In one of the buildings i look after a member of staff has complained that the ceiling is too low. The building was constructed without air conditioning, this was added a later date and a new false ceiling was then put up. It does look a bit ridiculous especially in some places where the ceiling is lower then the top of the windows! Question, are there are building regs that point out a minimum height? Are there any others i might need to look at with this issue? Sean

I think the obvious solution would be for the company to take down the false ceiling a rip out the air-conditioning but then no doubt they would then complain of the heat in summer months, Not sure if there is any regs for ceiling height but doers the person need to stoop while walking about just because it looks silly doesn't mean it's not fit for purpose. So long as they are not stooping then i don't see any real issue maybe use some stripy wallpaper to make the room look bigger lol. What is the floor to ceiling height as that might be a useful number to give. also what is the room used for and for how many people and what duration as this would be something to be considered Phil

Phil/Ciaran, Thanks for your replies. I didnt think there would be any regs, but thought i had better ask as i couldnt find any info either. I am over 6ft tall and do not feel that i need to bend down, it really isnt that bad, but believe it or not the smallest woman, who wouldnt be able to touch the ceiling if a ladder was supplied, was the person who complained!! End of Thread, Thanks.

Hi, From a health and safety point the only thing I can recall about room size at work is guidance which states there should be 11 cubic metres per person working in that room, but I stand to be corrected (Well I would if this blooming celing wasn't so low) DNW

Years ago the Buidling Regulations used to specify a minimum height of 2.14m (7ft) for a habitable room, but this is no longer a requirement in latest edition (2006).