How to raise ceiling height

Walls and Ceilings - Raise ceiling in ridge and rafter ranch home ("Clipped" cathedral ceiling)? - As part of a remodeling project we are turning our attached garage into a combination living/dining room and while we could simply keep the ceiling height constant throughout the house, I think it would really

Great DIY tutorial on how to raise your ceiling height when you have a flat or dropped ceiling. Many old homes have lowered ceilings that can be easily remo...

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Updating an old home: soffit removal, how to increase ceiling height, raising 7' ceiling to 8' ceilings, updating metal ducts to flex tubing, lots of fun!

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Emily Riter on Instagram: "How to raise your ceiling height by exposing the joists. They are not perfectly spaced because they are the home’s original ceiling joists, not faux beams, which I honestly love because it gives it character. Not only does it help give more head room & make the rooms feel larger but it gives wonderful definition & texture to the room. Sometimes we forget the ceiling is the 5th wall & just as important to incorporate in design. The Process: 1. Expose & Sand…

Ever thought about what the standard ceiling height for a residential home is? When planning a residential home building project, the first thing that pops to mind tends to be the square footage of the property rather than the ceiling height.

If you have an older home with 8 foot ceilings, you might wonder is it possible to raise ceiling height to a more modern 9 foot ceiling or even higher. Raising ceiling height seems scary, messy, inconvenient, and expensive to most people, but here are a few ways to maximize ceiling height that you might even be able to DIY. Vaulted CeilingFor a grand change in ceiling height, consider vaulting your ceiling (raising a ceiling into the attic). Vaulting requires removing the existing 8 foot…

Let’s talk ceilings. Somehow, somewhere, the 8-foot ceiling got a bad rap. It is likely the most common ceiling height in the nation, proliferated by post-war production housing sprawling through the suburbs of all 50 states. Perhaps that was its downfall: commonality. Since the rise of the inner-ring ramblers, ceiling heights have grown, proportionally to … Continued