Is the age of your children and the ceiling height of the room safety.
High ceiling loft bed.
Though it comes down to preference the criterion to consider when deciding on how high your bunk bed should be.
Be sure to measure how high your ceilings are before considering bunk or loft beds.
As shown in the previous photo this loft bed is near an upper window and ac unit.
After you determine that you want a loft bed figure out if your home can handle a loft bed.
Luckily proper ventilation will keep you comfortable.
Another idea to consider is installing a ceiling fan.
This provides effective space for a sitting desk or chairs.
It is essential to have 33 to 36 inches of space between the top of the mattress and your ceiling which means your ceiling should be about 100 inches high four inches more than a traditional 8 foot ceiling.
You ll need enough ceiling height so that the space underneath is usable but you re not so close to the ceiling that you feel claustrophobic.
Running it clockwise at a low speed will pull cooler air upward.
In a room with 8 foot high ceilings and a loft bed that uses an 8 inch thick mattress this 30 inch head space means there will be about 56 inches of space between the bottom of the loft platform and the floor.
This idea is from one of our home tour videos on our youtube channel.
Unfortunately it can get stuffy and hot in a loft bed because warm air rises.
Loft bed with walk in closet.
This is a good idea for the home office if you want to use it as a guest room occasionally.
The most popular heights for bunk beds are children s 65 68 high bunk beds and 70 to 72 high bunk beds.