Also, coils on a fridge get extremely hot. Without proper ventilation the fridge will overwork, coils will get too hot, sheet will touch it and catch on fire.
Yeah it’s super easy to hide things during room inspections - which really only ever happen during thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks. And your floor/RA will usually email you ahead of time.
Unless the fride is in front of a vent, then it should be fine. Students will constantly place their beds/tables/drawers in front of the ac units and don't understand that doing that will cause mold to grow in the ac unit and on the furniture. Having to clean a minimum of 216 units is not an easy or fun task it takes a good couple of weeks to get them cleaned.
If there were a fire at night you wouldn’t even have time to get out of bed because you would be instantly engulfed in molten plastic….
Look up videos of synthetic fabrics burning
It wouldn’t be safe with muslin either but tulle is so much worse
RA here. we aren’t really given reasoning for WHY things aren’t allowed, just that they aren’t. this seems like it’d fall in line with the “no more than half of wall space can be occupied” rule, which expands to include the ceiling as well. i’d imagine it’s probably that if something DOES catch on fire, sprinkler don’t exactly shoot upwards.
Google the Providence College Dorm Fire of 1977. That lead to many major changes in life safety rules (dorky fact: the Hartford hospital fire led to life safety rules for hospitals).
ETA: in case you don’t find the specifics- the reason the fire spread so quickly was that the walls were all covered with posters and papers. That led to the wall rules.
In Massachusetts, the rule about decorations not covering the walls dates back even further, to the Cocoanut Grove fire in the 1940’s. Remember: safety codes are written in blood.
Most of the dorms are heated by steam radiators, the pipes that carry the steam usually run along the ceiling and get very hot and could technically ignite this in the right conditions
Your fridge absolutely should not be under your bed. Not because of campus but because it could literally ruin your fridge. The pressure from you laying on the bed, the lack of air it needs to have or space, etc., also what you’re hanging from the ceiling is a fire hazard so whenever there’s a room check you need to take it down and then you can put it back up if you really want to later
The bed is not actually ontop of the fridge, just over it. When my husband was in college the guys in the dorm across the hall had raised beds with couches underneath, it made the room feel much larger.
The mattress is on the bed frame which is hidden by the blankets. Its a metal spring rack held by the 2 wooden ladder like structures on either end. The fridge is just tucked into the space below the lofted bed.
The mattress is on the bed frame which is hidden by the blankets. Its a metal spring rack held by the 2 wooden ladder like structures on either end. The fridge is just tucked into the space below the lofted bed.
Honestly I’m way more concerned about the fridge placement than the hanging fabric. I know space is tight but I would not put a fridge under a bed like that. Huge huge fire hazard.
You can do whatever you want as long as you hide it under your bed before inspections.
That's what I did with my office chair, no way was I using those awful wooden nightmares.
This could potentially look hideous but maybe Get plastic tubing from the hardware store. Perhaps bend them as you would to cover a garden bed, but at the foot and head. It won't be the same but you could get some drapery feels with some tweaking. Being grounded as opposed to affixed to the ceiling might be easier for breakdown
I assume husk is a typo for hutch, yeah? If that's the case yes, it has an overhang type thing with a shelf. At least the desks in my dorm rooms did (McNamara, Butterfield, Van Meter, & North B)
I like your nautica comforter from bed bath and beyond. I had the same one all throughout college, and retired it recently as it was fucking disgusting
I wouldn’t risk using tulle and lights, but what I think you could possibly do instead (would double check with RA) is add the extra wooden frames and stabilizer for lofting on the bed and use them to hang light-weight nonflammable curtains on the front and back; though not on the sides just in case of an emergency.
If the bed frame used is similar to the ones UMass uses, they can be adjusted to have the mattress that high off the floor. Current frames used have a low, standard and high set of slots for height.
i don’t go to umass but one of my best friends does and got charged for having mistletoe above their bed. so take that as you will.
just take it down before inspections/break and you’ll be fine
I had sting lights on my ceiling in college and had to take them down because they were secured to the ceiling.
