Talk:Loft

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(Etymology)

A surely well-intending colleague confused the record by silently correcting one of the typoes in the following contrib. I've reverted to the IP contributor's version.^{--Jerzy•t 22:25, 6 October 2012 (UTC)}

Where dos the word "loft" come from? I know what it means, but would like to find out it´s etymology.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.93.60.82 (talk) 13:12, 23 January 2005‎

Wikt:loft#Etymology has info; i doubt it's encyclopedically significant, but if i'm missing something, consider adding it to the accompanying article.
--Jerzy•t 22:25, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

(An unexplained opinion)

I think a real and therefore a real valuable 'loft' needs to adhere to three properties principles; 1. it must be historical, 2. it must be ex-industrial, 3. it needs to be a large place.
Furthermore, a 'floating loft' has the 4th property of residing on water. e.g. a vessel that participated at the Landing of Normandy, as a tug from the towing industry of that time, it is a seagoing tug or Large Tug, and... she is still floating
Because of the foregoing, one cannot pretend to just go and build a loft somewhere.
--Eric Parein 09:24, 5 October 2007 (UTC)Sig struck thru for adding nothing but confusion.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric Parein (talk • contribs) 20:16, 4, & 09:24 & :43, 5, October 2007 (UTC)

I think:

1. Verifying those opinions as corresponding to established knowledge might suggest some kind of addition to the article.
2. Explaining why one held those opinions might help motivate someone to do research verifying them.

--Jerzy•t 22:25, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

(American usage?)

This article seems highly slanted towards US-English usage of the word loft. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.143.213.27 (talk) 11:45, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

What do you suggest as evidence of that, and as a remedy?
--Jerzy•t 22:25, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Well for one thing the attic article notes that what Americans call an attic is commonly called a loft in the UK (although attic is certainly not an unknown term here). Most houses with a pitched roof have a loft/attic space and it would be called a loft even if it is not converted and is either unused or used purely as a storage space. By contrast this article seems to suggest that lofts are only found in industrial buildings and barns and only called lofts once they have been converted which appears to be the American terminology. 82.68.159.246 (talk) 09:40, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Merge

Vote to merge with Attic and change Loft to a redirect. Lee M 02:03, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I have added a second meaning for "loft" that is different from "attic". A merge should no longer be necessary. Lawrence Lavigne 02:30, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)

Since the article has been expanded somewhat since the original stub designation was put on, I took the stub designation out. I'm not sure there is much more to say about lofts that is really essential in this article, although some details about structure and style can be mentioned, such as angled ceilings under pitched roofs. H Padleckas 00:27, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

With friends we sometimes use LOFT as an chat acronym for "lot of fun together" :) --212.65.193.94 22:27, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Check out loft apartment perhaps definition 2 sense could be merged there MPS 03:39, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

I think that Commercial loft and Loft apartment could be merged with this article.--Larrybob 19:23, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Needs picture

If any of you see a Loft. Please talke a pictue, upload it and add it to this page--E-Bod 04:28, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

For now, I'll just put in the one under attic.Ben Tibbetts 00:33, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Forwarding to here from "Microloft" and "Micro-loft"

Maybe "microloft" and "micro-loft" could/should be forwarded to this article, since these don't have any other meanings and it would make things easier for visitors. I for one would've liked it if microloft would've forwarded me to this article. --82.170.113.123 (talk) 22:06, 7 June 2012 (UTC)