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Finally finished my project. Changes to arrangements for my kids staying with me and my son deferring his university place for a year meant the bedroom I had eyed for my office is no longer available. Sick of working at the kitchen table I decided to build a mezzanine for a double mattress in my bedroom and free up all of the floorspace, creating an area to work. Need to sort out the rugs and buy a two-seater sofa and I'll be happy.
The mezzanine was built on a 5x2 frame on two load-bearing walls with 5x2 upright supports in the corners. I put three 5x2 joists across the frame, sitting on joist hangers that sit on the frame and are cut an inch into the walls. I then boarded it 18mm ply, cut holes to allow the mattress to breathe and varnished. The mattress sits on top of a sheet of dry-mat to allow more air circulation. There's an extension lead attached to the hidden side of the ladder and recessed into the board along the wall.
Really pleased with it - a lot of headroom at the head of the bed, hardly any ambient light gets in so I'm sleeping really well, and I managed to negotiate getting in and out without incident after 4 pints.
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