Loft bed: fall protection too low

Many children wish to sleep in a loft bed. When buying, you can choose from many different beds that differ in width, height and furnishings. Almost all models have fall protection. If this is too low, you can increase it to create more security.

A loft bed is available in different designs

• Loft beds are available in two different heights. Beds designed for smaller children are approximately four feet high. For older children and young adults, the bed can be up to two meters high. It is very important that the bed has a border. This is often referred to as fall protection.
• If you feel the fall protection of the loft bed is too low, you should increase it especially if a small child is sleeping in the loft bed. For beds made of wood, it is easy to raise the border. However, many models are made of pressed wood or metal. With these beds you should make sure that they are secured with a fuse before buying of sufficient height, because in retrospect these models are not so easy to be changed.
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When the fall protection is too low

If the fall protection is too low, you can use a loft bed wood increase in a simple way.

1. Remove the complete border and replace the longitudinal beams that hold the fall protection with those that are higher. Then reattach the border.


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2. Measure the width of the battens that were used to create the border. You can get wood in many different sizes in the hardware store. Buy slats that are roughly the same width.
3. Extend the border by continuing the slats. Then you can be sure that your child will not fall out of the loft bed.

Always make sure that your child's head is not lying on the side where the opening for the ladder is made. In the worst case, it can fall down through this opening.