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Housing and Residential Experience

Video: “How to Unloft and Loft Your Bed

How to Unloft and Loft Your Bed:

Former Area Maintenance Supervisor, Henry Murrey, guides 3 Vanderbilt students (just like you) through the process, showing you what – and what not – to do.

Bed Types:

Standard Twin Beds: Shown below side-by-side. Bed risers will give inches of addition al space under the bed. Bed risers are available at the VU Bookstore. These beds are in Branscomb Quad (corridor rooms), Carmichael Towers, and Mayfield.

Standard Twin Bed Photo

Bunkable Beds: Shown below in bunked position. These beds may also be used as standard twin beds. These beds are in Morgan (doubles) and Lewis (doubles).

Jr. Loft Beds: Shown below in highest position. These may be lowered. These beds are in Carmichael Towers (rooms #01 and #32), Morgan (singles) and Lewis (singles).

Loftable Beds: Shown below in the full loft position. Either metal or wood, these may be lowered as desired. See lofting instructions above (video). These beds are in Blakemore, Branscomb Quad (end rooms only), Chaffin, Cole, E. Bronson Ingram College, Lewis,  McGill, McTyeire, Moore College, Morgan, Nicholas S. Zeppos College, Tolman, Warren College, and The Martha Ingram Commons.