We chose to go with 48 in.
Wainscoting height 8 foot ceiling.
9 ceilings are nice and still work with 6 8 standard door amp.
You say you have a craftsman style home and that people have recommended 54.
Always the height of the wainscoting will make the ceiling look shorter.
If you are installing beadboard as wainscot you can cut 8 foot beadboard panels into thirds making each piece 32 inches in height.
I always followed the rule of thumb that it should be standard chair rail height in a kitchen or dining room.
In a room with a lofted ceiling and 15 foot walls the rule of thirds would have wainscoting height at 5 feet.
36 40 give or take an inch.
The house of fara 8 linear feet mdf the house of fara 8 linear feet mdf overlapping wainscot paneling is primed and ready for painting.
Someone said 54 inches.
Vertical battens for ease of purchasing and cutting as most trim is sold in 8 ft.
Looks better than having a shelf above the uppers.
Cut your vertical 1 x 3 mdf pieces to the correct length.
Tall with base and chair rail section of wainscot.
For a 9 foot ceiling 36 inches is ideal.
There are some compelling advantages to doing the wall applied moulding for wainscoting.
Paint this easy to install primed paneling to complement your decor.
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.
This gave us a finished height on the board and batten of 58 inches including the baseboard chair rail and top ledge piece.
We did a beautiful crown moulding ceiling crown that is about 4 5 it was the perfect scale for our 8 foot ceiling.
Adjust wainscoting height to be taller 36 to 48 inches in a room with a lofted ceiling.
Hi my ceilings are 10 feet high.
Of course taking the upper cabinets to 9 is worth it too.
Gary katz january 14 2020.
Carole sorry for the late response but the height of wainscoting depends on a lot of details.
This paneling kit will help you to create an 8 linear ft approximately 36 in.
If this is for living room or bedroom it is very common now days to go up to 5 to 6 foot depending on the ceiling height.
Yes i agree with your builder.
I have a craftsman home.
For higher height ceilings one can use up to 5 feet height wainscoting.
The more the height of wainscoting the lower the ceiling looks.
You might add a 8 drop soffit around the kitchen if your upper cabinets are standard to 8 heights.
Taller wainscoting applications are typically placed at two thirds the height of the wall.
Standard ceilings are 8 9 feet so the 5 6 foot wood look very nice.
The standard height of a beadboard panel is 8 feet the same height as the average non vaulted ceiling in a home.
Since wainscoting only covers the bottom portion of a wall you can cut the beadboard or add railing.