So we couldnt find any bed we really wanted for my son, and this one was perfect.
I used the wood one step up from the whitewood at HD, which had too many knots for this, and was .75 more. Still had to pick thru the 2x4 and 2x6s but the quality of the wood was much better.
After seeing what another bragger posted, i raised the posts to 72" instead of 66", which allowed for an additional 2x6 at the top. The mattress stayed at the same height, but know i sleep better thinking he wont roll off.
Lesson learned from this: Sand the primer!!! i never knew to do that before in my life and wow, what a difference.
Painting Steps were:
Sand wood,
prime, ( Used Zissner BIN)
Sand primer with 220
Wipe with Tack cloth
Paint ( Used Behr Ultra White Semi Gloss and Behr Par Four Green Semi Gloss)
Sand lightly with 320 grit
wipe with Tack
Paint again.
The two end pieces and the deck were assembled in the garage, but the cross pieces and steps were built in the bedroom.
Im thinking of creating a mini gate where he climbs up just for sleeping that i could put in once he is in his bed to really prevent rolling... trust me.. he rolls everywhere. May be to the height of the top 2x4, halway the length of the opening, and use dowels or something.
Note the second picture didnt have the 2x6 ladder step installed yet.
Thanks Ana for the plans! My son never wants to leave the bed!
Comments
handmadewithash
Tue, 09/01/2015 - 09:39
Wow, I thought the top was
Wow, I thought the top was concrete! It looks great!
sdarnell1
Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:34
Thank you! Now that you
Thank you! Now that you mention it, it kind of does look like concrete at first glance!
Ana White Admin
Tue, 09/01/2015 - 11:18
Love it!
Super job and great idea!
sdarnell1
Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:35
Thanks!
Thanks!
PigzFly
Mon, 12/07/2015 - 21:03
Great base for a glass top dining table!
i am trying to find plans for a base like this as a pedistal dining table base with a 54" glass top, but haven't been successful. Maybe I can modify the plans to make the base. What do you think? And great job!