8 Foot Ceiling Wainscoting Height

If the front door is a standard 6 8 tall you have a little over a foot to the top of the coffering.

8 foot ceiling wainscoting height.

Today however not uncommonly most ceilings are 9 or even 10 feet in height. Or look at the back right corner of the third picture. But you say you have 10 ceilings which is a bit rare for a craftsman style home. Not sure if any of the negative comments by the folks here ever had 8 ft doors.

Horizontal stripes here i come. Estimate the amount of wainscoting stile material needed. Front doors were double doors at 8ft. As a result many people view 8 foot ceilings as being relatively low but 8 foot ceilings come with plenty of advantages as high ceilings aren t for everyone and often present their own issues.

Before modern times 8 feet was typically regarded as the standard height for ceilings. For a 9 foot ceiling 36 inches is ideal. You say you have a craftsman style home and that people have recommended 54. For an 8 foot height ceiling 32 inches height wainscoting is ideally suitable.

For higher height ceilings one can use up to 5 feet height wainscoting. The traditional rule of thumb is that wainscoting height should be a third of the wall s height including the cap or any moldings. The width of the wall will be the needed length of the top rail bottom rail and chair rail or cap moulding. If the ceilings were 9 that would put the wainscoting at about 5 and i don t think it s that tall.

I would highly recommend it. As a 5 11 woman living in a home with high victorian ceilings i will be flipping this advice on its head. So if you have 9 foot walls then 3 foot or 36 inch wainscoting. Taller wainscoting applications are typically placed at two thirds the height of the wall.

For example if your walls are 9 feet tall cap the wainscoting at 6 feet with the thickness of a plate rail figured in if needed. The more the height of wainscoting the lower the ceiling looks. Makes every room look bigger. I think those ceilings are 8.

Sorry for the late response but the height of wainscoting depends on a lot of details. We had 9 5 foot ceilings. Start by measuring the wall width and wainscoting height. If you live in a space with 8 foot ceilings don t despair.

That would be plate rail height and would look great with 8 ceilings in a standard size room. Always the height of the wainscoting will make the ceiling look shorter. So never and issue with furniture going through them.