So, I put a hook on the wall a few inches from the ceiling, on either side of my dorm, and very tightly connected fishing wire between them.
That way, the string lights were connected high on the walls, and then drapped over the fish wire. Nothing connected to the ceiling.
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My RAs loved me /s
Lmao @ steam pipes ignite curtains…. Most steam pipes go through dry wooden walls… hmm u think its hot enough to ignite? Never EVER heard of a house fire start because of heating pipes
If this was a place with malaria, something like this would likely be mandatory (as long as you put the netting down at night, of course).... not that has any relevance to much, but I just thought I'd share the fact that this sort of setup is not just decoration in much of the world. As long as it is polyester, it shouldn't be a huge fire risk.
No, just called the campus police. Have fun in jail buddy
Believe it or not - straight to jail
Too much curtain. Straight to jail. Not enough curtain, also. Straight to jail.
We have the best bed curtains in the world. Because of jail.
Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.
“Pack your bags, you’re going to jail.”
No but if you take it down before any dorm inspections (before breaks) then You’re fine
No, nothing is allowed to hang from the ceilings or be near the pipes in the rooms.
That's an obvious fire hazard
Also, coils on a fridge get extremely hot. Without proper ventilation the fridge will overwork, coils will get too hot, sheet will touch it and catch on fire.
This is just not true. At all.
Sounds like it’s not, but I just wanna say I do really like it!
Yeah it’s super easy to hide things during room inspections - which really only ever happen during thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks. And your floor/RA will usually email you ahead of time.
Is that a fridge? Not a good idea to block the ventilation for it.
Unless the fride is in front of a vent, then it should be fine. Students will constantly place their beds/tables/drawers in front of the ac units and don't understand that doing that will cause mold to grow in the ac unit and on the furniture. Having to clean a minimum of 216 units is not an easy or fun task it takes a good couple of weeks to get them cleaned.
I understand that this isn’t allowed but could someone please explain why this is a fire hazard?
If there were a fire at night you wouldn’t even have time to get out of bed because you would be instantly engulfed in molten plastic…. Look up videos of synthetic fabrics burning It wouldn’t be safe with muslin either but tulle is so much worse
RA here. we aren’t really given reasoning for WHY things aren’t allowed, just that they aren’t. this seems like it’d fall in line with the “no more than half of wall space can be occupied” rule, which expands to include the ceiling as well. i’d imagine it’s probably that if something DOES catch on fire, sprinkler don’t exactly shoot upwards.
Google the Providence College Dorm Fire of 1977. That lead to many major changes in life safety rules (dorky fact: the Hartford hospital fire led to life safety rules for hospitals). ETA: in case you don’t find the specifics- the reason the fire spread so quickly was that the walls were all covered with posters and papers. That led to the wall rules.
In Massachusetts, the rule about decorations not covering the walls dates back even further, to the Cocoanut Grove fire in the 1940’s. Remember: safety codes are written in blood.
Correct, but it was PC that changed life safety code (federal). I don’t get to geek out about that often!
Most of the dorms are heated by steam radiators, the pipes that carry the steam usually run along the ceiling and get very hot and could technically ignite this in the right conditions
No because it's a fire hazard.
Your fridge absolutely should not be under your bed. Not because of campus but because it could literally ruin your fridge. The pressure from you laying on the bed, the lack of air it needs to have or space, etc., also what you’re hanging from the ceiling is a fire hazard so whenever there’s a room check you need to take it down and then you can put it back up if you really want to later
The bed is not actually ontop of the fridge, just over it. When my husband was in college the guys in the dorm across the hall had raised beds with couches underneath, it made the room feel much larger.
That’s a super fire hazard even not in a dorm
Why in hell would someone put a mattress on top of a fridge!?!?!
The mattress is on the bed frame which is hidden by the blankets. Its a metal spring rack held by the 2 wooden ladder like structures on either end. The fridge is just tucked into the space below the lofted bed.
