In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
2.7m is the minimum height for habitable rooms, a bit less (2.4 or maybe 2.2m for bathrooms). If the room is under a pitched roof, or arched, then it is the average height which counts.
However, this only applies to new build or "change of use". If an existing house is registered on the catastal register as habitation, and it happens that the (probably first floor) rooms are lower than 2.7m, there is no reason to raise them.
If the (probably ground floor) rooms are registered as cantinas, sgombero, vuoto, stalla, fondo etc., and you want to make them into kitchen or bedrooms, then you must achieve the 2.7m headroom to make it possible to register them as habitation on the catastal register.
But, as Glen says, if you are happy to cook in a cantina, and sleep in a studio, and put the table and chairs in a taverna, you don't need the headroom. These rooms remain on paper "non habitable" so should not be described as kitchens or bedrooms etc.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
One clarification on the minimum requirements for a dwelling. This generally means a kitchen of 8m2, a dining/living room of 14m2, at least one bedroom of 14m2 (all of 2.7m height) and a bathroom that can be easily adapted for disabled person (height = 2.4m). The actual values can vary somewhat from one area to another. In other words, you can have a number of additional rooms considered as "storage" with no restrictions and do whatever you want with them (additional bedrooms, bathrooms etc).
David
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Its the lowest point!
But the way to get around is - just use it and sell the house with cantinas!