How to Build a Sturdy Bunk Bed | DIY Woodworking

This is my sturdy, strong, beefy, diy, bunk bed design; it can easily support an adult sleeping on it. This was all made with construction grade lumber available from your local home center. This is a great diy build that you could do with moderate woodworking experience. The bed will be used every night for years to come and it's something you too can build for your home. The diy bunk bed can be disassembled if you need to move rooms or houses and the rails make it very safe.
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[@Premiumbikes30]

Dude wicked looking bed! Anything to get them to want to go to bed! Haha

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes! Gotta make it fun to go to bed!

[@Premiumbikes30]

@@EveningWoodworker Im literally building this bed right now inspired by yourself, mr.bates and a few others! Cheers!

[@ronaldwalters4715]

just for the wood in my area it costed me 176.08 and thats from my local home depot... i looked for the best boards aswell

[@ronaldwalters4715]

im going to build it this week over time cause i work alot!

[@gregorydavis8882]

I purchased the plans. They were very detailed. This was an enjoyable project. I missed a few steps but it still came out great. The grandkids love it. I finished it with a polyurethane stain. It did great with only 2 coats. I chose to glue the spacers in as opposed to nailing them - I’m glad I did. Ran out of time to do the corner post caps so I will do them later. Thanks!

[@rikkitaylor107]

Reminds me of my bunk bed Grandpa made😊😢

[@rjohnsoneod]

I have to do this using simple tools. Other than a table saw, the rest of my tools fit in tubs. Circular saw, drills, sanders, etc. My "shop" is also my unheated/uncooled garage where I work on my truck. Like some of the work but I will take this and turn it into a twin over twin that I can seperated into two twins.

[@Rabbaduck]

You're winning at dad right now!!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! It's fun when the customers (kids) really love it!

[@ronaldwalters4715]

i bought the plans and built this bunkbed absolutely great build.... kids been using it the last two months... my wife wants me to build one more of these and as i built the first one i was thinking i could cut costs by modifying it a bit theres a lot of modifications that could be made to make the bed cost efficient without taking away from the structural integrity!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks for getting the plans! Yes if I were to design this again, there are definitely some improvements I would make to build it more efficiently.

[@andrewklapatch8413]

Nice to see an old 113 still at work!

[@pauldumanski94]

great job Daddio!!

[@couchlandcoffee3136]

Your kids' faces was enough to convince me to build something like this. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! Good luck with yours!

[@Lake_Trout]

Great job!

[@rehmat-vlog]

Yes! I can do this, it's really easy, thanxxxx fr this video .

[@LifeSurfingDude]

thanks for sharing love it!

[@JayBates]

Beautiful!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Jay Bates Thanks!

[@stacysealemusicandgreenthu7078]

Nice work

[@ryanrich4596]

Great build as always.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! Glad you like it.

[@leemontgomery72]

Great build! Follow up video should be of you changing the sheets!!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Gotta teach the kids to do that!

[@KBBAKTHA]

very nice build video

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks!

[@BorisMitendorfer]

Very good build! Strong, how for two boys has to be!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! It's still holding up well

[@williamwake1354]

Very nice job. I am going to steal this to build bunk beds for my twin toddlers. Safe enough that I'll be able to sleep at night

[@jaredgeddes1]

Thanks! I hope it helps. This definitely gives me much more confidence that I won't have a kid rolling out of bed at night!

[@user-sl2om5dw9e]

Любо !

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks!

[@user-od6lv8ph8i]

good smile😀

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you!

[@JoseDominguez-ou5xd]

Luke the best part

[@andywyatt701]

Like your videos. ...new sub here!!!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! I'll try to keep delivering!

[@axlent123]

Nice bunk bed! Looks like quality to me! I just built a queen futon loft bed.. but it needs reinforcement.. still wobbles.. trying to figure out if horizontal 2" x 3" s will suffice or if I should up it to 2" x 4"s. Currently. each of the three sides (below the actual mattress box) have 2 2" x 3"s screwed into the legs with 2 screws side by side horizontally. 1 board for the base, on the floor, and 1 more board halfway up. I am thinking that I need one more screw on each connection to create a triangle of screws, at the very least. Maybe add a diagonal board on each corner connecting the upper legs to the mattress box.. that might also help with wobble.. Not sure how much more build out I need to do to make it more rigid... still, your ideas are helpful...

