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Post# 936826 , Reply# 2   5/6/2017 at 17:18 (2,518 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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I'm definitely in the vaulted / cathedral ceiling camp because it makes everything seem much more spacious and airy even if it's not all that grand a room size. When I was a kid my mother was a rabid looki-loo at homes for sale, particularly "parade of homes" in new subdivisions.. She could spot those flags a flyin 5 miles down the highway whenever we traveled anywhere and of course it meant stopping and traipsing thru all of them. I enjoyed it and I loved houses with vaulted ceilings. I don't think my dad or sisters did as much. Whenever we viewed a house with vaulted ceilings dad would grumble about the added heating costs.. I can hear him still.
The first house my partner and I bought was a two story with regular height ceilings etc.. and it was nice, your first house is always nice cuz it's your first house.
A few years later we're taking a drive just outside of town in the country and see this newly built house sitting on a hill with a soaring roofline and window wall of glass to the peak.. ahhhh.wouldn't that be nice, but reality,, can't afford it. sort of chatter between us as we pass by.
Well it couldn't have been but a week or two later and my partners long time friend is in town staying for a few days. They went out for a drive and come home.. "Guess how much that big house is selling for" the partner asks me.. They'd gone over to it for a look. "I dunno" 200 he says and I"m like whoa, really. So we're into the car bustling over there so I could have a look inside.. Walked in the front door, up the foyer stairs to this big open living room with a soaring ceiling and wall of glass overlooking fields and the rockies and that was enough for me.. I'm home,, sold. The house looked like a monstrous mcmansion from the road but in reality it wasn't. It wasn't much bigger than the house we were living in,, just a contemporary design and sitting on a hill made it look much grander than it really was.
When we left there 10 years ago a vaulted ceiling was a must have now. The house we're now in looks like a regular 4 level split but has a 18' cathedral ceiling over the living/dining/kitchen, with just 8'ft divider wall seperating the kitchen area. And it doesn't really cost any more to heat and is a boon because we have a mini split up there that broadcasts cool air over the entire area (hot water heating, no ductwork for central ac) |
Post# 936827 , Reply# 3   5/6/2017 at 17:19 (2,518 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)   |   | |
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Our house built in 1897- 10' ceilings downstairs and 8 up. 20' from the attic floor to the peak in the center part of the roof. |
Post# 936854 , Reply# 5   5/6/2017 at 21:10 (2,518 days old) by Travis ()   |   | |
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At least 9 foot. There's no way to easily assemble a monitor top in a cramped room. |
Post# 936888 , Reply# 6   5/6/2017 at 23:40 (2,518 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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I prefer 13 foot ceilings. My parents old vacation house was built in 1890. I LOVED those high ceiling. Made chandeliers appear more stately. The CO-OP where I live presently has 8 foot ceilings. It was built in 1965. My husband can touch the ceiling with his finger tips. I find 8 feet too low. If it were up to me, I'd make minimum ceiling heights no less than 9 feet. |
Post# 936907 , Reply# 7   5/7/2017 at 04:05 (2,518 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 936966 , Reply# 8   5/7/2017 at 13:24 (2,517 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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My house has 9' ceilings throughout which are fine with me. Having grown up in a home with typical 8' ceilings they don't seem all that different until I'm visiting someone with standard 8-foots. Then I feel somewhat cramped. Many homes here in the desert have living/great rooms with dramatic 12 or 15 foot ceilings. They're attractive until the power bill arrives. People fail to realize you heat and air condition cubic feet, not square feet. With triple-digit temperatures the norm from now until late September that's important, especially if your're a cheapskate like me. |
Post# 936975 , Reply# 10   5/7/2017 at 14:19 (2,517 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Raise the ceiling or lower the floor. Years ago when we were house hunting in Vancouver we visited an open house. The house was a typical 50's 3 bedroom bungalow with basement, about 1400 sq ft total. However when you walked in the front door you were greeted by a narrow walkway sort of catwalk extending along the wall to the kitchen at the back and a spiral staircase. They had removed the entire living room floor. The walls of this new living room pit was covered in green shag carpeting as was the floor and bench seating along one of the walls.. it's hard to imagine. Looked like something someone had done in their hippy days back in the 60's. |
Post# 937801 , Reply# 11   5/11/2017 at 17:00 (2,513 days old) by Davey7 (Chicago)   |   | |
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8'10" Ceilings for the most part, an inch or so taller in the living room due to different structural system. |