I'm new to this board, but I thought this would be the best place to ask this question. Our home is a 1964 Rambler (at least I think it's a Rambler!) Anyway, we have 7'9" ceilings and they are driving me crazy! Hubby says there is a small crawlspace but not a real attic and doesn't want to mess with opening up the ceilings to raise them just a couple of inches. He's great at everything to do with remodeling (we've done 2 houses prior to owning this one and he's done all the work -- I design it, he builds/rebuilds it) but this is one area he won't budge on. Any suggestions on making it easier/worth his while/something?? Thank you so much in advance for any suggestions you might have! --Marianne in Puget Sound

Not very many choices. Raise the ceiling, or lower the floor.

However, what about only raising the ceiling in one room? Or two? Pick the ones that are most important, and the ones you spend time in the most. It will, trust me, make the 7'-9" ceilings livable in the rest of the house.

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Originally posted by Richard Hetzel:
Not very many choices. Raise the ceiling, or lower the floor.

However, what about only raising the ceiling in one room? Or two? Pick the ones that are most important, and the ones you spend time in the most. It will, trust me, make the 7'-9" ceilings livable in the rest of the house.

Thanks for your reply, Richard. I guess I didn't make my ideas clear since after I re-read it, it certainly sounded like I wanted the whole roof raised! Silly me! What I want is the living room/dining room combo and our master bedroom raised - just in the center like a cathedral ceiling. We have a 14' height restriction because of the views in our neighborhood so even if I could afford to rebuild the dang thing I couldn't go higher than that! Can't even put a second story on my house since we're the last one before it drops off down to waterfront (bought the worst house in the best neighborhood we could afford -- total fixer-upper with lots and lots to do -- hasn't been touched since it was built in '64, but these ceilings are just crazy low!) Now if I can just talk Hubby into it....I know he can do it (and so does he, he just doesn't want to!) Thanks again, Richard!