However, if you live in a two-story house, as the majority of you will, the average height of your ceilings will nearly always be 2.35m. Logically, the distance from the ground to your eaves should equal the height of two complete rooms, thus 2.35m x 2—4.7m. If your house was built after 1990, then it is very likely that its ceilings are not flat but rather angled, making the actual height of each room slightly less.
Now, this is important to know because if your house has floors, they need to be high enough to reach from the ground to your eaves. Most houses are built with floorboards that measure 1.5m or 1.75m high; therefore, if your ceiling is low, so too will be the floor of any rooms below it. Some builders choose to have their clients add another floor above the existing one to bring the total number of rooms on each level up to four, but this is optional.
Two-story houses tend to be more expensive than one-story ones of the same size because of all the additional work needed to build them. Also, some cities may have building codes that require two stories be used instead of just one. But even though these houses are more expensive and require more work, most people prefer them because they get to keep their living space on the first floor where the cost of construction is lower and there are fewer restrictions regarding what can be done style-wise.
The first story roof will be 12 feet above ground level, the second ceiling will be 8.5 feet, and the second slab thickness will be 0.5 feet. The usual roof height of a two-story or two-story house is kept approximately 21 feet high from road level, according to the thumb rule. The floor area of a room should not be more than one-third of its height for good ventilation.
House height varies depending on location within the country and size of the household. In cities, houses tend to be higher to allow for air circulation and to reduce the risk of flooding. In rural areas where flooding is a concern, house height is generally less than in cities because it's difficult to build high enough walls to prevent water from entering.
On average, Indian houses are about 15 feet high. Two-story homes are common in cities, while one-story houses are found in rural areas.
House length varies but is usually between 18 and 22 feet. The reason for this length is so that you have space on both sides of the house for an entrance and an exit. If it was any shorter or longer, it would be difficult to go through the doorways.
House width depends on the location and design style but it is usually between 18 and 24 feet. The reason for this width is similar to that of the length - so there is space on both sides of the house for an entrance and an exit.
Ceiling heights in Victorian periods averaged 13 feet, based on English city homes, but were reduced to eight feet with the introduction of mass housing constructions following World War II. The average height of American houses has decreased over time too; in 1890, buildings were about 14 feet high on average, but by 2000 that number had dropped to about 10 feet.
In London, house heights were originally 16 feet high, on average, but by the late 19th century they were only 12 feet 8 inches due to health regulations implemented after several major fires.
Nowadays, the average size of a home in the United States is just under 2500 square feet, or about 100 years old.
In Canada, house sizes increased dramatically during the early 20th century, when more than half of all homes were larger than 5000 square feet. Since then, house sizes have become more evenly distributed, with about one in four homes being smaller than 1000 square feet and one in five larger than 4000 square feet.
In England, France, and Germany, house sizes stayed relatively constant from the 18th century until the mid-20th century, when they began to increase again. Today, British houses are on average about 1550 square feet while French ones are about 2100 square feet.
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