Upper floor window lintel and ring beam

the clear structural height is usually determined from the upper edge of the raw floor, right? I wanted to ask about the floor construction after the first post already ...

I don't understand that now either. The 2.75m is measured from the top edge of the raw floor (i.e., without underfloor heating, ventilation pipes, and screed) up to the beams of the upper floor ceiling. From these 2.75m, we would then have to subtract an estimated 18cm for the floor construction and a few centimeters at the ceiling (I don't know how many) for the battens and drywall. However, the battens and drywall can extend beyond the ring beam, so they have nothing to do with the window height. But if I calculate about 58cm for the ring beam and window lintel, then there is barely 2m left for floor-to-ceiling windows, and I think that is a bit too little. Is there any possibility that the ring beam and window lintel could take up less space?

Best regards
Sabine

The 18 cm include impact sound insulation, underfloor heating (including screed), and possibly ventilation - but maybe Bauexperte has a different understanding. Do all two-story buildings necessarily have a ring beam and additional lintels? That would surprise me a bit.

Good morning,

the clear structural height is usually measured from the top edge of the raw subfloor, right?

I don't understand that either. The 2.75m is from the top edge of the raw subfloor (so without underfloor heating, ventilation pipes, and screed) up to the beams of the upper floor ceiling.

The 18 cm include impact sound insulation, underfloor heating (including screed), and possibly ventilation - but maybe Bauexperte has a different understanding.

You are all right; I don't know what I thought I had read. Sorry for the confusion caused

Rhenish regards

I just looked at a few 360-degree views of different city villa show houses. However, on the upper floor, they all had less than just under 60cm of space between the top edge of the window and the ceiling, I estimate about 30-40cm. So are there differences in construction? With such heights of the roller shutter box and ring beam, the standard windows could only be about 1.10m high, which is far too low.

Best regards
Sabine

Just to understand... please explain.

Our new building (we had the topping-out ceremony a week ago) has a half-hipped roof. The ring beam on the gable side is at the same height as the wooden beam ceiling. Below that is an approx. 4 cm lintel. Under the wooden beams comes a drywall construction of the same thickness, 4 cm (this is an estimate).

The roller shutter box is, I believe, 26 cm high, so the window starts 26 cm below the drywall ceiling. With a parapet height of 90 cm and a room height of 250 cm, the window can be 134 cm high.

Question: Why is the ring beam in a city villa not "in the ceiling"?