Eisegerwind Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Just changed some light bulbs in an Edinburgh 'townhouse/ flat/ tenement (for the weegies). Why are the ceilings so high? 'kin m3 of empty space doin nothing, teetering on the top of tall steps just to change a light bulb. Come the revolution, they're going. Surely some scumbag landlord has sussed if you lower the ceilings you could squeeze in another floor to fleece some more mugs. Before anyone says it 'historic my arse' dump. Edited February 9, 2018 by Eisegerwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 In the old days, before electricity was common, high ceilings allowed bigger windows - let more light in Higher ceilings also improve air flow - again before electricity you didnt have fans or air conditioning Lastly - big houses and high ceilings are intimidating so it was a social thing and psychologically good They also didnt have google back then either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Yes, well googled.aircon was never a big deal here. I'm guessing the psychological thing was the main deal. Peasants liiving in their low build hovels with their animals and the gentry in the high build mansions with their servants. Another reason for levelling these ancient un-green dwellings that are basically cash cows for landlords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Eisegerwind said: Just changed some light bulbs in an Edinburgh 'townhouse/ flat/ tenement (for the weegies). Why are the ceilings so high? 'kin m3 of empty space doin nothing, teetering on the top of tall steps just to change a light bulb. Come the revolution, they're going. Surely some scumbag landlord has sussed if you lower the ceilings you could squeeze in another floor to fleece some more mugs. As a regular visitor to Budapest the ceilings in the old flats there are ridiculously high. Kept it cooler in the summer supposedly. What you do get now are loads of flats on AirBnB with alleged extra bedrooms, which are actually just mezzanine platforms in the lounge with a bed stuck on top.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Does Budapest look better than the mess that is our defacto Capital. I've seen Dalry and Gorgie and Leith and they are horrible. I can't remember the new town area that's ultra desirable, but I've been there and it's the same as those I mentioned previously with less beggars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich NATA Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Great for acoustics... Â Surround yourself with candles and play some music; live or recorded. Â Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 If the ceilings were always that high with large windows, building warrants won’t allow them to be lowered so they keep in with the other houses outside. I wired houses about 10 years that were from an old hospital and some of the ceilings were 4-5 m high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 13 hours ago, Toepoke said: As a regular visitor to Budapest the ceilings in the old flats there are ridiculously high. Kept it cooler in the summer supposedly. What you do get now are loads of flats on AirBnB with alleged extra bedrooms, which are actually just mezzanine platforms in the lounge with a bed stuck on top.  The flat we rented in Budapest had the highest ceilings of any residential property I have been in. I had a picture taken against a wall and looked like a midget. The place was a dump, electric cables running across every floor and above the shower in the bathroom. Budapest on the other hand was fantastic. If I had loads of money I would live in a house with high ceilings, I love them. We have lived in  a few but you need a large wallet to heat them in our scottish climate,   in the end we just got fed up being cold and literally burning money.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 38 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: The flat we rented in Budapest had the highest ceilings of any residential property I have been in. I had a picture taken against a wall and looked like a midget. The place was a dump, electric cables running across every floor and above the shower in the bathroom. Budapest on the other hand was fantastic. If I had loads of money I would live in a house with high ceilings, I love them. We have lived in  a few but you need a large wallet to heat them in our scottish climate,   in the end we just got fed up being cold and literally burning money.  No wonder if you keep using it as fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) Good name for an indie band, minus the wtf Edited February 10, 2018 by dan cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 19 minutes ago, fringo said: No wonder if you keep using it as fuel. 😀,  hop off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I’ve worked in a lot of old properties that had high ceilings and Ally is correct about the light coming in through large windows. But, what is also interesting is that I’ve had to paint external dummy windows on a lot of old buildings. Just paint straight onto brickwork what would look like a window from afar. Reason being that years ago there was a window tax where you paid the authority money per window. The shite would live on the low dark levels and the upper class above with the expensive daylight coming in the home. People would obviously paint fake windows onto the brick to make it appear nicer without paying the tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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