I want to make a bed with storage underneath (enough to walk under) I have an unlimited amount of pic related due to my business. Any advice at how to make sure the structural integrity is maintained? How do i attach them? I have a budget of roughly $500.00 for any excess material that is needed.

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Anonymous Tue Jan 28 17:07:52 2014 No.589778 [Reply] [Original]

I want to make a bed with storage underneath (enough to walk under)

I have an unlimited amount of pic related due to my business.

Any advice at how to make sure the structural integrity is maintained? How do i attach them?

I have a budget of roughly $500.00 for any excess material that is needed.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 28 17:14:22 2014 No.589782 >>589778 >I have a budget of roughly $500.00 Then forget the plastic things and buy lumber. Are you actually saying you want to elevate your bed six feet in the air so you can walk around under it? Then definitely buy lumber.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 28 17:22:51 2014 No.589783 File: 7 KB, 241x209, bed.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>589782 i was thinking of something like the adult version of pic related.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 28 17:51:22 2014 No.589795 File: 116 KB, 1000x2000, tromz.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] save yourself $400 and get an Ikea tromso loft bedframe pic related. I got mine +matress off craigslist for $100. it has a desk and a shelf under the bed. rock solid.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 28 17:53:22 2014 No.589796 File: 73 KB, 500x398, 1390949630705.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] or this...

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 28 17:55:53 2014 No.589797 >>589795 it looks a bit wobbly And i want it to be closed off, the frame is a good start tho

Anonymous Tue Jan 28 18:32:22 2014 No.589806
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Well if it's your business you'll know how much weight they can take.

I'd probably secure them with heavy duty plastic ties. How many to use is up to you, as long as you're consistent. Spend that 400$ on a decent mattress.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 08:32:33 2014 No.590088 >>589797 >>589783 Never quite grew up, did you? >>589797 >it looks a bit wobbly It's IKEA

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 09:03:32 2014 No.590106 >>589778 get some 4x4s and thread them through the channels to make the flat part you sleep on. build the frame from wood.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 10:15:02 2014 No.590124 Have you thought of going from the ceiling down yet? with the right tools/material/skills you could create a nice looking hanging bed. just an idea.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 10:47:02 2014 No.590138 >>589778 Are you in the US? I'd love to get some of those pallets off of you....

Anonymous Wed Jan 29 11:28:02 2014 No.590151

I love how OP is asking for advice on using those plastic pallets and most of the responders insist on pushing their own agenda, i.e. use wood.

Why in hell would we want to steer OP away from using something that's 1) free and 2) likely stronger than the majority of wood you could buy from the lumber yard?

Those plastic pallets are strong as hell, and MORE stable than any wood you care to name. Only exception I can think of are LVLs, which nobody in their right mind would be recommending for this use.

So anyway OP, I would look into using screws or bolts of some kind, so that if you ever need to disassemble you won't have to break the thing apart (as you would if you glued and screwed).

If the total costs of the fixings tops 100 bucks I'd be surprised.

If necessary some or all of the rest of your budget could go towards a decently quality drill, plus driver if you end up using screws, a set of quality spanners if going with bolts.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 11:31:02 2014 No.590152 >>590151 Good post. The answer is: "use screws".

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 12:06:32 2014 No.590169 Maybe buy some long steel bars and slide them through those holes so that the pallets can't slide apart?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 14:17:02 2014 No.590233 just finished this. took too damn long, go on craigslist.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 14:19:02 2014 No.590234 File: 671 KB, 3264x1840, IMG_20140127_215640_888.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>590233 forgot img

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 15:45:17 2014 No.590262 >>590233 >just finished this. took too damn long Weekend project, don't know what you mean bro ^__^

Anonymous Wed Jan 29 16:49:17 2014 No.590284
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Some good wood with screws and or nails will do the trick. Just make sure you use beefy enough stuff with bracing to prevent wobbling/collapse. I will post some pics of what I made and they should give you an idea. Yes my walls are covered in duct tape and mylar and I am insane. 1/11

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 16:51:17 2014 No.590285 File: 401 KB, 1500x2000, DSCN0854.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 2/11

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 16:54:47 2014 No.590287 File: 489 KB, 2000x1500, DSCN0855.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 3/11

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 16:55:48 2014 No.590288 File: 420 KB, 2000x1500, DSCN0856.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 4/11

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 16:56:17 2014 No.590290 File: 427 KB, 2000x1500, DSCN0857.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 5/11

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 16:58:47 2014 No.590292 File: 350 KB, 2000x1500, DSCN0858.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 6/11

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 16:59:17 2014 No.590293 File: 451 KB, 2000x1500, DSCN0859.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 7/11

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 17:02:17 2014 No.590296 File: 448 KB, 2000x1500, DSCN0860.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 8/11

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 17:03:17 2014 No.590297 File: 563 KB, 2000x1500, DSCN0861.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 9/11 "but will not collapse due to thermal expansion"

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 17:06:18 2014 No.590299 File: 291 KB, 2000x1500, DSCN0862.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] wood frame 10/11

