Any woodworkers out there?

[Barabus]

Raise the bed with some spacers under the feet- I found IKEA heavy duty 3inch adjustable feet. Put baskets under the bed for your toys and tape the ends of the slats and/or add more slats. I guess I am a woodworker since I play with my wood all the time

 

[FJRGuy]

I prefer slats over plywood for Mattress support. You can pick up pre-made slat pkg somewhere like Ikea. Clicky

Check Lee Valley Tools for hidden hardware to mount the head and footboards to your storage box. As the new bed frame sounds like it will be self supporting, unless you are planning on towing the bed by the head/foot boards, lags are overkill... IMHO.

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

I'm not a woodworker, but I'm not a fan of the deck screw or lag screw solution. It seems to me that a screw gets a much better grip in the side grain than the end grain. They will hold for a while, but I bet they will loosen up over time.

What about a metal solution? Box spring frames are relatively cheap, free if you know someone with an extra one. A steel support will give you more clearance under the sides of the bed for boxes or baskets or whatever. The headboard and foot board could be attached to your steel frame with flanges. The flange for the headboard is usually part of the frame. You might need to have a flange for the foot board welded on, but the screws will go though the flange and into the side grain from the back, so you won't have unsightly holes to cover up.

The headboard and foot board are no longer support members and are basically ornamental. You can always go back to the old slats.

 

[TriggerT]

I just had another thought, which is if the bolts could go THROUGH the frame that you are putting under the bed, then you could use machine bolts, large washers, and nylon insert nuts. Then if the thing loosens up over time, you can tighten it and not have to worry about the wood ripping out.

 

[user 6393]

The storage isn't the big deal, the soild platform matress support is the goal. Storage would be a bonus.

Metal frame usage has been suggested in email, and honestly makes sense, especially for getting the footboard to playball with the whole thing...

as always, drawing and scheming..........still

 

[SacramentoMike]

Barb, I know you're not a real TALL person, but for myself, I hate footboards on a bed. Always have one or two feet hanging off the end and a footboard is just restrictive and in the way. Just in case you ever, like, loan your bed to a tall person or something like that, you might consider going back to the "hoarding it till it becomes useful" option.

Say, did I ever tell you about the gal who took a sack of quarters in to the bank, and the teller asked her "Did you hoard all those quarters yourself?" And she sez "No, my sister whored half of em." I did? Well, never mind then.

 

[user 6393]

Barb, I know you're not a real TALL person, but for myself, I hate footboards on a bed. Always have one or two feet hanging off the end and a footboard is just restrictive and in the way. Just in case you ever, like, loan your bed to a tall person or something like that, you might consider going back to the "hoarding it till it becomes useful" option.

^^^ been considering that, but it is a good deterrant to the K9's who covet the end of the bed (yanno, the place my feet don't reach) for their own selfish comforts

 

Say, did I ever tell you about the gal who took a sack of quarters in to the bank, and the teller asked her "Did you hoard all those quarters yourself?" And she sez "No, my sister whored half of em." I did? Well, never mind then.

LMAO

Thanks Mikee