Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one design consideration is
the likelihood of her taking it off to college. Given the size of a typical college dorm
room, would we run into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with a
twin?

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Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to
college. Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run
into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with
a twin?


College Dorm = Twin or Twin Long

I've never seen a twin long in a retail store, but many colleges use them.

When my daughter has gone to weekend events at a college, we've had to hunt
for the twin long sheets.

On Oct 11, 10:36*am, Steve Turner wrote:
Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one design consideration is
the likelihood of her taking it off to college. *Given the size of a typical college dorm
room, would we run into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with a
twin?

Some colleges don't allow loft beds at all. Something about personal
injury and lawsuits.

A double bed might not fit well into the room, which could present
problems with her roommate and start a turf war.

If you're going to make a double, and a twin mattress is used on it,
the extra space won't go to waste.

R

On 11 Oct 2009 15:24:55 GMT, Brad Bruce
wrote:

When my daughter has gone to weekend events at a college, we've had to hunt
for the twin long sheets.

You're absolutely right about that. I have a twin long bed and it's a
real bear to find fitted sheets for it, at least up here in Canada. I
did finally find some available at Gobelin's Linen. Don't know if they
have any outlets in your area.

Brad Bruce wrote:
Steve Turner wrote in
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Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to
college. Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run
into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick
with a twin?


College Dorm = Twin or Twin Long

I've never seen a twin long in a retail store, but many colleges use
them.

When my daughter has gone to weekend events at a college, we've had
to hunt for the twin long sheets.

FWIW, I just went out and measured the one that my the GF many moons ago had
in her dorm room and it turned out to be 40x74. That one was thrown
together by a student and fit the room nicely.

Steve Turner wrote:
Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to college.
Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run into trouble
here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with a twin?


Check with the school to see if they allow it.
Many school have beds in the rooms and don't allow them to be brought in
for many, various reasons, one of which is liability.

Yours, no doubt would built like a tank, but their lawyer bean counters
don't care.


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Steve Turner wrote:
Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to college.
Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run into trouble
here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with a twin?

Just came up here to AR last week, primarily to haul back youngest
daughters "stuff", in storage from the last 4 1/2 years of college.

Three different dorm rooms from the get go and I'd have to say stick
with a single bed. Even in the newest, multi-multi million dollar dorm
"suites", space is at a minnimum, and the older, more venerable the
college is, the less space.

I would build if for now, not for possible use in a future college dorm
room. Entirely too many unknowns.

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Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to college.
Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run into trouble
here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with a twin?

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Don't dorms already have a bed?

Leon wrote:
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Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to college.
Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run into trouble
here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with a twin?

Don't dorms already have a bed?

It's been 25 years since I've been in a college dorm, so I have no idea.
One our friends' daughters recently shipped off to college and she was
able to take her loft bed with her. My understanding is that loft beds
are very popular in college dorms because of the possibilities for a
personal workspace beneath the bed, but if I'll be restricted to a twin
sized mattress that's not much room to work with. There is 15 inches of
width difference between a twin (39") and a double/full (54").

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Steve Turner wrote:

Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one design
consideration is
the likelihood of her taking it off to college. Given the size of a typical
college dorm
room, would we run into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should
I stick with a
twin?

For college dorm use, use a twin.

As has been mentioned by others, though, it's not at all certain that
the college will allow you to bring an outside loft in (or, for that
matter, that they will not already provide a loft bed--I know the
institutional furniture in my dorm was modular loft bed units). If she
or you would otherwise prefer a double bed, build that and accept that
it probably won't work for a dorm. If she gets or shares an apartment
at some point in or after college, the loft bed would again be very
useful, and the regulations much more relaxed.

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Steve Turner wrote:
Leon wrote:
"Steve Turner" wrote in message
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Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to
college. Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run
into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick
with a twin?

Don't dorms already have a bed?

It's been 25 years since I've been in a college dorm, so I have no idea.
One our friends' daughters recently shipped off to college and she was
able to take her loft bed with her. My understanding is that loft beds
are very popular in college dorms because of the possibilities for a
personal workspace beneath the bed,

The one's at my youngest daughter's were multi-function: single, bunk,
or loft. And that is exactly how the majority of the girls used them, as
a loft, with a desk beneath.

Nice thing is they were hell for stout and well made, and to
move/transport something similar would be a PITA. DAMHIKT.

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Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to
college. Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run
into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick
with a twin?

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Don't dorms already have a bed?

They have a bed but it takes up some of the very limited floor space in a
dorm room. A loft bed is raised so that the floor space under it becomes
somewhat available--there's not standing room but there is sitting room.

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Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to
college. Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run
into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick
with a twin?


Don't dorms already have a bed?


That's been my experience with 3 different dorm housings. They've been
all furnished with standardized furniture, and even if you wanted to
bring something else in the school wouldn't allow you to remove the
existing furniture.

Naturally, check with the future school if you're considering it. They
all have their own rules on this. Think about this too: A good bed frame
can easily last 20-25 years. University rarely lasts longer than 5,
usually it's 4.

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Ok, the solution would appear to be an extensible, elevate-able, twin
bed that - with the extension, can hold a "full/double" mattress and
with the foundation parts added, can be lofted to the required height.

Since the idea of transporting the completed work is a design
consideration, the idea of a bed constructed of suitable sub-
assemblies would seem to work out nicely.

If the Long Twin Mattress is the same length as the "Full/Double" that
would be the way to go. Ooops, should have said "design for the length
of the two mattresses to be employed." Or should that be "deployed?"

Now, that would be a creation worth a patent or two, no?

If you go that far, call it the "Tarballs College Bedding Solution"
and send me a picture!

Steve Turner wrote:
Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to
college. Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run
into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick
with a twin?

Depends. Who's she going to share the bed with?

HeyBub wrote:
Steve Turner wrote:
Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one
design consideration is the likelihood of her taking it off to
college. Given the size of a typical college dorm room, would we run
into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick
with a twin?

Depends. Who's she going to share the bed with?

I knew that was going to come up. :-)

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On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:36:51 -0500,
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Steve Turner wrote:


Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one design consideration is
the likelihood of her taking it off to college. Given the size of a typical college dorm
room, would we run into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with a
twin?


I'd definitely recommend twin for a dorm environment. If
you're still looking for designs, I found a very good set of
bunk-bed plans that can easily be adapted to a loft bed,
simply by omitting one of the frame boards on the lower bunk:
http://bit.ly/8s3xt5

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On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:36:51 -0500,
In newsgroup "rec.woodworking",
Article ,
Steve Turner wrote:


Getting ready to start designing a loft bed for my daughter, and one design consideration is
the likelihood of her taking it off to college. Given the size of a typical college dorm
room, would we run into trouble here if the bed size was a double, or should I stick with a
twin?


I'd definitely recommend twin for a dorm environment. If
you're still looking for designs, I found a very good set of
bunk-bed plans that can easily be adapted to a loft bed,
simply by omitting one of the frame boards on the lower bunk:
http://bit.ly/8s3xt5


(Sorry if this is double posted, but had trouble sending last
time.)