For owners of small apartments, the issuer is the economical use of space. The attic bed is a convenient and practical option that will help to rationally equip the room. The cost of the attic bed is quite high, much cheaper to make a bed of the attic with their own hands. About the councils and rules for the manufacture of the bed of the attic will be talked further.
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General concept about beds attic
The attic bed is a double-colored bed with a sleeping place, which is located in the sub-combine space. The first floor of the attic bed is used to install a desk or cabinet for placing things.
The second floor is the location of the bed. To climb on the second floor, install the staircase or steps. Depending on the arrangement, the stairs are divided into dressers - with drawers for the location of things; Pack-type stairs, which are easily, if necessary, removed from the bed; Inclined type stairs that allow you to easily climb sleeping space and are installed in most children's beds.
Advantages of using the bed attic:
- convenience and practicality - allow you to rationally organize the space of "small housing";
- multifunctionality - Using the Bed of the attic to accommodate things, the location of the desktop and other accessories;
- compactness - allow you to install such a bed in the smallest rooms;
- keeping - a sleeping place in the attic bed is located under the ceiling, so sleeping on the bed is very comfortable;
- brightness and modernity - installation of the attic bed is a fairly modern solution, and the self-assembly of the bed gives the right to choose color, shape and design, depending on individual preferences;
- versatility. Bed attic is an excellent solution for both adults and children.
Bed attic photo:
Varieties of the Bed Church
Depending on the purpose, the attic beds are distinguished:
- adults
- baby.
Adults of the attic beds are usually doubled, and children are designed for one person. Adults of the attic beds are distinguished by more restrained design, and children have a bright color, many design elements and round corners.
Depending on the size and form allocate:
- mini attic - beds are designed for children from a three-year-old age, such beds do not exceed one meter of height. To secure a child from falling, special design elements use;
- the bed attic with the presence of drawers has many drawn and built-in shelves for the location of things;
- the bed is an attic with the presence of a working area - in the upper part is equipped with a sleeping place, and the lower part is designed to arrange a workplace or a playground;
- the two-tier bed is the attic consists of two beds, the bottom must be extended and is located separately from the bed;
- the attic bed located under the ceiling is the French version of the device of the attic bed, the mount is carried out directly to the ceiling, and the principle of operation is similar to the elevator.
Adult bed attic do it yourself
Before proceeding with the assembly of the Bed of the attic, you should make a drawing of the future design.
Adult bed involves the manufacture of a two-bed bed of the attic with their own hands.
Decide with the type of bed mount:
- traditional, consisting of four supports,
- resistant, assuming the attachment of two racks to the floor, and two angles to the wall and to the ceiling space.
The amount of material for the manufacture of the bed attic depends on:
- length
- widths
- heights
- interval between the floor and bed,
- length and widths of the bedroom.
These factors need to be considered before the manufacture of the bed of the attic.
Dimensions depend on the free space and size of the room, from the size of the mattress.
For the manufacture of bed will be needed:
- screwdriver
- tree drill,
- electrolovka,
- corollary,
- roulette
- construction level
- screwdrivers
- pencil
- brushes,
- hexagon
- emery paper.
Instructions for assembling the bed attic do it yourself:
1. With the help of a square, make the markup of the details required for the bed device.
2. Drink all the necessary parts, take rid of sharp corners using sandpaper.
3. Next, you should make holes for fasteners.
4. Start with the backing connection, which serves as a support. For even connecting parts, put them on the seasons.
5. Drill all holes start assembling elements. To do this, apply a screwdriver and hexagon.
6. In order for the bed racks did not scratch the floor, use linings made of rubber or plastic.
7. Bed assembly stages. Checking the smooth attachment using a level.
8. After assembling the two backs, install the beam that connects them.
9. Use bolts to fasten the beam.
10. Install all beams and limiters.
11. Depending on the drawing of the bed, leave a place to install the stairs.
12. After checking the design to evenness, if necessary, adjust the bed, and then tighten the bolts.
13. To enhance the design, use metal corners.
14. Let's start assembling the stairs.
15. Install plywood strips to supplement the bedroom. Instead of strips it is possible to use a chipboard sheet.
16. In order for the bed to have a presentable view, use paint and varnish.
17. After the day after applying varnish, install the mattress.
Children's bed attic do it yourself
Materials used in operation:
- 3.2 m boards with a thickness of 3 cm;
- 210 cm Board 2 cm thick;
- bar 4x5 cm 16.7 m;
- bar 2.2x2.2 - 4.5 m;
- 2 m of a beech bar with a thickness of 3 cm.
Connecting fasteners:
- screws with the presence of a secret head,
- sucks,
- beech or oak wedges.
- pVA glue,
- matt lacquer,
- nails for finishing.
For work it is necessary:
- electrolovka,
- grinding machine
- screwdriver
- electric drills
- hammer
- ruler
- pencil
- roulette
- tassels.
Bed attic do it yourself drawings:
Sleeping is the base of the attic bed. The size of the bed depends on the growth of the child. If the child's age does not exceed five years, it is better to install a low bed attic.
The attic bed includes a sleeping place, staircase and base.
In order for the children's bed to possess a high level of reliability and strength, a dashed-thickening type compound should be provided.
Elements that are not subjected to disassembly should be collected using PVA glue. These include side parts, fencing and base under the mattress. Use semicircular wedges to connect collapsible elements. Use cardboard stencils to apply markup.
After cutting and grinding the back of the bed, try to assemble them without glue to inspect the design to the evenness and correctness of the docking.
After fixing the inconsistencies, start assembling the bed with glue:
- return from the edge of the crossbar 3 - 22 cm and plunge the rack 8, use screws and glue to connect the lower crossbar;
- install the legs, insert 9 bar in the hole, intended for the racks, wake all the connections with glue;
- the side portion 12 should be glued to the 3 beam with glue and ducks;
- retreat from the lower edge of 0.5 cm, connect the bars of the reference type with the longitudinal boards 2 to enhance the connection, use screws;
- the longitudinal walls of the bed are assembled in the same way as the backs;
- to assemble a metal grid, use two longitudinal details 5 and 11 parts 4.
Field assembly parts Wait for the glue drying, and then proceed to finishing.
Collect all the connections and cover the surface with varnish. Collect all the elements in the skeleton for the bed with the help of semicircular wedges. In the jattrass frame, install the grille, and then the mattress. In the case of setting place at the top of the bed, install the staircase and security elements.
Bed base is a design consisting of side frames that combine longitudinal parts and racks.
Using thorough connections, collect basic modules. Scroll 15 position at an altitude of 31.5 cm, 60 cm, 98 cm.
Collect the base using the drilled holes.
Let's start assembling the stairs: make grooves 3x4.2 cm, set the beech crossbars.
Install the bed on the racks, attach the staircase and security elements.
Bed Manufacturing Recommendations Attic
1. Securely secure the safety elements and the staircase to avoid falling off the bed. With the device of the stairs, consider the weight of the child or adult, which will climb it.
2. To reduce the cost of manufacturing the bed, use the chipboard instead of a solid bar.
3. The most useful wood for the manufacture of bed - natural pine. The service life of such a bed exceeds ten years. Pine highlights aromamasla and has a pleasant smell that has a positive effect on health.
4. It is possible to use curtains for additional decoration of the attic bed.
5. When calculating the drawing of the bed, consider such factors:
- design size,
- installation location
- purpose: Children's or Adult Bed,
- bed height,
- functional features
- bed design,
- number of racks.
6. When using a chipboard for giving a bed of an attractive appearance, use a special self-adhesive film.
