Windows for 10’ ceilings
Jennifer Miyazaki
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Comments (3)it's a studio, love... one room period. had a friend at 75th and 2nd paying 16 for a 2-bedroom, but hers was a dreary thing in a poorly kept up building that got no natural light at all, and had a lovely view of the back of the building next to it. tall ceilings seem to be pretty standard. if the floors are real wood, it certainly adds to the charm... but 400 sq ft is too small to rent to more than one person, so I'd cap it around 2K...See Morewhat size windows for 10 ft ceilings
Comments (13)The transom will probably be a big price jump. Our ceilings are 9' 6", and the windows are all about 18" from the ceiling, or 8' off of the floor. The windows in the kitchen and MBR are 56", One MBR window is 70", and the living room windows are 73". The kitchen windows are 56" so they would fit over the counter by a few inches, and one wall of the MBR has 56" windows for privacy. The taller window will have to have drapes for privacy. We were going to do transoms over the kitchen windows, as I wanted to do stained glass inserts, but the cost was prohibitive, and our door/window budget was already stretched. Window heights can be all over the place, depending upon the style of house. In FL, all of our windows were quite high off the floor; you had to stand up to look outside. It's nice to have at least some windows tall enough so you can see outside when seated. Don't get carried away; I think glass below 24" from the floor has to be tempered....See MoreWhat height windows should be used in a new build with 10' ceilings?
Comments (11)If you like the look of the proportions of your current windows, but think they would look better a few inches taller, than add a foot+few inches to your new 10 ft ceilings. I'm sure there are some rough guidelines, but a lot comes down to preference and house design. Technology also comes into play, such as much larger doors and windows being used in hurricane areas due to newer window glass that is designed for the higher wind speeds. Some people don't like windows close to the ground and some do. Custom homes tend to have more and bigger windows than tract homes or spec builds. Do you want furniture in front of some windows? Adjust the sill height accordingly for those windows. Also consider the look from outside the house....See More10ft ceilings or vaulted
Comments (6)How do you plan to finish the room -- casual or formal? A vaulted ceiling likely will be a bit more informal look than a high flat ceiling. Would personally prefer a 10' peak in a vaulted ceiling rather than a 10' ceiling but how the room is to be laid out -- especially if there is a fireplace -- could matter as well. I'd be inclined to center the fireplace beneath the peak, with chimney hidden and exiting roof to one side of the fireplace. Even though you didn't ask, just some thoughts for your consideration as you decide what your home will be: Not a fan of that door in the back left corner of your living room. You might consider adding a sliding glass door directly across from the double front entry door and have the fixed glass side of the sliding door at the corner and the part that opens a few feet from the corner .. then you could put a double window beside that and add a double window in the front wall directly across from that. Symmetry achieved AND, importantly, you can add a table and/or a plant against the kitchen wall in that corner. Also, if you can rearrange the rooms on the left side of the house behind the garage to create a side exit from the kitchen rather than carrying trash bags through the living room, that would be preferable. Needing to go through the master bath to get to the closet increases the likelihood that moisture from the bath will end up in the closet and your access to your bath (and closet) is in the middle of a bedroom wall, limiting the furniture placement. You might consider recreating that area immediately behind the garage, specifically including the pantry and laundry room, to create a hallway that leads from the kitchen to the left exterior wall that could serve as a back entry (mud room) with a washer dryer closet as well as doors to your bedroom and to your garage but otherwise be floor to ceiling and wall to wall cabinets that could serve as your pantry. And ... To do that and keep open storage in the end of the garage, you might consider adding two feet to the front end of your garage, creating a front porch that is 2' deeper. And ... Then either enlarge the office so the front wall is even with the front wall of the garage and you have a porch between them or at least put the front wall of the office even with the front wall of the living room and then you could extend the front porch all the way to the right corner of your home. A slightly deeper and wider front porch will make it a lot more usable. Do let us know how your project turns out....See MorePPF.
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