Dimensions of a TWIN Bed? - Page 2

loving3boys · #9 (**permalink**) 06-25-2008, 10:47 AM

Yes, we got the bunk beds the day before Mother's Day/the kids baptism. That was fun. You know how Aaron is with cleaning (rolls eyes). So we spent half the day putting these together, then we had to go to Andys (rolls eyes again!), came home and had to finish the beds. We were up until almost 1am. Then, because we had no food prepped for the baptism, we had to get up extra early to do that and, well it was FUN. Can you feel the sarcasm pouring out of that?

Just another thing to remember when getting bunk beds is the size of the mattress. The mattresses we have are thick. The first bunk bed we almost got was shorter. The top bunk was only about 5ft off the ground instead of a little over 6. By the time we added our mattress, Sam would have had not much more than a foot of space to sleep in! So, we spent twice as much getting the bunk bed that was part of the same line as their dresser. Oh, and our mattresses are technically too tall for the top bunk. Some beds require the mattress be under 8 inches thick. The one Cameron had was 12! We switched his mattress with Sam's because Sam's was about 10in. It still covers a good portion of the guard rail but there is enough above that we're not worried about Cameron falling out.

loving3boys · #10 (**permalink**) 06-25-2008, 10:48 AM

How much of the closet will it cover? If you can still get into the closet easily, I'd go ahead and just cover part of the door!

YankeesFan · #11 (**permalink**) 06-25-2008, 11:21 AM

about 10 inches which is just too much if i plan on using both sides of the closet.

we arent putting the beds together so the distance between them isnt really a big deal. i just want bunks that separate so down the road when we get into a 4 bedroom we can just put them back together as a spare bed in case they have friends over. that is if we decide we want/need a 4 bedroom.