<p>In the dorms that allow for lofting, how do we go about doing that? I've dug around the UVA housing website to no avail, and searching on this forum for lofting didn't net any useful results. </p>
<p>How do we apply for lofted beds? To anyone who has had one, especially in the Alderman dorms, how high are the beds elevated? Enough to maybe fit a fridge and some drawers below, or enough for a desk or tv?</p>
<p>In Kellogg there’s enough room for a fridge. In the rest of new dorms, they’re about 3 feet up. </p>
<p>I have no clue on how to loft a bed besides sticking a couple cinder blocks under them, but you really don’t need to, there’s enough room without a loft.</p>
<p>I’m sure you can’t “apply” for a lofted bed, it’s more of a “if you and your dad bring the supplies you can do it yourself” kind of thing, or more of a “if you live in a dorm that doesn’t allow lofted beds don’t bring stuff to do it and expect to get away with it.” I think the restriction has more to do with the captains beds being ridiculously heavy due to the drawers. I’ve never heard of anyone actually lofting a bed.</p>
<p>Of the Alderman dorms, Cauthen and Woody have “captain’s beds with drawers” underneath so those understandably can’t be lofted. Kellogg has “bunkable adjustable height beds”, but “lofting in Kellogg House is prohibited because the building is sprinklered.” Which then leads me to point out that the remaining buildings have “bunkable/adjustable beds.” </p>
<p>What exactly is that supposed to mean though? I doubt UVa would let people bunk their own beds…</p>
<p>All of the quotes and references above were taken from the UVa housing page btw.</p>
<p>you can bunk in new dorms (not the new buildings as you mentioned), it’s highly recommended because you gain so much space.</p>
<p>You can bunk them really easily, they’re made for it. But, I don’t know a single person who has done it.</p>
<p>I have friends at another college who voluntarily bunked. Their room was huuuuuge because of it, but I’m not sure I would have done it if it were my room. I guess if you only use your bed for sleep (and not as a couch, etc as I always do) then it would be good, but otherwise unless you’re putting a couch or something awesome in that space then… I dunno. My brother who goes to UMich says he bunked his bed and the bottom was really cramped, which was also the impression I got when watching movies in previously mentioned friend’s room.</p>