Loft Bed construction DIY - Build It Yourself 4K

[@BuildItYourself]

My saw: amzn.to/2B30TBu Wood: pine wood PATREON (Support my channel and access the community tab and extra): www.patreon.com/thehacklab DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!

[@MrJacobOlson]

where did you get the pine, and are the 6x6 posts?

[@BuildItYourself]

@@MrJacobOlson 9x9cm, bought them from a local store here in Argentina, sorry for my late answer

[@sleepingforestmag4708]

what size is the beam?. (support)? How much weight can it withstand?

[@mjsimunovich013]

Jacob Olson do you mean cm or inches?

[@mjsimunovich013]

Abby it’s okay that you aren’t a wood worker. Oh there is a way to get 9 x 9 inch wood post but it would coast a lot plus it would need a lot of clamps, wood glue, biscuits/dowels, a big saw, a big planner, and big sander. More importantly it would be really heavy.

[@hectorg.7282]

I instantly knew this video was a few years old, a teenager cannot afford this much lumber any more.

[@gman8138]

especially the stuff in the plastic

[@BowerP0w3r]

Can’t find wood that straight 😂

[@Cigarettebreak287]

Or it's time to stop being a teenager and become a man.

[@tonymanero7428]

Teenagers can earn 15 an hour flipping burgers or tarding out at a retail job. Working only 20 hours a week that’s 240 dollars after taxes, 960 a month.

[@hectorg.7282]

@@tonymanero7428 dude, it was a joke.

[@infoforu3455]

nice to see the busy dog. he helping a lot.

[@BuildItYourself]

InfoForU she is awesome

[@Gringo_Lingo]

Nice build; I don’t get what all the hate is about. Loft beds are about saving space, and yours accomplished that for sure. Buying an adult loft bed pre-made is over $2,000, so you probably saved a ton of money. It looks very sturdy as well.

[@NotAnotherAUDHDCrafter]

Exactly. Cannot wait to get started on mine

[@urbansulf6222]

I just love seeing the dog. The fact that dogs always love keeping their owner company is what makes me happy about them

[@javrawr]

My favorite part of the video was watching the dog the whole time

[@homechoicehk]

4K video 👍🏻

[@javrawr]

住家CHOICE lmaoooo

[@goesknows]

Same 🤣

[@alifikri3061]

hhhhh dasar goblok😂

[@deandre1988]

I love dogs, but that’s just sad. Here’s a project with planning and hard work, yet the main thing for your attention is just any dog shown in a video.

[@ninamarie2312]

Before I watched this video I felt overwhelmed to make a bed loft but thanks to this video I feel confident that I can do it. You made this seem so easy straight forward so thank you for making this great easy step video

[@poostiu]

Of course u can do it. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. This is how we learn.

[@jemmahanwell6319]

I'm trying to build a kingsize loft bed with stairs. Everyone's told me to buy one but you cant buy them in a kingsize. I'm thinking 4x4 and wood screws that's practically it right?

[@clairedevera2210]

The dog kept following you and he looks like he literally supports you in everything you've been doing awww that's damn sweet😍😍😍😁😊

[@marcopinchetti5872]

well done! a couple of suggestions: 1) the junction to the wall has too many bolts to close to each other. I suggest 4 / 6 bolts in total spread along the lentgh of the beam. The risk is that on poor walls that 4 bolts group could break a squared part of the wall. If you spread the load evenly though, there's no such risk because the wall "manages" to take the load 2) the whole rectangle looks very tough (good!) but offers very little resistance to horizontal loads which could deform its shape to a parallelogram. You could avoid the problem reinforcing the structure with diagonal beams while building it in the first place. Now it's too late but you can still use a steel thick wire, X shaped between the angles, across the bed, to have a way better resistance (I am an engineer: I can give you the math behind if you want) well done anyhow! it looks like you had fun!!

[@tommgunn4219]

Marco I'm gonna need to see some of that engineering math you're talking about. I am a carpenter of 25 years and I disagree about the strength of the rectangle. Those half lap joints on the 2 center boards add tremendous lateral support to the structure, especially with the dimensions of the wood at hand. You could throw that part of this build off a 3 story building and I guarantee it won't even rack that thing out of whack. So go on. Show me the math.

