The height of the standard ceiling in the apartment

The height of the standard ceiling is the one that influences comfort and promotes the embodiment of the most daring design ideas. In different types of premises, their norms apply. These values are indicated in special documents, for example, SNiPe.

Ergonomics of living space

This science develops the optimal ceiling height, allowing you to feel most comfortable in the room.

To create comfortable conditions, builders need to observe certain ergonomic conditions:

• Provide sufficient natural light;
• Create an environment with optimal humidity and oxygen level.

The indicators will vary, depending on the area and purpose of the rooms, but all this will help to achieve exactly the height of the standard ceiling in the room.

Ceiling height in current practice

In individual construction, you can make any ceilings that you want, but for a multifamily standard ceiling height will not be less than 2.5 meters, since it is believed that lower ceilings will "pressure" the occupants.

However, the standard ceiling height in the apartment is unlikely to be more than 3.2 meters, because it is economically unprofitable for builders.

Norms

The current norms do not establish the height of the standard ceiling, which must be observed. In the current SNiPs, only the minimum ceiling height is indicated, below which construction is prohibited.

So, for example, the standard ceiling height in residential buildings can not be less than 2.5 meters, and for offices this value increases already up to 3 meters. The standard ceiling height in the bathhouse will already be 3.2 meters.

Individual construction

As already mentioned above, in a private house you will be made any distance from floor to ceiling, which you will like, but still do not make them too high. The standard ceiling height in the house is the same size as in the apartment. In addition, planning too high ceilings, you increase the cost of electricity and heating of such premises, so carefully weigh all the pros and cons, determined by the numbers.

Stalin's apartments

The so-called stalinkas were very high ceilings, from 3 to 4 meters. In addition to high ceilings, there were wide corridors, large rooms and windows, which fully met the conditions of ergonomics.

Such apartments to this day are in great demand and quite expensive, despite the fact that they have outdated communication. Most of them do not have a lift and a garbage disposal.

Brezhnev apartments

The height of the standard ceiling in such an apartment is usually not more than 2.7 meters, but in spite of this, they are considered apartments with an improved layout. Unfortunately, they can be called such only in comparison with "Khrushchevs".

Khrushchev's

The height of ceilings in such apartments usually does not exceed 2.5 meters. It seems to satisfy the norms, but in combination with small rooms and narrow corridors, the impression of a closed space is created.

Panel houses

Depending on the year of construction, the standard ceiling height in the panel house can vary from 2.5 to 2.7 meters. In older houses, ceilings sometimes do not even reach 2.5 meters, their height is only 2.48 meters.

New buildings

More and more people are inclined to purchase apartments in new houses. One of the reasons for this is that the standard ceiling height in new buildings is not less than 2.7 meters, which means it gives a wide flight for the embodiment of design ideas. In elite apartments, the ceiling can be located more than 3 meters from the floor, but the cost of such apartments is quite high.

We plan repairs in an apartment with a low ceiling

When undertaking global repairs, you will need to know what is the standard ceiling height in your apartment. This indicator you need in order to properly plan your future interior. After all, even laying a laminate and making stretch ceilings, you will significantly reduce the distance from the floor. At first glance, a few centimeters do not matter, but if you have ceilings and so low, you should fight for every extra millimeter.

Unfortunately, if the ceiling in your apartment does not exceed 2.5 meters, most likely you will have to abandon the suspended ceilings made of drywall, since this ceiling is able to "steal" more than 10 cm of height. For the same reason, multi-level ceilings are not suitable .

Stretched ceiling

Although such a ceiling is fixed at a certain distance, this value usually does not exceed several centimeters, which is the width of the profile. And if you take into account that with the help of modern stretch ceilings it is possible to make multi-level structures that are not inferior to pendant designs, it becomes clear that this solution for apartments with low ceilings is more preferable.

Visually increase the height of the ceiling

If you are not comfortable with the height of the standard ceiling, you can go for the trick and try to visually increase this figure. You can do this in several ways, listed below.

Optical illusion:

1. Gloss . Such a surface reflects light very well, which means that it visually enlarges the room and gives some depth.
2. Levels . This method should be used cautiously, because in reality your ceilings will be even lower by a couple of cm, but the visual effect will be astounding.
3. Color . When using this technique, paint the walls and ceiling in one tone, preferably light.
4. Furniture . This method involves choosing furniture in tone to the entire room or, conversely, with dark lower and light upper cabinets that match the color of the walls and ceiling.
5. Vertical stripes. About this, perhaps, everyone knows. It should only be added that frequent bright bands can give the opposite effect, so use such a drawing with caution.

Play of light:

1. Cornice suspension. Having made on all perimeter a cornice with the built in light-emitting diode fixtures, it is possible to lift considerably a ceiling (it is a pity, that only visually).
2. Falsh window. This method, although it is rather original, does not become less effective from this. It can be made with both a backlight simulating sunlight and a mirror one.
3. Point lighting. If you are not able to abandon the standard chandeliers, then choose a flat chandelier, which is attached directly to the ceiling, or a so-called plate. And try to light the chandelier upwards.

Windows and doors

Having made high doors almost to the ceiling and "pulling" the vertical windows, you will achieve a tremendous effect, and besides that, improve the ventilation of the room.

Distractions:

1. A game of color. Using this technique, make the floor and ceiling light with relatively dark walls. You can focus on one of the walls, decorating it with a beautiful panel or wallpaper.
2. Combined finish. This method can be used only in small rooms, for example in kitchens or in bathrooms. With this method, finish the lower and upper part of the walls with different materials, as an option - with tiles and wallpaper. Note that in large rooms they will have the opposite effect.

Repair in an apartment with a high ceiling

A high ceiling gives a chance to realize everything, even the most daring imaginations. Previously, happy owners of such apartments arranged under the mezzanine ceiling, and in those apartments where ceilings exceeded 4 meters, they even made an additional mezzanine floor where the children's or study room was successfully located. However, such techniques are still used today.

Under the ceiling, you can raise a child's bed, making it a comfortable beautiful staircase. Not many children will refuse such a cozy "own world", which Alice had from the film "Guest from the Future".

In addition, high ceilings allow zoning the room, raising the floor, use large dangling lamps in the interior.

What is uncomfortable high ceiling?

Is the ceiling always good? Let's see what are the disadvantages behind it:

• Such apartments are much harder to heat, since the air is constantly circulating in the room;
• The upper part of the room looks uncomfortable, as it is quite difficult to "fill" anything, at least without significant material costs;
• In such rooms, as a rule, poor sound insulation, and if it also has a little furniture, then during the conversation, you will hear "echo";
• High ceiling in the toilet and in the bathroom creates the feeling that you are in a well, from which it is difficult to get out - on many it acts depressingly;
• Maintaining such an apartment in a "pristine" state requires large finances.

As you can see, the height of the ceiling plays an important role, therefore, when choosing your future housing, be sure to pay attention to this figure. Of course, in a private house you can raise the ceiling yourself, but it will cost quite a lot and it will take a lot of time and effort. The apartment will have to live "with what it is." As practice shows, inspecting the apartment, we almost do not pay attention to the ceiling, the maximum, what we pay attention to, is its appearance. But it turns out, this is fundamentally wrong. From the height of the ceilings in the apartment depends not only the design of the apartment, but also our state of health, how comfortable we will be in our dwelling.