Making the bunk beds in the children's own hands

Bunk beds are a great solution for when you want to save space in the nursery.This room is freed much living space.But such requirements beds higher than usual.Thus, such structures must have at least sufficient strength and stability.This should be considered when designing such a bed.In addition to beds, be sure to provide a convenient and safe ascent to the second tier.Usually for this purpose are building a ladder.When drafting such a bed is important to consider the location of the ladder.

In addition, it is necessary to make a correct calculation of the length of the beds, as well as the distance between the tiers.The bed should get this to the floor to the bottom of sunbeds there is enough free space.It should be enough to sit on a sunbed could a grown man with ease.At the same time formed a niche you can take anything.For example, a box with bedding or toys.With regard to the upper tier, you should not place it too high, even if it allows the ceilings.The fact that the top of the generally warmer room air, and therefore there will be stuffy.In addition, it is dangerous for the child.For more information about how to make a bunk bed for children - on.

Selection of materials

As a material for the manufacture of wooden bunk beds most often used pine.Thus, the required size boards required, most often - 30 × 30, 40 × 80 and 20 × 150.The length of the bars for each part of the future of bunk beds for children are usually calculated in advance.It should take into account what kind of board you need to do part of the bed.So, pine bars make the bed a bit more complicated than other species of wood.So if you have no experience of such work, it is better to give up and take the pine as the main material sticks of oak or ash.So you simplify your work and increase the chances of a successful quality results.If space allows and you want, you can even make a bunk bed with a sofa.

For making the bed, in addition to the wood needed for each tier of plywood sheets, which will perform the role of the base under the mattresses.The dimensions of such sheets comprise 900x1850x10 mm more often.In addition to the bonding between the components needed screws and washers stub.The assembly is best done in a room with humidity and temperatures close to those who will be present in the children's room.If this is not taken into account, the board may be deformed with time.

How to choose the size of the bed

To produce any children's bunk beds should be prepared in advance drawings.And it is better not to use ready-made options, and make them yourself or order.The fact that the finished drawings may not be suitable for several reasons.Thus, the selection of design size, first it is necessary to correctly determine its height, and only after that the width and length.The most common bed sizes are chosen with a margin that the children were able to sleep on it for several years and did not have time to grow out of it.Most often, this bed make long 190 cm and 90 cm wide. In addition, you need to take into account the dimensions of the mattress that you plan to use.In this case the bed length must be greater than the width of the mattress by about 9 cm and length 11 cm.

Regarding bed height, then for its selection, primarily, the dimensions of the room considered.And on top should be left enough room for easy movement of the child.It is better to make a height such that the child is sitting on the second floor, the ceiling did not get his hands.A similar principle is used in the selection of the distance between the tiers.For example, an adult sitting on the bottom rug, should not get the upper tier of the head.As for the bottom of the lower loungers, it it must be on the floor at a distance of not less than 310 mm.In calculating the ratio it is also recommended to take into account the thickness of used mattresses.

If you want to still use a ready drawing, it is recommended to check whether these are suitable to the size of it for your room.If necessary, we take the finished project and at its base to create your own.It is recommended to take care of strengthening the construction of the frame, so that it was stable and reliable.If the room has a small area, it may be preferable construction of the compact children's bunk bed with closet.

How to make a bunk bed

Highlights

To minimize the cost of manufacturing the product, it is recommended to calculate all necessary materials before tackling their purchase.It takes two to make a lounger in the form of grids, which are stacked mattresses.For their manufacturing need the board size of 18 × 140 mm.Each lounger will need 10 boards.This design should get a strong enough.The width of the bed should be at least 85 cm. To lounger into place without any problems, it should do a little bit longer.The lattice as a support for a mattress can be used block size of 30 × 30 mm.

In the upper tier of such a bed must be special bumpers, so that the child did not fall from a height.Also, be sure to install the staircase to the second tier.Stairs and skirting boards made of 40 × 80 mm.Same rim if desired, can be made for the lower tier.The required number of boards depends on the type of rim and staircases location.Samu bed it is necessary to strengthen the pull of a massive board on the perimeter.For this purpose, suitable board size of 40 × 140 mm.Note that going to a children's bunk bed of chipboard considerably heavier than solid wood.At the same time, it is much cheaper.

phased assembly

for manufacturing products needed:

• hacksaw,
• screwdriver,
• milling machine,
• Roulette,
• level.

consider in more detail the process of assembly of the children's bunk bed:

1. primarily going to bed frame shelves.To do this, cut out a nest in the rod, the depth of which is approximately half the thickness of the wood.These beams will be useful in order to connect the transverse and longitudinal boards.
2. When the frame is assembled, check its squareness.Next to the frame fastened plywood panels, pre-greased with joiner's glue.
3. Links should be strengthened by means of screws, with between adjacent screws should be a distance of about 20 cm. When the shelf beds are ready, they must be thoroughly dried and then sanded.
4. After that, you can begin to assemble the ladder.To do this, first rack are marked, and then use the feather drill drilled a small hole diameter of 30 mm and a depth of 17 mm.
5. When the hole is cut, it is inserted iron rods, which then must be secured with screws.The wall can also reliability fluff joiner's glue.
6. Now you can connect the rack with shelves bed.To sunbeds bed turned out strong, you first need to mark the height of the attachment of each of the shelves.This is usually done with the inner side of the columns.
7. shelves shrink clamps, be sure to check them out and squareness made labels for fasteners.Further, on both sides of the boards are drilled holes.After that will fix the shelf and tighten the screws.When
8. bed racks are connected to the shelves, you can do decorative edging.It is necessary to know what the distance between the posts, and then saw off and adjust the edging boards.
9. To bars were not visible, they are placed approximately 45 mm below the frame.Next border is attached to the shelves with screws.
10. You can then proceed with the installation of the stairs.To mount the left rack to the bed using screws in the amount of 4 pieces.By the bottom edge of the right rack should be screwed one, and to the top - three screws.Thus the fasteners need to tighten the inner side of the bed.
11. After installing the ladder, you can proceed to the installation of fences on the top tier.They should not only be sufficiently stable, but also have a beautiful appearance.After all, the bed should be an additional decoration of the room.
12. longitudinal and transverse boards measuring 70 × 20 mm is usually cut into the rack, and it is in a special slot in the rack, which must be made in advance by using a chisel.On the lower lounger fence would not normally do.Reiki is fixed with screws on all sides.
13. Existing gaps between the fence and the border must be closed with a cloth.The product assembly left to paint and varnish.To crib was more sustainable, it must also be attached to the wall by means of brackets.

Metal bunk bed

bunk bed metal to collect a little more complicated than wooden, but she simpler the design itself.The main difficulty is the use of the welding machine.In addition, the person who will carry out the assembly, will need some experience with similar equipment.

a lounger bed frames are collected by metal parts measuring 45 × 50 mm.For cutting products in the sizes most commonly used grinders or hacksaw.Corners at the ends of the gaps must be cut to make a more dense dock parts.After welding, all the elements necessary to verify whether they are exactly located.Furthermore, it is necessary to determine the value of a right angle.

should be noted that in the construction of a bed, as opposed to wood, no ledges.Vertical racks are made of thin-walled tube diameter of 30 mm.To ready the uprights by welding the frame is attached loungers.After that all welds be processed.The bed will be more beautiful if the upper tier, headboard and footboard to use forged bumpers.Therefore, these products make to order in special workshops.If you have the skills of welding, headboards can make his own from the right diameter of the pipe and rods.

Children's bunk bed: photo