Bed Lofting vs Bed Risers

Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>D submitted a request to have her bed lofted per the website. She asked that it be lofted high enough so that her dresser would fit under it (~3-4 feet) but not so high that the desk and shelves would fit under it (6 ft).</p>

<p>Below I list the response where they rejected her request. Please help us understand what is she should be asking for or where we buy the risers--most that I have seen only raise the bed 6 inches and many are said to be quite unstable. Suggestions?</p>

<p>Here is the response she got:
Your request for Bed lofted to fit dresser underneath, but not as high as to put the desk underneath.</p>

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<p>The bed frames can support the bed high enough to put the dresser underneath so you dont need anything extra</p>

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<p>This is a bed that has been lofted: <a href=“http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/sf/5-2-loft%20bed.jpg[/url]”>http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/sf/5-2-loft%20bed.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This is a bed on risers: <a href=“http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/e4/9/AAAAAuW5M54AAAAAAOSeQg.jpg[/url]”>http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/e4/9/AAAAAuW5M54AAAAAAOSeQg.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I’m not sure they can adjust the height to which they loft the beds. You would never be able to fit a dresser under there with just risers.</p>

<p>And, corroborating with somni, I also believe the bed frames themselves should have a setting high enough that you would be able to fit one of the dressers that comes up to about the waist.</p>

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<p>the most i’ve seen fit under a bed on risers was a mini fridge and those plastic drawers…</p>

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<p>thanks for the replies. I think D will call the phone number and see how high the bed can be raised on its own. D found a picture on a Donlon facebook page from last year of a bed that had the dresser under it. But the legs were not really shown in the photo so not sure how that was accomplised.</p>

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<p>Are there closets in the rooms in Donlon? Or only dressers?</p>

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<p>There are closets</p>

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<p>Well, it looks like this guy ^^ is a vendor. Cornell doesn’t allow you to loft the beds yourself - their maintenance dept will do it.
OP - My D had her bed set on a “high setting” - for lack of a better term! The mattress frame was adjusted that way when she moved in. She was able to get a ton of stuff under her bed as a reslt and the height was good.</p>