Converting a bedroom into an altitude room starts with the room itself. You need the correct room volume, generator capacity, air-delivery route, temperature control and monitoring before the space can function reliably as a simulated-altitude bedroom.

For an overview of the category, start with our Altitude Rooms & Altitude Bedrooms guide. If you already know your room dimensions, you can also use the Altitude Room Calculator.

1. Measure the bedroom volume

Measure the internal length, width and ceiling height in metres.

Length × width × ceiling height = room volume in cubic metres.

For example:

3 m × 4 m × 2.4 m = 28.8 m³

Floor area alone is not enough. A 12 m² room with a 2.4 m ceiling contains 28.8 m³ of air, while the same 12 m² room with a 3 m ceiling contains 36 m³.

2. Estimate the number of F20 generators

For sleeping spaces, Box Altitude typically uses approximately 16 m³ of room volume per F20 generator as a preliminary planning guide.

This is a starting point for sleeping applications, not a guaranteed maximum-capacity rule. Target altitude, room leakage, local elevation, occupancy and ventilation can all change the final requirement.

Using the 28.8 m³ example above, the room would normally start a discussion around two F20 generators.

3. Check the budget

In Australia, the Box Altitude Bedroom System currently starts from AU$10,900 for a suitable room requiring one F20. Larger rooms need additional altitude-generation capacity and are quoted to suit the project.

For a full breakdown, read How Much Does an Altitude Room Cost?.

4. Choose a suitable generator location

The generator location needs suitable ventilation, heat removal, service access and the required clearances around the equipment. Locating generators outside the sleeping space can reduce the heat and noise reaching the bedroom, although the final result depends on the installation.

Do not place generators in an unventilated cupboard or block their air inlets, exhausts or cooling paths.

5. Plan the air-delivery route

The hypoxic air needs a practical route from the generator location into the bedroom. This can involve ducting or a purpose-designed air-delivery path depending on the building and the location of the equipment.

Plan the route before drilling walls or making permanent changes. New builds and renovations are often easier because the system can be considered alongside electrical, air-conditioning and joinery work.

6. Use appropriate air conditioning

A recirculating split system, cassette or bulkhead split system can be suitable because it cools the room without relying on continuous replacement of the room air with outdoor air.

Existing ducted systems or fresh-air intakes need to be assessed individually. Temperature control, altitude generation and ventilation need to work together rather than being treated as separate systems.

7. Prepare the room appropriately

Large uncontrolled leaks around doors, windows and penetrations can make it harder to maintain the intended simulated altitude. Room preparation may therefore include treatment of identified leaks and appropriate door or window seals.

However, an occupied altitude room should not simply be made airtight. Required building ventilation, emergency access and fire-safety provisions must remain appropriate for the space.

8. Install monitoring and control

The Box Altitude Sensor measures the oxygen concentration in the room and the Box Altitude App provides system control. Follow the supplied instructions for sensor placement, pairing and commissioning.

The room oxygen reading describes the room environment; it is different from a person's blood-oxygen reading on a wearable or pulse oximeter.

9. Commission the altitude bedroom

Before overnight use, confirm that the room reaches and maintains the intended environment, the temperature is comfortable, airflow is appropriate and the system's alarms and fault responses operate as intended.

The time required to reach the selected altitude varies with room volume, system capacity, starting conditions and room leakage.

10. Plan the altitude exposure

Once the room is commissioned, altitude exposure should be introduced progressively rather than assuming that a higher setting is automatically better. Our guide to sleeping at altitude covers practical progression and monitoring.

What information should you send Box Altitude?

For an initial room assessment, send:

• internal room length and width
• ceiling height
• country and city
• number of sleepers
• target simulated altitude
• existing air-conditioning type
• photos or plans of the room
• proposed generator location

For unusual room shapes, connected bathrooms or walk-in wardrobes, include a plan so the total controlled volume can be assessed correctly.

Altitude bedroom or altitude tent?

If converting the whole room is not practical, an altitude tent such as the Box Altitude Sleep Cloud controls a smaller environment around the bed.

See our Altitude Bedroom vs Altitude Tent comparison for the practical differences.

Start your altitude bedroom project

Measure the room first, then use the room volume to establish the likely generator requirement.

Calculate your altitude room or view the Altitude Bedroom System.