<p>wow... everyone lives everyone so far away from me. :)</p>
<p>Does anyone have any info on Beaumont triples? Is there room for 3 single beds, or does one have to be a bunk bed?</p>
<p>the room is definitely large (unless you're in a forced triple, thats a diff story)... but there's a whole wall dedicated to this closet-system type of shelving, so it really limits the furniture placement. physically, there's probably space for you to put 3 beds on the floor, but it might be an odd arrangement (especially b/c you have 3 desks in there too). when i was in beau, everyone in the triples had one set bunked. actually some were lucky enough to have the third bed lofted (not just a little... all the way up, as if it was a top bunk), so they put one of the desks underneath.</p>
<p>The triples are large. Most people bunk one of the beds to have more floor space for people to hang out in. It was my experience that most of the hang out rooms were triples because they were larger. However it is possible to put all three on the floor its just that you might find yourself a bit cramped for space. Basically the leftover space will become walking space. But some people still managed. You should talk to your roommates about it, because some people dont mind bunking some people do and I personally would recommend bunking one bed because it opens a large chunk of space.
Good Luck =D</p>
<p>cool... one of my friends is going to live in a traditional beaumont triple :)</p>
<p>For anyone that know. True of False: old dorms don't have air conditioning.</p>
<p>All Dorms have air conditioning.</p>
<p>haha yeah, that's DEF false... summer in StL w/o air conditioning is... well nearly impossible :) although in the old dorms (maybe the new too?) you have either AC or heater... and the switch is made for everyone at once... so sometimes you have only the heater, even when its starting to get warm, etc...</p>
<p>Ahaha I think that came from the stories about old dorm's air conditioning breaking down. Whooo that sucks, especially when it broke down on the move in day and it was sweltering hot. The air conditioners in the older dorms are jsut that "old" They cool the air using cooled water running through pipes and a fan. Basically the cool water absorbs heat from the air and the water pipes back to the pumps. When the pumps break down, which they did 2 or 3 times last year, the air conditioning dies out because the water doesnt move and so you have a joly ol fan blowing around the hot air. Its not that bad in the winter so no worries. Wustl maintenance is very good and very fast, once there is a problem they fix it within a few hours and at most a day. =D</p>
<p>Sorry if this has already been asked, but I take it that you can safely bunk any of the beds in any of the rooms (in beaumont specifically) if you and your roommate want to?</p>
<p>yep, there are pegs/holes on the top/bottom of the legs of the beds, so you can bunk any two.</p>
<p>'10 kids are about to get room and roommate info in a matter of days. Let's bring this thread back!</p>
<p>I got a single modern dorm. What amenities do these have?</p>
<p>Hey! Me too! Would it make sense to loft my bed (not to bunk bed level, but maybe half as high) and put both my dresser and my microfridge under yonder?</p>
<p>Yeah, I was thinking of doing the same thing...How do you go about doing that?</p>
<p>I think the beds have some sort of slat system on the side that can raise the actual mattress to different heights... the bed I stayed in when visiting reminded me of a bookshelf, kind of. You know? With holes on the sides that you put the little pegs in and then slide the shelf on? The pegs would be the bed frame, I guess, and the shelf would be the mattress?</p>
<p>Then again, what I meant to ask was how big the dressers are in modern singles. Does it depend on the building? Because when I visited and stayed in a traditional double, the dressers were really tall, but a friend who had a modern double had a short dresser with a tall bookcase.</p>
<p>avocado,</p>
<pre><code>It depends on which building you are placed in and also how many people you are living with. But in general, you get a table, a chair, a dresser (3-4 levels) a medicine cabinet with a mirror, a source of light (flourescent usually) and a closet (which depending once again which building will have a door or not at all). If your in modern, youll usually have a door on your closet. Also some beds cannot be raised on their own and so will require you figure out how to raise them if you want. If your in a traditional dorm like Beu, youll have all of the above, but no door on your closet. Also the bathrooms are communal in traditional dorms. In modern you generally share with the suite beside you.
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<p>Melanieeek and Achil, most people if they are in a single will loft their bed and put stuff under it to save space. In doubles and singles, most people dont as they generally have enough space. In triples, usually two people bunk up and the other beds on the floor. You can do what you want, but just a warning, if you mean lofting as in raising the bed pretty high (not double height as in bunking) but as you said, well you might have to use your own tools, because the beds have notches on them but they only go so high. and the dressers arent tiny so yeah. If you want to loft your bed beyond the bed's height adujustment capabilities you might want to look on the internet or go to some stores and find bed raisers. Just a warning, you might not want to do extreme carpentry because you will get fined for damage costs. But in general I think people raise their beds to the highest level their beds will allow if they are cramped for space and stick stuff under it, although to be honest I have yet to see someone put their dresser supplied by WashU under the bed. O and Achil, to adjust the bed all you need is to turn the bed over and knock out the bedframe from the bed posts and realign the bed frame to a higher notch and flip the bed back over and its done. It might be a little stuck so you might need a hammer but yup, its not too hard.</p>
<p>There you go, good luck 10'</p>
<p>"All you need to do is turn the bed over..."
Hahaha, that was not encouraging at ALL. It'll be me and my 110-lb mother lofting my bed. We... might need a hand.
How high will the lofted beds go? As in, how much height will be freed up under my bed for storage?</p>
<p>Freshmen could get modern singles?
Why did the application say that we couldn't? :(</p>