How much does raising the ceiling to 10ft cost?

[Anonymous]

Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.

[Anonymous]

We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.

Yes, please. Who is your builder?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.

Yes, please. Who is your builder?

FYI I am not the owner of this home but on the website you can check out their work throughout the McLean / Vienna for this model.

http://www.reluxhomes.com/find-homes/huntleigh-at-creighton-farms/

http://www.reluxhomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mayflower-Model-Website.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.

Yes, please. Who is your builder?

FYI I am not the owner of this home but on the website you can check out their work throughout the McLean / Vienna for this model.

http://www.reluxhomes.com/find-homes/huntleigh-at-creighton-farms/

http://www.reluxhomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mayflower-Model-Website.pdf

Thanks for the info.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.

I agree with this - the doors, windows and other openings have to have the right proportions compared to the ceiling, otherwise it does not look right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.

The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.

Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.

The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.

Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.

You've ignored all the other costs such as more trim, possibly higher doorways, different size windows, more drywall, more paint, more insulation and probably other costs. Then the entire building will also be taller, so you have more costs on the exterior, such as siding or brick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.

The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.

Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.

$5,000 doesn't even sound like it would remotely cover it. I work in the interior design/ construction niche and there are so many things to consider. There is no way to get a rough quote from an anonymous forum. You need to sit down with the builder/architect to discuss all the changes that would need to happen in order to raise the ceiling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.

The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.

Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.

$5,000 doesn't even sound like it would remotely cover it. I work in the interior design/ construction niche and there are so many things to consider. There is no way to get a rough quote from an anonymous forum. You need to sit down with the builder/architect to discuss all the changes that would need to happen in order to raise the ceiling.

PP again, you will also have to pay for them to basically redesign the house to accomodate all the new specifications. This alone will cost thousands of dollars. It's no small job to re-create the plans. I would definitely sit down with your builder early on to make sure you are all on the same page about exactly what the customizations will change and cost.

[Anonymous]

Adding one foot to make 9 on the main floor of a popup tiny rambler was 8 k, I am sure 10 feet on new would be more. We where advised any higher and it would look weird without redesigning the plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.

Yes, please. Who is your builder?

We have this too. You need different size windows too.
We used Julio Henriquez.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.

The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.

Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.

Yes. Stairs will need be adjusted to add another riser / tread or 2 which you will need to account for in the plan. Also - per current building codes, the wind bracing might have to be reengineered to accomodate for the additional wall height.

[Anonymous]

hehe raise the ROOF!

[Anonymous]

if you raise your ceilings everything else need replacing to adjust to new hight: windows, doors, all frames,battrooms/kitcken tiles hight, plumbing rerouted,electrical same...so much more! its like rebuilding the entire house! I did it and I know..if it was simple and cheap everybody would have done it!...