Hello,
I have an unfinished room (the wardrobe that's there will be removed) in an insulated outbuilding that I now need to organize, and I need your help to plan the project. I have limited indoor building experience but have done quite a bit of construction outdoors (outdoor kitchen, hammock, raised beds, sandbox) and have built a ventilated parquet floor (Platon) in a basement.
For this project, I will be laying the floor (probably parquet or solid wood flooring, the subfloor is prepared for underfloor heating but this is something I won't be using), putting up wall panels (pre-painted), adding more electrical outlets, finishing the window and door frames, and finally hoping to build a loft bed.
Before nailing up the wall paneling, I plan to use spaced sheathing (22x45?) because the walls are not completely even and to make it easier to run electrical wiring.
Now to the first question.
1. Should I lay the floor first or nail the wall paneling first?
2. Guides I read suggest using brads to put up the wall paneling. I don't have one. Is it possible to drill the paneling instead, or is it much easier with a brad nailer that I should rent one?
The room will be used as an office with the option to stay overnight. Since the room is small, I plan to have a raised bed. The ceiling height on the lower walls is 232 cm (before the floor is laid) and at the ridge, the height is about 304 cm (before the floor is laid). I am tall (192 cm) and therefore want the bed to be at least 200 cm above the new floor.
I have begun to visualize the loft bed in SketchUp based on an IKEA spring base (SNARUM Spring Base, medium firm, beige, 140x200 cm - IKEA) which is 25 cm high. I found that if the bed was pushed against the wall, there would only be a few centimeters between the ceiling and the bed. I then thought of placing the bed a bit away from the wall.
My hope is to find a construction that allows me to avoid having support on the floor, and as shown in the SketchUp image, I plan to use the roof ridge to attach it instead.
3. Do you think it's possible to attach the bed a bit away from the wall as shown in the image?
I am grateful for any suggestions and ideas you have to realize this project. Thank you in advance!
/Niclas
I have an unfinished room (the wardrobe that's there will be removed) in an insulated outbuilding that I now need to organize, and I need your help to plan the project. I have limited indoor building experience but have done quite a bit of construction outdoors (outdoor kitchen, hammock, raised beds, sandbox) and have built a ventilated parquet floor (Platon) in a basement.
For this project, I will be laying the floor (probably parquet or solid wood flooring, the subfloor is prepared for underfloor heating but this is something I won't be using), putting up wall panels (pre-painted), adding more electrical outlets, finishing the window and door frames, and finally hoping to build a loft bed.
Before nailing up the wall paneling, I plan to use spaced sheathing (22x45?) because the walls are not completely even and to make it easier to run electrical wiring.
Now to the first question.
1. Should I lay the floor first or nail the wall paneling first?
2. Guides I read suggest using brads to put up the wall paneling. I don't have one. Is it possible to drill the paneling instead, or is it much easier with a brad nailer that I should rent one?
The room will be used as an office with the option to stay overnight. Since the room is small, I plan to have a raised bed. The ceiling height on the lower walls is 232 cm (before the floor is laid) and at the ridge, the height is about 304 cm (before the floor is laid). I am tall (192 cm) and therefore want the bed to be at least 200 cm above the new floor.
I have begun to visualize the loft bed in SketchUp based on an IKEA spring base (SNARUM Spring Base, medium firm, beige, 140x200 cm - IKEA) which is 25 cm high. I found that if the bed was pushed against the wall, there would only be a few centimeters between the ceiling and the bed. I then thought of placing the bed a bit away from the wall.
My hope is to find a construction that allows me to avoid having support on the floor, and as shown in the SketchUp image, I plan to use the roof ridge to attach it instead.
3. Do you think it's possible to attach the bed a bit away from the wall as shown in the image?
I am grateful for any suggestions and ideas you have to realize this project. Thank you in advance!
/Niclas
Try setting up something over your regular bed and see how much space is needed for you to find the ceiling height comfortable for a bed. My guess is that you won't manage with a 2 m ceiling height underneath, even if you reduce the height of the mattress and base down to 15 cm. If you're going to have an office, you can see what's required for a desk under the bed where you sit outside the bed's base area.
Other suggestions:
1. Murphy bed
2. A loose bed (base) standing on its side.
3. A number of cabinets and drawers with a bed on top.
4. A sofa bed
5. A bed under a larger desk. Just fold the tabletop up against the wall.
Other suggestions:
1. Murphy bed
2. A loose bed (base) standing on its side.
3. A number of cabinets and drawers with a bed on top.
4. A sofa bed
5. A bed under a larger desk. Just fold the tabletop up against the wall.
What kind of panel are you going to put on the walls? It's fine to use a hammer and a nail set to drive brads if it's a thin wood panel (around 12 mm).
I don't think you can ever manage to create a sleeping loft in that cabin where you can walk underneath it and it's reasonable to sleep in. It can also get very hot if you sleep up in the ceiling, much ventilation is needed.
I don't think you can ever manage to create a sleeping loft in that cabin where you can walk underneath it and it's reasonable to sleep in. It can also get very hot if you sleep up in the ceiling, much ventilation is needed.