[@marcopinchetti5872]

@@tommgunn4219 I've made the calculations with very Little time and lots of approximations. You are right. Calculations: assuming poor wood (1MPa compression resistance) AND only the 2 internal beams resisting the laterale force AND simplifing a little the static scheme Just to calculate faster AND the joints are made really tight with no gap at all you need roughly 250 kg of lateral force to make the joint fail. I underestimated how wide the joint was

[@tommgunn4219]

And it's a bed not a car. Show me the math that worked out to exactly 250kg. And the specs for the wood? Source? Get outta here with that shit man.

[@marcopinchetti5872]

@@tommgunn4219 dude don't get nervous ok? Anyhow Fir wood resists 2MPa if the compression occours perpendicular ti the wood fibers, like here. If the wood Is poor for some reason you can Just consider 1MPa. Is not really ez to tell u the match behind in a text (i Need a simple drawing to explain the strutture scheme). Anyhow i calculated the maximum load using a triangular stress shape oh the joint. Each of the 2 identical triangle Is equivalent to a force. Call It N. N=(sigma.max)*(joint.lenght)*(joint.depth)*0.5. the 2 N generate a momentum, call It M. M=N*(joint.length)*0,333. U have 2 internal beams so u have 2 M. Also each beam have another momentum resisting the force from the Wall. We can approximate this situation as if each M was halved. (Strong approximation). The external load, call It L, generates a momentum, call It W. W=L*(beam.lenght) From the laws of statica W=4M Now you have everything. Out numbers inside and you'll get soneting close to what I got, depending on what numbers you put inside. I am Sorry for my english. I am italian.. not so ez.

[@marcopinchetti5872]

@@tommgunn4219 Sorry for my english. Momentum doesnt mean what i thought XD i think the right term would be "torque" in english

[@zvelkimD]

This is the best DIY video I've ever seen!!! Loft bed turned out great, but 10 minutes after the video I'm still laughing about the fact this video has 0s of editing, too much fast-forwarding, condoms on the floor, guy cleaning before starting the job, no instructions, is definitely too long, and still 500k views! Hats off to the creator!

[@BuildItYourself]

darjanzlobec mm i dont know what do you see but dont have that in the video. Another user see it too 🙄

[@zvelkimD]

www.dropbox.com/s/65306otvy4kbtlj/condom.png?dl=1

[@gnillut]

hahaha

[@MelanieKateLove]

You did a great job. It would be really helpful if you muted the background sound and added a voice over explaining exactly you were doing with background music.

[@BuildItYourself]

Thanks!, the music is a good idea, my english is not good so i cant speak fluently, but next time i put some text in screen for important quotes

[@RobertSmith-me3gs]

My favorite part was trying to figure out why he thinks we need to see him clean his room. Skip to 1:53 to miss all of that.

[@junkv57]

Using 4x4 for the leg supports was smart. 4x4 a bit over kill for the frame though, 2x4 would have worked fine in my opinion. Over all good build.

[@rootintootinputin1]

I suppose from an aesthetic perspective it keeps the whole frame the same width so nothing looks out of place

[@tootSweet66]

I thought the same until I realised he probably intends to use the bed to do some riding - in which case I personally would be concerned about no legs at the wall side. Anyway, each man to his own poison.

[@dromnispank4723]

A mattress has to be able to breath through the slats, so being on a flat board will cause mould to grow under the mattress.

[@RHSkmg365]

Great starter project, Keep up the effort, Building is an art form and your craft is off to a good start, Congratulation, enjoy your journey. God Bless

[@8eSix]

I see a lot of people asking what kind of wood it is. As long as it's pine, cedar, fir... It doesn't really matter. Even heavier, denser woods like maple or oak might be overkill and even dangerous in this setup and it's feasible that he could have spent WAY less on pine 2x4s instead of 6x6s and still made a SOLID loft bunk. The only thing I see that is really of concern is the fact that this isn't properly anchored to the wall. AT ALL. Not sure what the code is in Argentina for stud-spacing, but I would imagine it's similar to the US. Generally 16" on center. Here, the lag bolts would have been overkill if not for the robust posts. Since it's only really anchored in a couple spots and it's questionable how deep those bolts actually travel into the studs given the post and drywall thickness, I'd be worried about body weight on top of that thing over time. Also looks like you scrapped the box spring for some THICK MDF panels. That is SERIOUSLY one-heavy-loft you've got there. If those bolts run too deep, he risks compromising the integrity of the stud, too shallow and he runs the risk of ripping those bad-boys right out of the wall. 2 of those bolts on each corner are likely drilled only through the drywall/plaster and are sitting in the empty wall cavity. Should have used 2-3 long, narrow construction screws all along that back plate at each stud making sure no utilities ran through.

