Upper floor too low, is insulation possible without loss of room height?

I see it the same way as .

For me, only the option "roof elevation" would be feasible. If someone can manage with 2.00m high ceilings, fine, but for me, that is not a solution that corresponds to the here and now.

The "recessed" ceiling is, to my knowledge, part of the roof structure. For a gable-high expansion, an appropriate roof construction is required.

But again: It seriously can’t be planned that someone should live under 2m ceiling height? It HAS to be converted, it HAS to be insulated. That means the roof including the roof truss HAS to be renewed. It seems to me this is being somewhat romanticized here.

That’s nonsense. 2m is merely the height from which the room (also) under the slope fully counts.
The only thing that MUST be done here is to replace belief with knowledge by obtaining the building records or by conducting a survey.

The “recessed” ceiling is, as far as I know, part of the roof truss. For a gable-height conversion, a corresponding roof construction is needed.

I assume that scissors or collar beams have been repurposed here to close off the roof peak underneath. The suspended ceiling is removed again and one enjoys the height without the same claustrophobia that previous owners perceived as coziness. Let’s see further as soon as the roof truss construction is known.

On Wednesday I will take a look at the house. Probably with expert assistance. We have already committed to the seller, but he still wants to give the first interested party the opportunity to view the house. So we have to be patient and keep our fingers crossed. ... And very funny how small the world is... An acquaintance told me today that she lived there as a tenant 40 years ago when the seller's grandmother passed away.

I assume that here clamps or collar beams have experienced secondary use, among them to close the roof peak. The suspended ceiling is removed again and the height is enjoyed without the same claustrophobia that the previous owners perceived as coziness. Let's see further as soon as the roof truss construction is known.

So... upstairs everything has been built up with drywall partitions. The ceiling can probably be removed without any problems and then insulated again afterwards. It's a lot of work, but will probably be worth it. The roof itself was re-roofed 15 years ago. In the process, new battens (I forgot the appropriate word...) were attached. Insulation is present with Rockwool. The knee walls are dry, and also laundry and furniture behind them are dry. Otherwise, the house gives a very solid impression. However, it is still about 30 years older than initially estimated. Extracting documents from the building files seems to be more difficult than expected. We just need to get the contract, then the concrete planning will start. First of all, the glass block windows and two single-pane windows will probably need to be replaced. Otherwise, there is a lot of "can" and "should" here, but little "must."

The house looked like this before
.. Discovered in the village chronicle.

I had almost thought that the old lady was quite a beauty once!!