How High Is A Ceiling
With six answers already i didn t think i d be answering this.
How high is a ceiling. It can make a room feel grand and luxurious but it can also make a room feel cold and empty. For high ceilings talk to your builder about whether 10 or 12 foot dimensions are best. Most local building codes require a minimum ceiling height of eight feet so if your existing ceilings are only eight feet high the drop down border would extend below eight feet potentially.
In fact a room with high ceilings can look quite terrible if not properly addressed. High ceilings increase a sense of spaciousness and freedom but lighting and heating may become problematic. High ceilings in a room make the whole space seem larger.
A spacious living room that has high ceilings is going to seem even larger and it will have a dramatic look regardless of the type of interior design and décor. In a recent slate article witold rybczynski asks if high ceilings are wretched architectural excessive or just good taste. Most ceilings are 8 feet high.
But here in the u s. 9 feet the norm. It was a big factor for property values.
They re most common in the case of living rooms. But depending on the shape of the ceiling the atmosphere can also differ. Ceiling height is a matter of practicality and aesthetics.
When you hang a normal ceiling fan with a 3 4 downrod from a ceiling that is 8 feet high the blades will be about 7 feet from the floor. Having high ceilings means having a fair amount of unused space over the 8 foot high mark. Ideally at least 50 of the space should have a ceiling height of 210cm or above.