Fastening of stud in wall

[Axra99]

Hello! I'm soon going to buy a studio apartment with a sleeping alcove and have been considering building a loft bed in the alcove. I think I have a decent understanding of what's required for this, but I have a few additional questions.

The loft will be attached to three walls, and one long side will "hang" in the air. I understand that you should attach a beam to each wall and build accordingly. The walls, as I understand, are standard drywall walls with wooden studs forming the actual wall structure.

What I'm primarily wondering is if you actually screw the beams, which will support the loft, into the wall studs THROUGH the drywall. My first thought is that the drywall creates a greater distance between the studs and gives the loft more leverage to move the screw in the wall. Or is it so that it holds even though the screw passes through the drywall?

I know that there's obviously more measuring, calculating, and planning before I build any loft, but this is my first consideration.

Thanks a lot in advance!

 

[Testarn]

If you put the screws through the loft bed's side rails and then into the standing studs in the wall, it will hold regardless of the drywall.

 

[Axra99]

If you put the screws through the loft bed's side panels and into the vertical studs in the wall, it will hold regardless of the plasterboard.

Okay, great! Thanks for the help!

 

[KnockOnWood]

A much simpler option is to place a loft bed there, for example this one:

https://www.ikea.com/se/sv/search/products/?q=loftsäng
Same function,
And it can be nicely furnished underneath with a desk or seating area.

 

[Axra99]

A much simpler option is to put in a loft bed, for example, this one:
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Same function,
And it's easy to furnish underneath with a desk or seating area.

Yes, that would be the simplest! But the idea is to have a bed for two up there. And it would be fun to make it exactly as one wants. I also like when the loft "hangs" and doesn't stand. Regardless, thanks for the tip!

 

[KnockOnWood]

Yes, that would be the easiest! But the idea is that a bed for two should go up there.

The bed shown is 200 x 140, so it's enough for two.
But how wide is the alcove?
It would be simple to order a bed base/spring base with suitable dimensions and just screw the headboards into the wall.
We did this once with a single bed for our daughter when she was little.
Screwed it into two walls in a corner, and just one post in the free bed corner.
You'll need to make a small step ladder anyway in that case, but that’s easy.

 

[Axra99]

The depicted bed is 200 x 140, so it's enough for two.
But how wide is the alcove?
One simple solution would be to order a bed base/spring base with suitable dimensions and just screw the headboards to the wall.
We did something similar once with a single bed for our daughter when she was little.
We screwed it into two walls in a corner, and just one post in the free bed corner.
You'll need to make a small stepladder in that case, but that's simple.

Okay, maybe worth considering that then.
The alcove is about 230 wide. Yes, that's also an option!