Anonymous Wed Jan 29 17:12:47 2014 No.590302
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11/11. No real plans, I just improvised and made it up as I went along. It's about 5 feet tall and 4 inches wider and longer than a standard queen sized mattress. pics 2 and 3 probably show the most detail structurally. I used old rotting barn wood and merely sanded them all up. The railing at the top was a frame to an old futon that died a decade ago nailed to the sides to prevent rolling off in sleep. The ladder was part of an old broken aluminum work ladder. Total cost to me was 0$ and a days work. Though you can probably buy the materials new for $100 to $200 tops.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 17:38:47 2014 No.590312 >>590302 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKaqaToa4mQ

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 18:13:47 2014 No.590327 >>590312 Not at all related. Not nearly as sloppy and crazy as that.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 19:14:47 2014 No.590352 >>589806 never thought of that, thanks

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 19:21:17 2014 No.590355 >>590138 Edmonton, have them delivered here loaded with product on the daily.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 20:44:47 2014 No.590401 >>590151 well, i want to be able to take it apart and move it eventually

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 21:53:48 2014 No.590426 File: 318 KB, 359x424, Screenshot_3.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>590302 Why are the walls and ceiling covered in that shiny material?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:11:18 2014 No.590430 >>590426 it's insulation

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:17:18 2014 No.590434 >>590430 Oh okay, kind of reminded me of a crazy person's house where they cover it in tin foil. Does it work very well?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:22:48 2014 No.590438 >>590434 Google "insulation material".

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:35:18 2014 No.590448 >>590434 yes. its standard in practically all houses. usually hidden inside the walls but you'll find it one pretty much any external wall.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:59:18 2014 No.590465 >>590233 Is that plywood under the mattress? What, pallet bed too uncomfortable for you there hipster?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:03:49 2014 No.590467 >>590284 >>590285 >>590287 >>590288 >>590290 >>590292 >>590293 >>590296 >>590297 >>590299 >>590302 >Improvised We can tell shit/11 How many times have you cut yourself on that sawed off ladder top?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:10:18 2014 No.590469 >>590438 >>590448 Yeah it was mostly the not being inside the wall bit that threw me off, and I've mostly just seen the fluffy fiberglass type so I wasn't sure if that was insulation or something else.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:56:48 2014 No.590485 >>590302 Instead of wrapping the whole house in tinfoil, many people find it easier and safer to just wrap the tinfoil around their head.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 01:24:18 2014 No.590508

>ITT People that don't know the difference between mylar and other petroleum based products "plastics" and metallic foils. And spoiled iPhone liberal yuppie kiddies that expect diy to look perfect at zero cost. You want "perfect looking" go spend $500 at ikea. Mylar is the optimum reflector of infrared radiation "light and heat" and is even better when r11 lines the other side. I have saved more money in one month with my designs and builds than many of you butthurt kiddies make in a year. and no the ladder does not cut as it has been filed smooth and covered since then. DIY is about experimenting and making things in the moment and improving on them over time. Not about buying some $5000 plan off the internet and paying a contractor $50,000 to build it. So just get a hammer, a screwdriver, some nails and a few other basic tools and use your imagination and not give a damn what fedora wearing california kids think.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 01:39:48 2014 No.590515

>>590508
are you suggesting that you should not throw money at a design expert to audit your design before throwing down a couple of 10kilobucks on materials to build a house? especially when a house needs building approval and the structure needs council certification at every stage of development? you've obviously think your epic mechano skills count for something.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 01:47:18 2014 No.590522

>>589778
I had a lofted bed when I was a kid and loved it. Decided to get a super cheap one on Craigslist and I regretted it. Got a much better and more expensive one and I regretted it even more. They save a ton of room, but having sex in them is just weird. No matter what I would do it always felt like it was wobbling too much. And God forbid you try to bring home a girl who's afraid of hieghts.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 02:21:18 2014 No.590534 >>590262 took a while to prime mostly. pallets just sucked the stuff in...it was a 1 dollar mistint though.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 10:35:42 2014 No.590697

>>590401
Bolts then. If it's screwed together you can actually disassemble, it's just a lot easier to do with bolts and nuts.

P.S. You might want to do a couple of tests, see if you need large washers to spread the load when they bolts are tightened, to help prevent cracking.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 12:02:42 2014 No.590731

>>590515
Are you saying is that screwing two twigs together should require same level of professional inspection and governmental approval and paperwork as building whole house?
you seriosly can't see difference between building furniture and WHOLE HOUSE?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 14:50:13 2014 No.590818 >>590508 You're basically insulting people who do things properly using a tape measure and a level. I wasn't even gonna post in this thread, but thats the shittiest bedframe I've seen in my life. The mylar job is bad too. You should feel bad.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 16:36:12 2014 No.590876 >>589778 Yea op, I was planning on making something like this too, out of some old hurricane boards, and my old bedpost. and maybe insulate it slightly.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 18:47:13 2014 No.590933 >>590426 i thought possible grow-op

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 18:51:13 2014 No.590937 >>590876 well.. i'll post pics once complete, i have some wood gathered just in case i need it.. going to Home Depot for screws/zap straps.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 19:07:12 2014 No.590942 >>590937 Yeah i started it last night, working on it now, the bed's going under it though. how tall should it be?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 22:43:12 2014 No.591036 >>590942 gotta be tall enough for you to sit up comfortably while having at least 6 inches of leeway... otherwise you'll feel cramped.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 23:42:43 2014 No.591060

>>589778
If that picture is representative, the pallets have large hollow holes that run both horizontally and vertically, no?