[@EveningWoodworker]

I'm glad it helped! Triangles are good too if you need the prevent wobbling.

[@gavinsunnassee32]

Hi! Great video ! I didn't really get the railings part though( English is not my first language😅). How did you make them hold ? Thanks !

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! The railings are bolted to the inside of the corners... same as the bed frame. The balusters underneath the railings fit into a groove or dado in the top and bottom. The plans on my website also help to make it more clear.

[@omarozar3422]

معلم👍

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks!

[@lindoramoran84]

I bought Jay Bates' bunk bed plans, but I am going to use your design instead because it is so nice-looking. Great job, and thanks for sharing!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! I hope to make plans for mine soon but his are definitely a good starting point.

[@86bobbyy]

Hello, good video. I used it as an insperation for my own projcet. I have a question: How du you prevent the material to cup or bend etc...? :) /BR Robin

[@EveningWoodworker]

The long corner pieces are screwed to each other at 90 degrees which helps to prevent the twisting. Additionally, pick boards that are as straight as you can and then make sure they have a few weeks or months to dry further in your shop. That should help

[@Handdm77]

I purchased the plans. I need to make a modification on where the ladder goes due to space constraints on the side in the room. Your thoughts on how to keep the integrity of the long wall given that I need to put the ladder at the top left versus the back side? I know I will need to finish the short wall (and can do away with the metal braces on that wall.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Make sure your vertical handrail support next to that ladder goes all the way down to the bottom of the upper bed frame. If you anchor it with at least 3 good lag screws or bolts, it should be good.

[@Handdm77]

@@EveningWoodworker Thanks. I will give that approach a try.

[@neelaabhilash8348]

Nicely done . What will be the cost of this bed ?

[@EveningWoodworker]

The price of lumber has gone up recently, but this is basically made from 2x6, 2x4, and 1x4 lumber. I have plans for my website that give a full material list so you can estimate based on your local lumber price... www.eveningwoodworker.com/buyplans

[@mark1jr3412]

What size lag bolt do you use? Also do they stay in the wood or stick out?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Since the lags are on the inside, it's important to get the heads as flush as possible. I used Headlok and Timberlok lag screws depending on the thickness of the boards I was going through

[@usmcramirez]

What other method do you recommend when notching the ends of the bed support rails if no band saw is available?

[@EveningWoodworker]

You can run it back and forth over a tablesaw set to half the thickness of the board, then break off all the pieces in between. Or you can do that with a miter saw and lock the depth to half the thickness

[@djrebar3526]

What length 2x6, 2x4, etc. did you start with and what screws did you use?

[@EveningWoodworker]

I think they all started out at 8ft. Screws are just basic construction screws but the larger ones are lag screws

[@motiamirim8078]

Hi, I now build this amazing bed. I’m just of worry & want to make sure, since the bases are very massive, are the construction of 5 lag bolts in each corner enough? Are all through lag bolt with nuts are safer? Thanks!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes those lag bolts are designed to handle shear loads. Also I glued on blocks underneath each corner as a backup. The glue is very strong and the wood will break before the glue does. In each corner there are 5 lags, 4 screws, and a glued block. It'll hold.

[@ronaldwalters4715]

Hi I ordered your plans but the cost of this build was not included in them what was the cost that you paid for the build material wise?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! I didn't put specific prices in because it could be different depending on where you live and what wood prices cost at the time.

[@ronaldwalters4715]

its all good i just bought the wood yesterday and was fairly cheap 176.08 for all the wood i needed with a couple added pieces incase i mess something up... i also bought the tools i needed aswell... theyll come in handy for some other projects i want to do out of my wood working book but thankyou and the plans are good so far as i study them before cutting my first piece....@@EveningWoodworker

[@maheshbikki1872]

Hey can you please post me the list of materials required for the bed...

[@EveningWoodworker]

I have the plans for this available on my website which has all of the materials required www.eveningwoodworker.com/buyplans

[@emilybugay9049]

How much weight can each bed hold? Will an adult be able to sleep on it? Will I be able to get in the top bunk with my child to read a book?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes I have been up there reading with my 9 year old. We even tested having my wife and I both sit up there as well. It's pretty solid with redundancy designed in.

[@davidslater6304]

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