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