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Thank you, Gerania. I was looking for a particular location, not just a state (although to be honest, I missed that he said Pennsylvania, since he didn't say it in the OP).
And my argument stands. I think in most areas of PA, high ceilings would just increase heating costs and for no particular benefit.
I wouldn't mind having 9' ceilings (although likely no higher than that), but they are very rare in old-stock New England housing, and I am only 5'3" so 8' ceilings seem totally normal to me. That's why I asked where the OP lived.
I really do think it varies tremendously by location. In warmer locations I could see loving the aesthetics of soaring ceilings (although not so much the practicalities of having said soaring ceilings) ... but where I live, the lower ceilings are better, not worse.
9 or 10' ceilings are amazing. But if you're getting R19 walls, you need to speak with a design/builder knowledgeable in passive house design and current technology.
Thank you, Gerania. I was looking for a particular location, not just a state (although to be honest, I missed that he said Pennsylvania, since he didn't say it in the OP).
And my argument stands. I think in most areas of PA, high ceilings would just increase heating costs and for no particular benefit.
I wouldn't mind having 9' ceilings (although likely no higher than that), but they are very rare in old-stock New England housing, and I am only 5'3" so 8' ceilings seem totally normal to me. That's why I asked where the OP lived.
I really do think it varies tremendously by location. In warmer locations I could see loving the aesthetics of soaring ceilings (although not so much the practicalities of having said soaring ceilings) ... but where I live, the lower ceilings are better, not worse.
Yeah, saying Pennsylvania isn't saying much. Is it Havertown, Mount Pocono or Erie? In any case, I'd stick with the 9' ceilings. They're high enough to not feel too, too in any season for any reason.
Never understood the appeal of high ceilings.
No doubt if I was an NBA player, I'd like them,
but at 5'10", an eight-foot ceiling is quite sufficient, thank you.
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That's why I asked where the OP lived.
