 15 foot ceilings in our living room but the attic is above it.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 11:44 am to DVA Tailgater
How high are you raised? Is it possible to put the living room down on a slab while the rest of the house is raised? This is how my house is. It’s a pain in the arse for moving furniture but otherwise it’s nice to step down into the living room.
This post was edited on 11/14/19 at 11:46 am
Posted on 11/14/19 at 11:45 am to DVA Tailgater
I have 12’ downstairs and 10’ upstairs with 22’ in the living room. I like the tall ceilings and would go with the 12’.
You can always do a tray ceiling in the bedroom to make it more intimate if desired.
You can always do a tray ceiling in the bedroom to make it more intimate if desired.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 1:27 pm to NOFOX
Got 9' to 17' cathedral ceilings in my house. Great in the summer, but harder to heat in the winter.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 3:47 pm to DVA Tailgater
We did 11 foot in the living room. Looks like 12, nobody know the difference. However 10 foot is plenty tall too.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 6:06 pm to DVA Tailgater
If he is even suggesting 11 walk 8 10 12 not 11 ever no
Posted on 11/14/19 at 7:54 pm to DVA Tailgater
It’s because of the truss layout. I have 10’ throughout so I didn’t have to raise the trusses then lower certain rooms. It’s a huge waste of Lumber and a lot extra labor.
And 10’ or 12’ Is nominal sizes. If you go to 11’ all studs will have to be cut 1’ off this -again waste and labor to cut each one.
10’ looks fine, heats and cools well and plenty high enough to put a nice 3 pcs crown mold.
And 10’ or 12’ Is nominal sizes. If you go to 11’ all studs will have to be cut 1’ off this -again waste and labor to cut each one.
10’ looks fine, heats and cools well and plenty high enough to put a nice 3 pcs crown mold.
Posted on 11/15/19 at 10:19 pm to DVA Tailgater
You can do it however you like, it’s your house.
We have 20’ in the living room and 9’ for the rest of the downstairs.
We have 20’ in the living room and 9’ for the rest of the downstairs.
Posted on 11/16/19 at 7:06 am to pwejr88
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You can do it however you like, it’s your house.
This as long as one has the money.
Posted on 11/16/19 at 8:57 am to fishfighter
Without seeing your proposed layout it’s tough to give solid advice other than don’t go with 8’ on the first floor if you can afford not to.
Posted on 11/16/19 at 12:18 pm to DVA Tailgater
12’ ceilings throughout will look fine as long as you design the interior accordingly using proper sized fixtures and finishes to compliment the height.
Posted on 11/17/19 at 7:53 pm to Cracker
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If he is even suggesting 11 walk 8 10 12 not 11 ever no
Lumber comes in lengths of 2ft intervals as above . For an 11ft ceiling you would be wasting over a foot of lumber after the stud would be cut for the base and top plates.
Times a whole house that’s a lot of waste.
I have 10’ ceilings with ceiling fans in every room except bathrooms.
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