Given some theoretical knowledge and practical training, namely, at least an initial skill in carpentry, it will not be difficult to make a children's bunk bed with your own hands. As a result, you will benefit, since you will significantly save money and get environmentally friendly, high-quality and reliable furniture for your child.
Before you get started, it's important to understand what you want to get in the end. To deal with this, a short instruction on the organization of designing furniture at home will help, which is especially important, given the current prices for children's bunk beds.
Features of bunk beds
A bunk bed has recently been the most popular option for a children's room. This bed is designed to save useful space, especially in small rooms. Speaking of functionality, it is worth noting that there can be two or one berths located at the top. At the same time, the lower tier is equipped at the request of the client and can take the form of a workplace, sofa, playground, computer desk, wardrobe or other option. Bunk beds are designed to accommodate two or one child.
The original idea of the design of furniture for the nursery, developed by you yourself, can become a reality, and all that is needed for this is strength, patience and friendly relations with carpentry tools.
What to look for when choosing a bed
Before you buy or make a children's bunk bed with your own hands, note that:
- It is not recommended to use this bed for children under 6 years old.
- It is worth mounting high sides on a berth of the second floor to protect the child.
- It is better to choose a gentle, safe staircase with non-slip steps.
- The bed must be stable.
- The length of the bed should be determined taking into account the growth of at least one of the parents.
- On the surface of the product should not be present sharp elements, chips or hooks.
- The bottom of the product is better to independently check for strength.
- It is worth choosing a natural and safe material for the manufacture, as well as for a mattress.
What to consider when getting started
For the design of children's furniture, it is worth choosing a durable and high-quality material, and choosing a design option, give preference to that drawing, which as a result will be the most stable. Children's bunk beds belong to the class of furniture characterized by ergonomics.
Before you start sawing the material, note:
- At first, it is worth developing a drawing that indicates the exact dimensions and shapes of the future product.
- Amount of materials: timber, bolts, corners, screws.
- Prepare a set of tools and all the necessary equipment that may be needed during the construction, and put the items in one place.
- When developing drawings and diagrams, determine the height of the upper tier taking into account the height of the ceiling in the room and the thickness of the mattresses, pay attention to the location of the stairs, which serves as the Swedish wall.
- Provide additional mountings to the ceiling or wall, which will give the structure additional stability.
Bed assembly technology
Please note that if the bed involves two beds (bottom and top), then a person who gets up from the lower tier should not hit his head in the second tier. Consider this at the design stage of drawings, taking into account the growth of the child.
To make a children's bunk bed, you will need wood, namely details with the following dimensions: 140 x 20, 30 x 30, 140 x 80, 140 x 40 - these figures are taken as an example.
During the design, chipboard is used, in this case, edging. The edges are processed and glued to cuts.
What will be needed during the work
To make a children's bunk bed, prepare:
- Hammer.
- Pliers.
- Screwdriver.
- Roulette.
- The square.
- Construction level.
- Screwdriver.
- Drill.
- Hacksaw.
- Clamps.
- Electric jigsaw.
When designing a children's bunk bed from solid wood, prepare the following set of materials:
- The beam is 2.5-3 m in length.
- Boards - 3 m.
- Particleboard boards or plywood sheets.
- Small fasteners: nuts, washers, screws, screws, bolts, screws.
- Putty on wood.
- Sanding paper and polyurethane.
As an alternative substitute for the manufacture of an inexpensive children's bunk bed instead of wood, you can use chipboard. Before starting the installation, it is worth keeping the boards for a week at room temperature - this will prevent the material from drying out.
What the design process looks like
Installation sequence:
- Making frames for beds. To do this, reproduce a rectangle of timber 5 x 10 according to the parameters of the mattress. As fasteners, corners and carpentry glue are used with the thorn in groove method.
- Mounting struts in the frame that compensate for the load.
- Making boards of boards mounted to the frame. For this, self-tapping screws are used, screwed inside.
- The manufacture of frame racks in the amount of 4 pieces of timber with a cross-section of 5 x 10 and a height of a children's bunk bed made of wood, mounted in two to form an L-shaped profile.
- Preparing holes for mounting screws in supports and frames.
- Fixing the structure to the wall.
Then proceed to the processing of furniture: it is lit and covered with paint or colorless varnish. To seal the edges, it is better to take a plastic edge and a thermal tape.
What to look for before starting work
Use the following guidelines that may simplify your work:
- Consider buying options. You can take some idea for yourself or purchase a frame for a children's bunk bed, the price of which starts from 6,000 rubles.
- For stairs and racks, take only solid supports made of solid wood.
- Consider the size of the contribution, increasing the design by 2 centimeters on each side, focusing on the parameters of the mattress. So in the future it will be easier to make the bed.
- Decide on the option of a berth and think about whether you want to complement the children's bunk bed with a sofa on the first tier.
- The height of the lower tier is determined with reference to the child. This height the baby can easily overcome.
Please note that the base of the tree needs additional processing, during which alignment with a planer and grinding with sandpaper is performed. The varnish coating will help to maintain an attractive appearance and extend the life of the children's bunk bed made of wood.
Following the instructions and choosing quality material, you can make an ergonomic, safe, beautiful and inexpensive bed for your child. The main thing is that the place is comfortable and cozy.