I have an apartment with a ceiling height of 3m and would like to have a sleeping loft. Do you think 70cm between the mattress and ceiling is enough? So 2m under the loft, 10cm loft, and then a maximum of 20cm mattress.
/Peter
/Peter
madcat might not be that tall, so maybe it's possible to sit in bed?
I think it sounds a bit too small.
Good to have a little more space... You can use a bed for so much...
Do you need 2 meters under the loft? It's quite common to have a desk or sofa under a loft - and then maybe you can compromise a bit.
I think it sounds a bit too small.
Good to have a little more space... You can use a bed for so much...
Do you need 2 meters under the loft? It's quite common to have a desk or sofa under a loft - and then maybe you can compromise a bit.
I have a doorway that's about 2m high that will be under the loft. I could lower it, but it feels like the more space you have under the loft, the airier the room becomes. What do you think is the minimum distance then? Between the mattress and the ceiling, that is?
I'm not that tall - 170cm - but of course, you want as much space as possible. You could have a thinner mattress too, like 10cm...
I'm not that tall - 170cm - but of course, you want as much space as possible. You could have a thinner mattress too, like 10cm...
mats_o: How do you think I could save the 10cm on the actual loft? I was just planning to have a mattress up there. But as mentioned, maybe it could be 10cm instead of 20cm. You don't necessarily need 2m below.
I assumed you were thinking of a regular box spring.
The one I have is 23 cm high (excluding the mattress topper) and has a built-in frame. That frame can either be attached directly to the wall or you can screw a frame onto the outside of the bed frame. This way, you avoid making a frame underneath.
But since you were thinking of a regular mattress, I'll have to come up with another trick
You were planning for a 10 cm thick loft. If you replace the wooden beams with steel profiles like square tubes, you can reduce the thickness. I no longer have enough expertise to calculate exactly what's needed, but with, for example, 4 cm square tubes and a board on top, it would only be 52 mm thick. Combined with your 10 cm mattress, we'd gain almost 15 cm compared to the first suggestion.
The one I have is 23 cm high (excluding the mattress topper) and has a built-in frame. That frame can either be attached directly to the wall or you can screw a frame onto the outside of the bed frame. This way, you avoid making a frame underneath.
But since you were thinking of a regular mattress, I'll have to come up with another trick
You were planning for a 10 cm thick loft. If you replace the wooden beams with steel profiles like square tubes, you can reduce the thickness. I no longer have enough expertise to calculate exactly what's needed, but with, for example, 4 cm square tubes and a board on top, it would only be 52 mm thick. Combined with your 10 cm mattress, we'd gain almost 15 cm compared to the first suggestion.
mats_o: Thank you so much for the tips. Maybe I should go with option 1. But I probably want a loft as well. Like, so it's bigger than just the bed...