It turned out perfectly.
Turn bunk bed into loft bed.
Encircle it with attractive oversized cushions.
Turning the loft bed into a bunk bed.
Place a leg on the floor on each end of the bed frame.
Hold the 8 board up at an angle against the back of the bed.
Place the bed frame on its side.
You may want to run another one under the origional support beam for the bottom and top bunks for saftey.
Cut the board using a miter saw or any saw you have access to drive the 2 screws into the bunk bed frame at the bottom of one side and the top on the alternate side.
We adapted the loft bed plans so we could put our sons current twin bed underneath it to make bunk beds for our boys.
Most of your conversion work will revolve around reinforcing the frame to make sure the bed is safe after removing the lower bunk.
I removed the bottom bunk and took it apart completely removing the individual slats from the running boards.
You can also use reinforcement to make it sturdy if that be the case.
Use the pencil to mark the angle and excess to cut off the ends.
And just test it.
I removed each supporting leg of the bunk bed as well as the ladder and cut them so that the loft area would be 32 tall.
Removing the bottom beam should not affect the stability of the bed in any way.
You can convert a bunk bed into a loft bed with ease.
By removing it you render the loft bed unsafe.
To turn a bunk bed into a loft bed you will need to remove the mattress and the ladder remove the bunking pins and bolts add a diagonal brace and replace the mattress on the top bunk.
This is the same as the kura.
Submitted by mommabutts on thu 04 14 2011 10 20.
Transform your bunk bed into a daybed by placing one of the long open sides against the wall using the lower platform and mattress as your daybed.
Once you know your loft bed will be supported safe and super stable now is the time to put anything you took apart back together.
Drill two evenly spaced pilot holes through the end of the bed frame and into the pillar posts.
Slide the legs against the bottom of the railing that the box spring rests on.
If you look at the plans for a custom built loft bed they usually just have a cross beam in the back.
The loft is very sturdy even with 2 adults and a child on the top bed.
But one of the most important things you need to consider is the sturdiness and stability of the frame.
In most bunk bed designs the lower bunk is the major stabilizing force in the system that is the bunk bed.
Position the legs on the inside of the bed frame.
Reassemble the bunk bed as a loft bed.
Remove the ladder and the mattresses unscrew the bolts that connect the ladder to the bed frame remove the ladder and set it aside.
The bottom mattress and bed frame should be gone and all that s left are the vertical posts and horizontal support beams needed for your awesome loft bed.
Leave the bottom support rail that will go against the wall and then put in your support beams.
I reassembled the top bunk completely with the original screws.