[@wearetemporary]

8e6 🙏 wise words

[@ripping209]

My suggestion is to place your lag bolts on each stud in the wall. 4 bolts that are 2" apart seems crazy, only because studs are usually 1-1/2". Depending where you live its 16" or 24" On Center stud layout. Hope it didnt fall down .

[@wearetemporary]

MyVtec_BwAAHHHHH yeah that’s what I was thinking too... I was like “double spaced bolts?? What’s he screwing into? Drywall???”

[@NeonLightedDreams]

Maybe he's international and they have double studs there or something? Is that possible?

[@lovinliverpool]

You dog is like mine, very curious and wants to be a part of everything. Thanks for the video very helpful!

[@deandre1988]

Mind you, this is 3 years after vid was posted. But it’s problematic to have a continuous piece of wood underneath a mattress. You need to at least drill holes, or better yet have separate planks with space in between. This is to avoid humidity and mold buildup.

[@unaddan]

What is madras?

[@deandre1988]

@@unaddan oops, i meant to write mattress

[@unaddan]

@@deandre1988 so how should it be? cause im planning to build a loft bed aswell

[@danny7694]

2:40 doggo looks so offended there as your cutting that wood xD

[@mastermetalshredder]

Sure some things could have been done differently or better, but its cool that he's building stuff. Most people sit in their filthy house or apt and don't even clean it. Props to the BIY guy, thanks for posting

[@glynawildayao9192]

mastermetalshredder

[@UwU-pc8xu]

mastermetalshredder Who said anything about hating?

[@mastermetalshredder]

So far just you

[@ggabrielmedina]

I did it this for myself and i generate a lot of space to work more confortable. Thenks for the video.

[@savanamcknight3470]

How much weight does it hold?

[@SamFBM]

@@savanamcknight3470 pretty sure you could get a few people up there if you want

[@savanamcknight3470]

sam ah ok thank you 👍🏾

[@meatrockball3243]

easy to make loft but only if you have a giant ass saw

[@mjmask5687]

yet he wrote diy in the title lol

[@gimmysom]

This video was way longer than it needed to be, also you did most of your work the long way definitely a good beginer video

[@waynr]

Why use glue and bolts to attach the cross beams? If you just used bolts then it would be a knockdown loft, easier to move when necessary.

[@jlynn4736]

Some of these comments are so rude! Thank you for the info...looks very strong! Nice job😊

[@FervyGraceEscalante]

This was one of the videos I watched prior to making my own loft bed. Very inspiring!!!

[@Drinks-br3gw]

Nice to see that I am not the only one working with big woods in a small place...

[@jelanimcmillan7540]

gay

[@Drinks-br3gw]

Yeah...I think the same about your name

[@crunchypeanut5381]

In order to avoid the humidity of the matress would be better than you use several thin plates of wood.

[@M0man]

I love that you edit your videos, but you left in 30 seconds of vacuuming lol

[@BuildItYourself]

Yes haha, Never edit a video before :p

[@jamesgallagher3317]

You should always do your pencil line cuts first then cut out in between, this allows for a better way to cut the joint

[@lawrencedavidson6195]

Very nice strong built bed. Loved the doggie and the kitty too. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.

[@Hyodepzai]

Your pets are so cute :3

[@yaradumar]

Fiquei encantada com essa máquina de cortar madeira, eu só conhecia a maquita. Adoro marcenaria e ferramentas em geral, desde menina faço algumas coisas em casa. Quem me dera ter todo esse aparato em ferramentas. Parabéns.

[@Diywithjenn]

I love your dog just sitting there watching you 🥰

[@BishoujoMegami]

Materials list and plans? I don't want mine to break because I did it wrong!

[@Inertia888]

THank you for this video. I will save hundreds of dollars by building it myself.

[@Inertia888]

Oh, one thing though. Would you be able to post a list of tools and materials needed for the build?

[@cliveoldfield9904]

darrick steele vacuum cleaner is essential😝😂😂😂

[@cush4u2smke]

i would have made cuts outside honestly.that room is super tiny and adding the saw would have gotten on my nerves trying to work,clean up, not fall over things,the dog,etc..

[@rinashoe7123]

2:25 your dog be like "the fuck is that noise???"

[@Babbansuay]

How much is the construction cost?

[@kcstoneguy]

Nice saw

[@AaronPatrick11]

Respect for doing this in your room... hella mess. That dust will settle for a week lol.

