Bed of plywood with their hands: the preparation of drawings, materials, tools, step by step manufacturing process.

A huge variety of beds are presented in the furniture stores, is striking, but often at an attractive appearance lurks not too good quality. Buying furniture, there is no confidence in its durability, unfortunately, because of factors affecting this parameter is large, and not every buyer is known about them. An alternative to expensive furniture of dubious quality - bed of plywood with their hands, do you the power of any.

Prepare the drawing materials and tools to build the bed

The material used is an affordable price, and easily processed. This makes it easy to give the furniture smooth shape, rounded corners and carve decorative patterns. The initial stage - drawing up a future drawing bed with all dimensions, places fixtures and finishes. It is recommended to stick with the standard values ​​of the mattresses, which will eliminate the subsequent search for non-standard products.

The advantage of self-production is that the furniture can be of any size. Drawing can be done yourself, and find a suitable of the many available on the Internet. Once you have it on hand, you need to stock up on the following materials:

• qualitative board thickness greater than 40 mm;
• 3 veneer sheet with a thickness of 15 mm;
• ready legs, but you can make them yourself from a bar.

As for tools, you will need:

• screwdriver and screws;
• tape measure, pencil and ruler;
• bolts, washers, and nuts;
• electric jigsaw;
• sandpaper;
• carpenter's glue;
• paint or varnish.

ATTENTION! Paint and varnish materials Acrylic is better to buy, because they are harmless and do not have in their composition of solvents. Screwdriver and jigsaw - not the cheapest tools, but you can not spend money and take them at the time of the works from his friends.

Stepwise assembly of plywood bed with his hands

Plywood is given preference because of its high strength, durability, ease of processing and smoothness. Another important factor is its cost - bed as a result will cost several times cheaper than the purchase. Certainly, it has a drawback - poor resistance to moisture, but in this case has no meaning. The entire manufacturing process consists of several stages:

1. Frame. First of all, 18 -millimetrovoy plywood are cut longitudinal edges, whose height is 150 mm. leg length must be shorter by 36 mm than the mattress. To determine the amount of material necessary to consider that the two edges of rigidity and the sidewall alternate every 40 cm. The length of the transverse edges - 5 mm greater than the length of the mattress and there should be only 2 - the edges of the bed. Assembling is carried butted and fixed by screws. They twist in predrilled holes slightly smaller diameter.
2. Legs. They are made of timber, with long, they should not be - it will be enough 20 cm. The length can vary based on personal preferences - it can be both less and greater than the specified value.
3. Sides and headboard. Sides are false elements on the longitudinal edges product height must be sufficient to prevent displacement of the mattress. Edges should be given more attention - carefully sanded and check that they are straight. Finished elements are screwed to the extreme longitudinal edges of the carcass, after which the long screws - to cross. The headboard should protrude above the frame 30-40 cm. Process for manufacturing and fixing the same as that of the sidewalls.
4. Flooring. For it from plywood cut fragments, which are equal to the sum of the size of the carcass, after which the screws are fixed with respect fixation step 25 cm.

ATTENTION! All elements cut from plywood, proolifit thoroughly before reassembling.

WFINAL stage is removing all irregularities and roughness of sandpaper and covering with paint or varnish 2 times the minimum design. Throughout all stages should be continuously monitored in compliance with all of the drawings, the size, especially if you have never been faced with this kind of work.

What nuances should be considered

Manufacture of plywood bed with his hands - the process fascinating and interesting, on the one hand, but it requires patience and some effort - on the other. Lack of experience can affect the quality of some of the elements or their assembly, but to avoid this, it suffices to use the recommendations of the experts:

• if sheets of plywood laminated coating is missing, should be applied before starting work on them paint or stain and allow to dry completely;
• headboard should not do it too high because inadvertently leaning, you can break it;
• hat to hide the screw hole should be slightly increase the drill slightly larger diameter;
• when fixing cover plates, fasteners must be screwed symmetrically, since they can always be seen - it is recommended to place the pre-screwing pencil mark;
• make a bed more stylish and appropriate design of premises can, sheathing headboard fabric or finished with its foam and covered with decorative patterns;
• efficient use of space under the berth is possible with the roll-out of linen drawers;
• if the room is modest in size, then save precious square footage will allow lifting mechanisms.

This design is quite simple, but no one stops to change the dimensions of your own, that will add attractiveness of self-made design. Such furniture is guaranteed to be durable and reliable, it will serve you for many years.