A loft bed is a great addition to any home. It adds sleeping space and saves floor space. It can also turn a single room into a double room while still allowing play room for kids. For a vacation home, or your permanent home, a loft bed could be a cheap and easy way to create an addition, without knocking down any walls. You can complete this project yourself with a minimum amount of materials.
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A loft bed can be created using 4-by-4 post beams, 2-by-4 boards for the frame and a sheet of plywood. Typically, wood screws, nails and anchor bolts for drywall are used for the assembly. You can also use large bolts to create a frame made completely of 4-by-4 post beams. The 1/2-inch bolt is an excellent choice because it is strong and only one will be required to secure the beams together. A socket wrench with an extension arm will help you tighten these bolts. Washers should always be used to make the frame stable, otherwise the bolt heads will cut into the wood. Pine beams are ample for the frame, but hardwood beams are a better choice, if you can afford them.
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A loft bed design can be as simple as four legs, a square frame and a sheet of plywood. The legs along side the walls can be attached using 90-degree corner braces, or long bolts that anchor into the wall studs. Another option is to anchor two, 2-by-6 boards to the wall in the corner as a brace for the loft bed. Frame posts can be mounted to this board perpendicularly to form the bottom of the bed and upright vertical posts installed to support the frame for the other side. A plywood sheet can then be installed across the frame.
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A loft bed frame should fit a single mattress in a secure way. One simple method is to create a flat surface as described above and just lay the mattress on top. Another method is to create a frame of 2-by-6 boards around the loft bed frame so the mattress can slide into them. This is more like a bunk bed than a loft bed. It won't allow extra space around the bed itself. If you want to have extra room around your loft bed, the flat plywood bottom on top of the frame is a better choice. This will leave some extra space for an alarm clock, and it is generally easier to get into.
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