So just stack like 20 of those on top of each other, and build a surrounding wall, leaving a gap of say two stacks. Drive rebar vertically through each stack, so now you have a roofless room with one exit.

Now just drive the rebar horizontally through those holes and give it a roof, with multiple layers. Add bedding on top.

Make stairs of pallets. Tada!

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:24:43 2014 No.591560 >>591060 not a bad idea actually, sounds pretty sturdy

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 23:50:13 2014 No.591626 >>590465 fuck off faggot

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 00:19:43 2014 No.591644 >>590284 >>590285 >>ect I've been coming back to these to laugh at you a couple times a day.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 04:41:13 2014 No.591739

>>590508
never have i seen such megalomaniacal rantings from a guy that butt-joined a few 2x4s. proper joinery and finishing would have cost you just as much. your shoddy workmanship has nothing to do with everyone else being "iphone liberal yuppie kiddes". it has everything to do with you not knowing what you're doing.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:15:13 2014 No.591746 >>590515 >>590818 >ITT: People who don't /diy/ Welcome to /diy/

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:29:43 2014 No.591748 >>590426 its a attic that's the insulation

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 14:01:02 2014 No.591871 >>591746 I /diy/, I just do it right. It doesn't cost more to put in some effort and actually learn how to do things properly.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 20:38:16 2014 No.592046
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how much storage do you want?

If you want something simple that still looks "adult" so its not some giant loft thing, build this. Pretty simple, pretty cheap. Just single layer of those "cube storage" boxes, then a frame of 2x4s with plywood over the top. Then you put your stuff in those containers for cube storage under the bed...you can even match the colors to your bedding colors.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 20:41:46 2014 No.592049 File: 66 KB, 640x427, cubestoragebed.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>592046 here is a pretty good example of what it can look like.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 21:12:16 2014 No.592061 make a glorious metal construction, much cheaper and superior in every way. you do need to be good with welding thou

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 21:59:46 2014 No.592090 >>590312 He is a Lawyer.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 22:56:17 2014 No.592117 >>590933 Exactly what I thought

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 19:07:29 2014 No.592964 >>592046 hmmm, not a bad idea...

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 19:08:29 2014 No.592965 >>592049 that looks easy actually

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 6 21:35:31 2014 No.594341 File: 25 KB, 815x619, pallet bed.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] OP, I've gone above and beyond to make you a diagram of how it should be done. completely foolproof, if you ask me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 6 22:37:00 2014 No.594363 >>590508 Is that what you tell the girls when the roofies wear off?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 6 22:40:30 2014 No.594364 File: 43 KB, 460x259, YFW.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>590426 It's to keep the oxygen in when the atmosphere gets blown away by a solar flare. >yfw space boy was right

Anonymous Thu Feb 6 22:44:30 2014 No.594365

>>591746
>thinking what you did is in the spirit of /diy/
Sure, you did it yourself, but by your logic I could throw logs in a pile and throw pillows on it and call it my /diy/ bed because I didn't pay someone else to do it.
You didn't put any real effort into your design, you didn't incorporate any sort of creative flourish. You could have at least painted the lumber silver or grey and made fake control panels so your room looked like one of the Apollo missions or some shit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 6 23:04:00 2014 No.594375 >>594341 thats almost as bad as the idea in step brothers was

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 7 11:52:16 2014 No.594611 >>594375 False. There's literally no way this could go wrong.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 7 12:54:46 2014 No.594631 how big are the pallet things you are using OP?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 7 13:02:16 2014 No.594637 >>590508 This is the true spirit of diy, too bad this is /diy/

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 7 13:04:47 2014 No.594638 >>594365 You are a faggot, but you might have a point... You definitely could throw twigs and pillows on the ground for an alt. bed style

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 7 13:10:47 2014 No.594639 >>594341 With this plan, All you'll need are some poontunes, and the ladies will be flocking to your badass 6 foot raised bed.

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Anonymous Sat Feb 8 06:20:29 2014 No.595070
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>>590508
>I'm gonna pay Tyrone or Rog to read your butt blasted greentext.
Dude, not everyone is perfect. But you made several glaring mistakes with your bedframe. Instead of whining learn what you did wrong so net time you can improve. And pick up a book on carpentry before attempting something like this again.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 11 16:18:15 2014 No.596839 >>589778 revive from page 10 because better than 3/4 of the shit on page 1

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