Bunk bed with own hands

Bunk bed performs not only utilitarian functions to save space in the apartment, but it is also an entertaining playground for children and teenagers. An ingeniously designed design with an intricate and romantic decor will turn a retirement to a child's dream into an interesting adventure.

Making furniture at home is becoming increasingly popular. Making an unusual and beautiful bunk bed with their own hands is not at all difficult. It will not only be original, but also much stronger than purchased in the store.

Even if you have one child, the first tier can be used as a playing field or a place for classes. A computer desk and an armchair are conveniently located in the corner. The lower tier can also be made double - for adults. It all depends on your ingenuity and imagination.

Preparatory work for

1. Preparatory work begins on the manufacture of a children's bunk bed with their own hands with the purchase of mattresses. Considering the fact that the bunk bed should serve more than one year - buy good orthopedic mattresses with overall dimensions of 170X65 and a top layer density of 35 m / kg3.
2. Based on the size given by the mattresses, a schematic drawing of the bunk bed is made. The design height should be not less than 1800 mm, add to the length and width the thickness tolerance of the boards used for the bed. Having decided on the overall dimensions of the children's bunk bed, choose for it a suitable place in the bedroom.

Materials and tools

1. Having studied the detailed drawing of a wooden bunk bed - it is easy to calculate the number of sawn timber required for its production.
2. For support posts, 4 bars of at least 1800 mm long and a large section of 50 mm or more are required.
3. For frameworks for a mattress - 4 boards 1800Х150Х30 and 4 - 750Х150Х30.
4. For the ladder on the second level - 2 boards 1800Х150Х30 and round-rods with a diameter of 30 mm for the steps. You can buy regular cuttings for shovels.
5. Thinner bar for protective fencing, plywood 10 mm and slats the size and number of which determines the design you choose.
6. To spy the necessary information on how to draw a drawing of a children's bunk bed, you can in the photo on the Internet.
7. From the tools you will need a standard carpenter's kit: jigsaw, screwdriver, drill, brushes and consumables( screws, sandpaper, glue, 8-10 mm bolts with nuts and washers, varnish, etc.).

The process of manufacturing a bunk bed

1. Two rectangular frames are made according to the size of the mattresses. Work requires precision and strength of the structure. Pay special attention to fixing the corners.
2. The most reliable and durable is the Sh-like connection of corners. For this, jigsaws on the front side of the board make cuts with a width of 20 mm and depth along the thickness of the board. Sampling grooves is a chisel or chisel. Thorns and grooves should be connected in a staggered manner and sit on the carpentry glue.
3. This connection is additionally fixed by a vertical wooden spike. Drilled hole piercing through the eyes and thorns and jammed with a wooden round stopper.
4. In the lower part of the frame, a locking strip is sewn, and 2 - 3 transverse stiffeners are made from the beam. For strengthening and reliability of the construction a metal corner is used.
5. From plywood, with a thickness of at least 10 mm, a mattress substrate is cut out on the inside dimension of the frames.
6. Make the height and level markings on the support posts and install the frames. You can fix them with bolts, pre-drilled holes or furniture euro screws( confirmations).
7. On the perimeter of the upper tier, a protective edge from the slats is sewn. In the foothills or the end part of the upper tier, provide a climbing lair.
8. A scaffold for a two-tier wooden bed is very easy to assemble. In the center of the boards 1800X150X30 mm, markings are made with a pitch of 25 - 30 cm. A through-hole drill - 30 mm in diameter - drills through holes. The roundish for the steps of the desired width is cut. The scaffold is assembled on glue and fixed on the frame by screws in the lower and upper parts.

Other types of children's bunk beds

Metal beds

Make a metal bed with your own hands, even easier than wood. The frame base is assembled from the 45X50 corner. The main risers use a pipe with a diameter of 1 inch. The end faces and the fencing edge for the second level, can be ordered in the workshop for the manufacture of gratings. The whole construction is fixed by welding or assembled on bolts.

Retractable bunk beds

1. It's hard to make these beds yourself. It is necessary to have some skills in assembling and assembling furniture. For pull-out bunk beds - transformers, you need a lot of special furniture fittings.
2. The lower platform can be made on castors and it is important to choose the right skids - guides.

Folding bunk beds

1. Very original solution - to mount folding bunk beds with your own hands. Thus, in the daytime, the mass of free space is freed.
2. Special attention is paid to the fastening system and the stoppers - locks. A set of such accessories and fasteners, it is better to buy in a furniture store.

An overview of how to make a bunk bed with your own hands can be found on the attached video.