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Old 02-11-2018, 08:55 PM
 
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Curious what peoples thoughts are who live in homes that have cathedral ceilings? I'm looking at homes online for a future move and I'm leaning toward the homes that have the high ceilings. As much as I like the look, I feel like a room with 20-30 foot ceilings would be impossible to cool in the summer and heat in the winter. Are my thoughts accurate or not? Any other pros/cons for the high ceilings?
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Old 02-11-2018, 10:05 PM
 
Location: High Desert of California
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We have a modified cathedral ceiling and it's a pain to clean. Can't comment on heating and cooling as our ceiling is not 30 feet. I would think twice though especially if you have to change the light bulb.
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Old 02-11-2018, 10:14 PM
 
Location: Rural Michigan
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Our homes have had vaulted ceilings- ~20 feet high on one side & angled down. No problem with cooling or heating, ceiling fans running on low most all the time.
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Old 02-12-2018, 06:08 AM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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Our homes have had vaulted ceilings- ~20 feet high on one side & angled down. No problem with cooling or heating, ceiling fans running on low most all the time.


This. My ceilings top out at probably less than 20, but ceiling fans DO help a lot. No light bulbs to worry about except in the kitchen.


To the OP-- are you REALLY seeing 20-30 foot ceilings?
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Old 02-12-2018, 06:12 AM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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This. My ceilings top out at probably less than 20, but ceiling fans DO help a lot. No light bulbs to worry about except in the kitchen.


To the OP-- are you REALLY seeing 20-30 foot ceilings?
I was thinking maybe the vaulted/open part of a two story. I had one of those once, and the bulbs in that area were hard to get at obviously. LEDs would solve that these days. As for heating and cooling it had the same problem all two stories do - hot upstairs.
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Old 02-12-2018, 09:05 AM
 
Location: Chandler, AZ
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The only problem we have with our vaulted ceiling area of the house was being able to paint it. Such a PITA.
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Old 02-12-2018, 10:55 AM
 
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This is the type of home that have the tall ceilings that I have found to really like.
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Old 02-12-2018, 11:28 AM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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This is the type of home that have the tall ceilings that I have found to really like.

Haven't lived in a floor plan like that. You only have the really tall ceiling in one room, though, and not the room(s) in which you would spend the most time. I would assume this floor plan has a separate family room somewhere. The two story I lived in was not an open look like that, so I don't have personal experience with heating/cooling one. I would think that having two units with a floor plan like that is different from having two units with a more enclosed second floor.


I have a one story with the vaulted ceilings.
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Old 02-12-2018, 12:11 PM
 
Location: High Desert of California
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This is the type of home that have the tall ceilings that I have found to really like.
As the person who does most the cleaning I would not like it. Trying to clean the ceiling, walls and upper windows would be difficult.

Another thing to think about is the amount of exposed windows which increases sun exposure. More sun means more heat which leads to higher electric bills as you will be running your cooling system more often.

We have all our windows covered with insulated thermal curtains for two reasons. The biggest reason is the cost of electricity in California. We are on the balanced payment plan and pay about $250.00 a month for a electricity. The second reason is I am photosensitive and need to reduce my sun exposure to prevent rashes.
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Old 02-13-2018, 07:17 PM
 
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As the person who does most the cleaning I would not like it. Trying to clean the ceiling, walls and upper windows would be difficult.

Another thing to think about is the amount of exposed windows which increases sun exposure. More sun means more heat which leads to higher electric bills as you will be running your cooling system more often.

We have all our windows covered with insulated thermal curtains for two reasons. The biggest reason is the cost of electricity in California. We are on the balanced payment plan and pay about $250.00 a month for a electricity. The second reason is I am photosensitive and need to reduce my sun exposure to prevent rashes.
How often would it need to be cleaned though being that high up? Besides the occasional cobwebs & maybe dust in the windowsills.
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