advice on building materials for bunk bed and fixtures
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:37 pm
I want to build a bunk bed.
I'm not confident on the fixtures to be used.
I'm thinking of using
4 posts @ 2x4inch (or 3x4)
4 side rails at the bottom also 2x4 or (1x6?)
FIXINGS - for side rails to posts:
1x Hex Bolt Zinc Plated 10 x 120mm (or will I need 2 to connect each side rail to each post?)
p.s. This is going to be a double decker bus design so I'm going to attach 12mm thick plywood all around the bunk bed (this will also brace the frame and add extra strength).
I think i will notch out 1inch of the deepest part of the 2x4 post to the side rails which connect to this side.
does this sound feasible?
I'm not confident on the fixtures to be used.
I'm thinking of using
4 posts @ 2x4inch (or 3x4)
4 side rails at the bottom also 2x4 or (1x6?)
FIXINGS - for side rails to posts:
1x Hex Bolt Zinc Plated 10 x 120mm (or will I need 2 to connect each side rail to each post?)
p.s. This is going to be a double decker bus design so I'm going to attach 12mm thick plywood all around the bunk bed (this will also brace the frame and add extra strength).
I think i will notch out 1inch of the deepest part of the 2x4 post to the side rails which connect to this side.
does this sound feasible?