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Attach Top Planks to Frame

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HANGING BED. How to make a bed that hangs from a ceiling. Making a swinging bed.

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What happens here

Place the first 1x8 pine plank across the bed frame, ensuring there is a 1-inch overhang on all sides. Use an impact drill to secure the plank to the 2x4 frame using 2-inch self-tapping deck screws. Initially, install one screw to hold the plank in place. Repeat this process for all six planks, leaving a small, roughly equal gap between each plank. Precise spacing isn't critical as a mattress will cover the gaps.

Goal: Create the bed's platform by securing the 1x8 planks

Tools and materials

  • Impact Drill Ryobi — Driving 2-inch deck screws into the planks and frame
  • Tape Measure — Measuring the 1-inch overhang
  • Bed Frame — The base to which the planks are attached
  • Deck Screws — Securing the planks to the frame
  • Pine Boards — Forming the bed's top platform

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we'll begin screwing them on here so now we're getting our first board set up we're just going to measure we want an inch overhang all the way around so i'm just measuring an inch and then we're going to screw it in we got an inch on all sides right here we'll put in a few screws to start off with just one screw to start off with so we forgot one of our our center piece right here that actually supports the bed so we've got to just measure that out and then we're going to cut that and install that [Applause] so now we're going to measure out all of our top pieces we've determined they're going to be 79 inches so we're going to cut um enough of them just to cover this we're going to have a gap in between all of them to uh because you don't need it to be butted up against each other that way you can actually save some weight

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