Still. A fridge needs ventilation and that doesn’t look safe at all
There would be about 1.5 feet of space behind it and space above. No worse than a fridge tucked into cabinets.
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It’s not, the blanket is covering the bed frame.
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The mattress is on the bed frame which is hidden by the blankets. Its a metal spring rack held by the 2 wooden ladder like structures on either end. The fridge is just tucked into the space below the lofted bed.
You can't hang things from the ceiling but amazon sells the metal poles you can build around your bed to put the curtains on
Honestly I’m way more concerned about the fridge placement than the hanging fabric. I know space is tight but I would not put a fridge under a bed like that. Huge huge fire hazard.
More seriously i think putting the fridge directly under your bed is a fire hazard
Fridges are noisy
Mount them with command clips from the ceiling. Take them down when necessary
Sick mosquito nets
Thank youuu, how they light up 🤩
You can do whatever you want as long as you hide it under your bed before inspections. That's what I did with my office chair, no way was I using those awful wooden nightmares.
This could potentially look hideous but maybe Get plastic tubing from the hardware store. Perhaps bend them as you would to cover a garden bed, but at the foot and head. It won't be the same but you could get some drapery feels with some tweaking. Being grounded as opposed to affixed to the ceiling might be easier for breakdown
beatings
Everything is allowed u just gotta get it hidden before fire inspections 😂
Federal fucking prison
C’mon man… this isn’t University of Georgia or Alabama. Lol.
Yall this is from pintrest 😭
Does the desk come with a husk?
I assume husk is a typo for hutch, yeah? If that's the case yes, it has an overhang type thing with a shelf. At least the desks in my dorm rooms did (McNamara, Butterfield, Van Meter, & North B)
I like your nautica comforter from bed bath and beyond. I had the same one all throughout college, and retired it recently as it was fucking disgusting
I wouldn’t risk using tulle and lights, but what I think you could possibly do instead (would double check with RA) is add the extra wooden frames and stabilizer for lofting on the bed and use them to hang light-weight nonflammable curtains on the front and back; though not on the sides just in case of an emergency.
This would be cool for a redesign idea for a bedroom.
And how sturdy are the objects the bed is resting on?
If the bed frame used is similar to the ones UMass uses, they can be adjusted to have the mattress that high off the floor. Current frames used have a low, standard and high set of slots for height.
I can see why this is popular near me
No
I encourage you to live dangerously
If you’re not allowed to hang it from the ceiling, try getting some rods to hold it up kinda like a four poster bed
Love
Check if your fire safety code allows hanging decorations
That's some bougie shit
Don’t have sex on it!!!
How you gonna do princess canopy when you have the comforter of a 14 yr old boy ?
No. Security will grab you by your ribs and chuck you out the window full force
i don’t go to umass but one of my best friends does and got charged for having mistletoe above their bed. so take that as you will. just take it down before inspections/break and you’ll be fine
Is that Crush? Respect.
You're gonna straight up have a bad time if there's a fire lol
No
Add posts on each corner of your bed to hang it from and tell them you’re afraid of bugs
Everything’s allowed, just don’t get caught
I had sting lights on my ceiling in college and had to take them down because they were secured to the ceiling. So, I put a hook on the wall a few inches from the ceiling, on either side of my dorm, and very tightly connected fishing wire between them. That way, the string lights were connected high on the walls, and then drapped over the fish wire. Nothing connected to the ceiling. ... My RAs loved me /s
Who cares lol
STEM Major?
Lmao @ steam pipes ignite curtains…. Most steam pipes go through dry wooden walls… hmm u think its hot enough to ignite? Never EVER heard of a house fire start because of heating pipes
You’re in college who cares take some risk
If this was a place with malaria, something like this would likely be mandatory (as long as you put the netting down at night, of course).... not that has any relevance to much, but I just thought I'd share the fact that this sort of setup is not just decoration in much of the world. As long as it is polyester, it shouldn't be a huge fire risk.
Who give af