ceiling height

[anfieldfc]

hi does any body no the hight limit for a ceiling in the living room

[James Ferrier]

depends what type of building it is really, i live in a victorian house and my ceilings are 12ft high, some new builds might be 10ft, some slightly less, some higher.

could you be a bit more specific, i.e. what would you be looking to install and at what height? or are you looking for the general dimensions of most people's home cinema rooms?

[anfieldfc]

hi i want to build a suppended celing my height now is only 7 foot 8inchs and i cant seem to find any regs in any book

[kingo]

Legal is 2 meters head clearance I know just had my loft conversion completed and had a load of trouble with the building control people over head room they stipulated that I must maintain 2 meters...

[Spoonboy90]

Originally Posted by kingo

Legal is 2 meters head clearance I know just had my loft conversion completed and had a load of trouble with the building control people over head room they stipulated that I must maintain 2 meters...

Are you sure? I don't think I have 2 metres head room in any room in our house.

A minimum head clearence is going to depend very much on whos head the clearence is measured from.

[clockworks]

My living room and kitchen have a clearance of 6 feet 5 inches. It's an old cottage with a beamed ceiling. Previous owners had the floor lowered several inches, so originally it would have been just over 6 feet.
People were a lot shorter 200 years ago.

[.borg]

You can make the room as low as you like - but remember you need to be able to open a door to get into the room and usually this is 1987mm high.

The 2000mm rule is for stairs leading to loft conversions only, (this can actually go down to 1900mm at a push with your building control officer).

[woody67]

Originally Posted by kingo

Legal is 2 meters head clearance I know just had my loft conversion completed and had a load of trouble with the building control people over head room they stipulated that I must maintain 2 meters...

There is no longer any limit for ceiling height under the building regs, it really comes down to practicalities. The only minimum is 2m for stairs and landings.

As already posted, the minimum practical height would perhaps be the same as a typical modern door frame - 1.981m

[kingo]

Originally Posted by Spoonboy90

Are you sure? I don't think I have 2 metres head room in any room in our house.

A minimum head clearence is going to depend very much on whos head the clearence is measured from.

This if for new build remeber not a building already made ... Honest it is 2 meter minimun, my building control in essex made me make alteratiosn to a staircase i had especially made all over 25mm

[woody67]

Staircases are special as it is easy to bang your head and fall down the flight, especially if running down to escape a fire or such like. The dimension is specified in the approved documents and other texts, and its difficult to prove that anything less than 2m is safe for a staircase. Rooms are different.