Build a foldable bed with bed box function yourself

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As it is well known that a do-it-yourselfer builds a lot himself, it is not surprising that it is becoming more and more fashionable to build his own beds. A foldable bed with a storage box function is likely to be a somewhat greater challenge, even for the experienced do-it-yourselfer.

Build a folding bed with a bed box function.
Build a folding bed with a bed box function. © Ralf_Dietermann / Pixelio

What you need:

  • Circular saw
  • 1 beech wood plate
  • 2 beech wood side panels, 2 cm x 220 cm x 50 cm, A 1 and A 2
  • 2 beech wood pieces, 2 cm x 136 cm x 50 cm, B 1 and B 2
  • 1 can of wood glue
  • drilling machine
  • Wood drill, 5 mm
  • 40 wood screws
  • screwdriver
  • Bar hinge
  • 1 beech wood plate
  • 1 large foam mattress
  • 1 special glue for the mattress
  • Countersink
  • spatula
  • Tape measure

Prepare and cut a foldable bed from beech wood panels

If you are a good do-it-yourselfer, it shouldn't be a big problem for you to build a foldable bed with bed box function yourself. To you at building To provide some shooting help, the following instructions have been put together:

  1. So that your foldable bed also has a bed box function afterwards, start with the cutting to size with the bed box. As a base plate you cut a 2 cm thick beech wood plate measuring 140 cm x 220 cm. Then drill a total of 40 holes around 1 cm from the respective outer edge. The holes should have a diameter of 5 mm and be countersunk on one side. The base plate will later lie flat on the ground and the entire folding bed will build on it.
  2. Then cut the two side parts A 1 and A 2. When that's done, cut the head piece and foot piece B 1 and B 2 to size. Now you can put your bed box together. To brush Put a strip of wood glue over the inside of your base plate. The strip should not be wider than 2 cm and should run over all of the holes in the base plate.
  3. After you have clamped the side parts to the base plate with screw clamps, turn yours Around the bed box and screw the base plate to all the side parts as well as the head part and from the rear Foot part. After that has been done, you have completed the bed box for your foldable bed with bed box function. Now it goes to the superstructure.

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The second part of these instructions describes how the top section for your foldable bed with bed box function is cut and processed:

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  1. What is still missing from your bed is a hinged cover that you cut from 3 cm thick beech wood to a size of 220 cm x 145 cm. After you have cut the hinged cover for your foldable bed with bed box function, Now screw one leg of a rod hinge to the top of your 220 cm long Side panels.
  2. Then screw the hinged cover onto the free leg of the rod hinge. You can now open and close the lid. However, so that you can also sleep on the part, you need a thick foam pad, as you can buy it at your trusted hardware store.
  3. This thick foam mattress is now glued flush to the hinged lid with special glue. After this has been done, you only have to wait until the special glue has dried and your foldable bed with bed box function is ready for use.

Remember that the hinged lid of your foldable bed is quite heavy.

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