When building apartment buildings, projects indicate the height of the floor. Usually this concept is used by builders or architects. It is used to calculate the consumption of building materials. Designers and non-builders talk about ceiling heights.
Don't confuse terms
The concept of "floor height" includes the distance from the floor surface of one floor to the floor surface of the next. That is, the thickness of the floor is added to the height of the room itself. Don't forget this when you're looking at high-rise building projects in search of your future apartment.
The declared design height of 3.3 m actually turns out to be only 3 m to the ceiling of a living room without finishing.
When choosing a place to live, they are usually interested in the area of the apartment. Much less attention is paid to the height of future possessions. Somehow she falls out of sight. Everything seems to be clear: we take a tape measure and measure it along the wall from bottom to top.
You need to be aware that the height of the room can be significantly reduced when changing the floor or ceiling.
The difference may reach 25-30 cm dependingon the thickness of the materials and technologies used. Let's say a suspended or stretch ceiling will "eat" about 20 cm of the height of the room. And leveling the floor can take another 20 cm.
And now, instead of the acquired wonderful 2.8 m, you already have a modest 2.5 m.
Ceilings in different climates
Building codes and regulations (SNiP) do not establish one, absolutely correct height of the room. There is no exact number.
Housing is built in regions with different climatic conditions. If in winter in Krasnodar the temperature is about zero degrees, then in Yakutia frosts reach minus fifty.
This determines the requirements not only for building materials, but also for the design features of buildings.
The temperature in the room depends on the height, all other things being equal. The greater the height of the building, the greater part of it warms the sun. In this regard, building regulations link the height of the ceilings of multi-storey buildings with their location in the climatic region.
In the cold northern regions, the rules stipulate that the ceilings in living rooms and kitchens must be at least 2.7 m high.
In other regions of Russia, their minimum height according to the norms is from 2.5 m.
Floor heights
Modern projects try to provide for the height of floors in a residential building no more than 2.8 m - 3 m. In panel buildings, rooms are usually low - 2.6 m. "Stalinka", built in the 50-60s, they are even higher - up to 3.5 m.
Optional all floors inhouses will be the same. For example, if a store is designed in a residential building, its ceilings will be higher than in apartments.
In an apartment building, technical floors are being designed, in which engineering equipment and communications are located.
These utility rooms are located between the above-ground floors, in the lower part of the house or in the upper. Building codes and regulations from 2009 set the minimum height of the technical floor at 2.1 m.
Real estate agents' opinion
Practicing agents with 12 years of statistics gave their recommendations for the height of various types of housing. In 2013, the document "Unified classification of multi-apartment residential buildings" was published. It was prepared by the Russian Guild of Re altors.
Classification helps to understand the terms "economy class houses", "comfort housing", "business class apartments", "luxury buildings".
Multi-storey building projects include the following residential heights.
| Property class | Economy | Comfort | Business | Elite |
| Ceiling height (recommended) | from 2.7 m | 2.7m - 2.75m | 2, 75m - 3m | above 3m |
If the developer's project contains a new comfort class building, and the ceilings reach only 2.64 m or even 2.55 m, this does not mean that you are being deceived. Look carefully, perhaps this shortcoming is compensated by other characteristics of the apartment.
When comparing housing of the same class, its height almost does not matter for the cost.
Surprise new building
When buying real estate at the project stage, the buyer sees only advertising and project documentation. Therefore, there is a risk of buying an apartment that is not exactly what was planned.
The height of the floor can be read in the project, and the height of the ceilings is usually not prescribed in the contract. The cost of housing is determined by its area. Cubic capacity is not included in the price. So, you can only guess about the height of your future apartment. Yes, and square meters are not finally put down, indicating that the area is specified when measuring the BTI. This happens after the delivery of the house.
It is better to immediately decide on the height of the new building from the developer. True, nevertheless, do not forget that the law allows changing the design documentation unilaterally, without the consent of the buyer.
What height do you need to be happy
Most people consider high ceilings a must for expensive luxury housing. They are the object of desire. Indeed, business-class apartments usually have three-meter ceilings.
However, interior designers warn: if the room is small, a high ceiling is inappropriate in it. Its height should correspond to the proportions of the room.
Therefore, standard apartments are usually a little higher than 2.5 m. This is quite comfortable for a person with a height of 1.8 m.
Using the techniques and rules for organizing a residential interior, you can visually increase the height of the room.
When the walls are the same color as the ceiling, they seem to merge, creating a feeling of infinity.
Verticals on the walls will help visually raise the ceiling. It can be a strip on the wallpaper, curtains on the windows.
You get cozy home interiors. In this, living rooms differ from public premises, the height of which, according to building codes, should not be lower than 3 m.
