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Compare Us - Frequently Asked Questions
What are the biggest differences between your wooden lofts and the metal lofts sold by your
competitors?
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Rungs on a metal loft are
typically 3/4" diameter pipe spaced 18" apart. It makes it much harder on your feet
climbing up a small round tube. Our wood rungs are 1-1/2" wide, twice the
size and flat and are spaced 11" apart.
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Metal lofts are typically
cold, wooden lofts are much warmer. Think about a cold winter morning and
you lean over and touch the metal rail or climb down the cold metal rungs in
bare feet.
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Metal lofts typically are not as
sturdy as wooden lofts and they rock a little when climbing up or moving around.
Metal lofts are very light, usually around 25 pounds. Our
wooden loft is
around 150 pounds, its not going to budge when climbing up or moving around.
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Since our lofts are made from
wood, they may be customized with items such as a desk, coat racks,
key hooks, shelving, snack tray or anything you need.
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Metal lofts may have pinch points
near the top of the pipes, you need to be careful you don't get your hands
caught between them or get your clothing caught in them.
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Metal lofts are typically designed
for young children with a weight limit of 200 lbs, our wooden lofts have a
of 1000 lbs.
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Most metal lofts don't have a
Headboard, what is going to keep your pillow from falling off?
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Make sure your loft has a built-in
safety rail that goes the entire length of the bed.
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A standard twin mattress is 39"
x 75" and most colleges use an extra long XL mattress which is 80".
Make sure the metal frame can hold this size mattress. For example, IKEA
loft beds are designed for European mattress sizes which are a little smaller
than US sizes.
Do you
rent lofts?
Sorry but no.
Our lofts are purchased only and are roughly the same cost of a yearly rental.
It
is yours to keep and customized any way you want. When students
graduate, many sell their loft, they maintain their value very well.
What are
some of the basic differences between you and other loft bed companies?
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Hand Made and Custom Built:
We hand make and custom build each bed to your exact specifications, so we can
use any mattress thickness and any ceiling height.
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Weight Capacity: Our
beds were originally designed for college students, we make them heavy duty and very sturdy to be able to support a
of 1000 lbs. Some companies
state theirs are 200 lbs. and
charge you to increase it by adding more slats or require you to purchase a
bunkie board. Be aware that most loft and bunk beds on the market are
primarily designed for young children, so weight capacity isn't a issue for
them. If the bed is advertised as Children's or Kid's Furniture, or if the
company doesn't specify a weight capacity, it is most likely to have a 150-200 lb
weight limit. Remember, the weight capacity includes the weight of
the person plus the mattress and foundation.
If you are the type of parent that likes to read to their child in bed, you are
going to need more than 200 lbs of weight capacity.
As a comparison, loft beds sold by Wal-Mart have a 150 lb. limit and IKEA
doesn't specify a weight limit but state on their website that their beds are
for children.
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Customer
Service and Reputation:
We are an Accredited Business with the Better
Business Bureau and have the highest
A+
Rating. We have had
no
customer complaints in the past 3 years.
Click here
for more information.
You will be very surprised at what you
will find.
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Delivery Schedule: We
currently ship out loft bed orders in 3 - 4 business days
and once shipped it will arrive based on our
. We also
offer
,
and
deliveries
if needed. Some companies quote in weeks or months. Make sure
it is clear before you checkout as to roughly when you will be receiving your
order.
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FedEx Shipping: We ship
with FedEx Ground and Home Delivery Services and it will be delivered to your front door in
with "no signature required". Some companies ship by "curbside
truck freight", which can takes weeks to deliver, you need to be present
at delivery and you will be getting an 18 wheel
tractor-trailer on your road delivering a pallet and you
are responsible for unloading it from the truck and getting it to your front door.
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Shipping Costs: Our
are clearly listed on the order
form. Some companies hide the shipping charges until you are at the last
payment step or will email you the shipping charges after you have placed the
order.
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Ceiling Height
and Mattress
Thickness:
Our lofts are designed for a typical 8' ceiling. To gain maximum space and to meet your home or
, we also customize each bed at no additional
cost to your exact mattress thickness and ceiling height. This
allows our loft and bunk beds to use any size home or college supplied mattress of any thickness
and any ceiling height. Design your
loft with our
and you will know exactly how much headroom you
will be getting above and underneath. Many companies have a maximum 6"
mattress thickness requirement and they can't adjust the headroom.
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Mattress Size:
Most college dorms use a twin extra long (39" x 80") mattress. When ordering
from our site, you order by mattress size (i.e. Twin Extra Long 39" x 80") so
you know your mattress will fit our loft. Most companies state the loft
size and it isn't clear what size mattress it will fit. For example one
company
says their loft is 40" x 79", but it can only handle a mattress that is 38" x
75". Please Note: IKEA
loft beds are designed for European mattress sizes which are a little smaller
than US sizes.
If you
buy an IKEA loft or bunk bed, then you need to use an IKEA mattress.
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Bed Slats: Our lofts
come with our
(shown here
→) which are 1-1/2" thick bed slats. Some companies
provide just 4 slats that are 3/4" thick and others require that you provide
your own set of slats, a sheet of plywood or a bunkie board to support the mattress. Make sure
you know what the company provides to support the mattress, you don't want to
have any surprises
during college move-in day.
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Ladder:
Our lofts have attached built-in ladders at each end that are vertical. Most
companies have angled front ladders that are re-moveable. Re-movable
ladders have safety issues
that they can slide off when climbing up, they also take up more space and stick out into the room.
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Customer's
Pictures and Feedback: Our customer's
and feedback are all
voluntary. Some companies pay or give rebates to customers that give
positive feedback. Can you really trust a company that pays a customers to write a positive review?
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