The lack of space is usually the most common problem in shared rooms, an effective solution to optimize it is to decide to put a bunk that leaves more room free. Finding the model that suits your needs and having the appropriate measures for your stay is not always easy. Therefore, below you will find tips on how to make a bunk yourself.
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What tools and materials do you need to make a bed bunk?
- Wooden boards
- keyhole saw
- Flexometer
- Wood glue
- Wood drill
- Laundries
- Metric screw
- Self-locking hex nut
- Key
How to make a bed bunk yourself?
Before starting it is important that you bear in mind that the furniture you are going to build takes up a lot of space, therefore you need a clear area to work more comfortable. In addition, we recommend you to build the independent modules and assemble them inside the room, since a mounted bunk is very difficult to manipulate and it will cost you to enter it in the bedroom.
1. Take measures. Measure the width and length of the beds. The height of the litter should be the high sum of each of the beds plus a stop that separates them of about 40 centimeters. To make a bunk you will build two independent beds exactly the same, which you will then attach to a structure at different heights. To make the beds, first create the bed frame. If you want guidance before starting on what jigsaw you need for your DIY jobs, learn how to choose jigsaw.
2. Mount the bed frame. Cut two planks approximately 15 centimeters wide, however long the mattress you are going to use. Half of these planks screw a long strip, which is where the slats that will form the bed frame of each of the beds rest . Cut these slats and distribute along the bedding leaving the same distance between them. Fix them to the strip on which they rest with wooden glue and lag screws. Repeat the process so that you would already have the two mattresses mounted, where you will put the mattresses.
3. Mount the mattress on the legs. Make two equal modules that make the legs of the beds. Cut two equal planks of 15 cm wide by the height of the bed, join them together by screwing planks of 15 centimeters by the width of the bed, one of these planks will go in the upper part of the module forming a structure in the shape of U inverted, the other will go in half. Remember to make a guide with a small bit in the wood before introducing the lag screws.
It is in this last plank, you will fix the bed base, also with wooden glue and lag screws. Do not forget, when taking measurements, take into account the thickness of the wood. Now you should have mounted two independent beds that are what will form your bunk afterwards.
4. Mount the structure of the bunk. Mount two equal structures that will be the legs of the litter. Cut two wooden planks of 15 centimeters in width by the height that is going to be the litter and join them with planks screwed to the edge of 15 centimeters by the width that has the litter. There will be 4 planks that you will use to join in each structure, one in the upper part, another in the lower part and two in the middle. This step is the same as the previous one, but this time, the legs are much higher since they are where you will mount the two beds.
5. Place on the legs the stop that separates the two beds. Now to separate the bed below and the one above, you must set a top to that structure that you have made before, do it on the inner side of about 15 centimeters wide by 40 centimeters long that supports the weight of the upper bed. This stop will be made of wood and you will fix it with thick screws and self-locking hexagonal nuts by tightening it with a key. It must be very fixed, since this stop supports the entire weight of the upper bed. If you are looking for guidance on the ideal nut for your projects, discover what hex nuts are .
6. Attach the beds to the structures. The structures previously assembled are the litter legs. The most comfortable way to place the beds in them is as follows; put one of the structures on the floor, mount the beds on top leaving the top between them, then put the second of the structures on top. Fix each bed to the legs with screw and nut. Carefully lift the bunk to make it straight and it will be mounted.
7. Put the ladder. With wooden planks creates a stair respecting the height of the bunk. You must fix it on one side to access the upper bed, these joints are made with wooden glue and lag screws.
It is a project that requires work and dedication, but the result is worth it, if you have dared to make your own bunk or any furniture in your home you can share it with us in our Projects section. If you have questions, you can open a thread of conversation in our forums where we will be happy to help.