Drive the 2 screws into the bunk bed frame at the bottom of one side and the top on the alternate side.
How to make a bunk bed a loft bed.
How to build a loft bed step 2.
The estimated cost for this loft bed is 100 to 150.
By removing it you render the loft bed unsafe.
Then cut a support post and attach it to the outer end of the footboard.
Next attach an outer board to the outer face of the headboard footboard and support post and then install the slats along.
In most bunk bed designs the lower bunk is the major stabilizing force in the system that is the bunk bed.
Replace the upper mattress and make the bed.
The loft bed plan includes nothing fancy it s simply a twin bed raised high enough to make room for storage below it.
If the height of your ceiling is too low for a loft space or the height of your diy loft bed isn t measured correctly you might end up installing the pieces in the wrong places.
Most of your conversion work will revolve around reinforcing the frame to make sure the bed is safe after removing the lower bunk.
The diagonal brace will look like this after installed.
To build a loft bed start by attaching a headboard sideboard and footboard to the wall at the desired height you want your loft bed to be at.
This bunk bed will take you one day to build cost less than 500 and is easy to moderate.
How to build custom bunk beds from diy network.