[@goofygoofy1081]

Congrats from Brazil

[@BastidoresdaDrikka]

Muito bom ! Essa estrutura me deu outra idéias!

[@bigdanny9721]

Good work!!! ....Where did you get the wood from?

[@juan-fu8rx]

Why are the comments so weird lol

[@abdullahsuliman1469]

Fr tho!

[@befree4052]

lmfao They really are strange

[@robellis3398]

what if i cant make my hands move as fast as yours at 5:33?

[@bigemarin9271]

Ok but can this bed handle a good pounding?

[@GoodnewzBetternewz]

not sure if i'd attach it to the wall. once you start shaking that bed back and forth its gonna tear the paint maybe crack the drywall.

[@MrLittle1904]

I hate it how on these time lapse videos, most of the time, we get so invested with our time on a 10min video only to get 30 seconds of the actual finished project looks like.

[@doctor9633]

you're free to skip the video

[@kraexyst7233]

@@doctor9633 yup, he is free to comment this video too

[@idkwhattowrite1620]

I just want to buy a loft bed for my queen size mattress. My room is pretty small so it would be useful

[@bradleyoconnor5284]

the good ones are like 2K sadly.

[@Alley00Cat]

Nice vid. Pretty courageous to hook up one side of the bed to the drywall, wow

[@janzelf]

H also attached it to the doorpost on the left side and I hope these are brickwalls too, haha.

[@Billy-rq9hs]

You realize behind the drywall are studs. That’s what he anchored the bed to.

[@Litfilmz]

@@Billy-rq9hsI was just about to say that lmaoo😂 bro think dude house made of straight hard mud

[@LookMeInTheStraps]

The fasteners looked too spaced out for them all to be hitting a stuf @@Billy-rq9hs

[@eddieruhiman872]

Let's continue to work, I am very happy that many young people who want to take over creative tasks are very useful, you young work and useful !!!!

[@BoredAtWork2000]

Unless you enjoy watching someone clean up their mess, skip to 1:58

[@achintyakarmakar9545]

GOOD IDEA. I LIKE THAT

[@donovansantarita2086]

Bed: 👍 Cat: 👍 10/10

[@versatileduplicity9313]

Wow, that's a great advantage to having a miter saw!! Lots of notches quickly 😁

[@grimeybeast1465]

"Hey TheHackLab! What are you building?" "A loftbed that will survive a tornado... and an earthquake... and a meteor strike... at the same time."

[@michaelbaillin9163]

motivation is the best way to create

[@blurryflag6466]

when it's a time lapse but speed at 2x is not quick enough

[@Yousitech]

I never chiseled out my notches lol. Takes too long for my impatient self. I always held the guard open on a skil saw and used bottom of the blade to flatten the notch out

[@j.a.2569]

are you still in possession of all your body parts?

[@crunchygooeycookie]

in short ,, its not possible for me 2 do this

[@argenisrondon2095]

Hola amigo que tipo de. madura es ésa? o que madera me recomiendas?

[@omegaandromeda6368]

Thats exactly what i wanted to See and How i will do it ❤

[@jjmmm515]

Did you get started

[@leirs126]

Watched these vids for an hour and this is the best one

[@L4WNY..]

Was it just me or was the saw still making a noise even when it wasn't going round!? 😝 🤣

[@ETWL897]

What would be the point of the bolts in the four pattern into 2x4 studs. The spacing of the bolts means that 2 of each set of 4 will NOT be in the 2x4 stud. Just use long screws and make sure to put 2 to 3 in each set going vertically and hit each stud in that wall. The screws with the one leg will be plenty to hold a large amount of weight.

[@twatbass]

how do you know what kind of studs he was screwing into? can you see through the walls?

[@zenon72]

Cut outside. Thats a lot of saw dust in the house

[@joshuastinson4642]

The bad people are outside, dummy. I must, however, acknowledge the pointlessness of your comment. Well done! ❤️

[@NotAnotherAUDHDCrafter]

Yeah when you live in a building you just waltz a ton of equipment and a 100 foot cable to bring everything back and forth... when vacuuming exists. ✌🖖👌

[@mihave5012]

Excellent idea, good work.

[@familyrainbow3165]

Creatividad made in Argentina! Felicidades, esto me motiva a seguir estudiando y haciendo proyectos!

[@acaviglia]

Buen trabajo! Los que lo ven de afuera no entienden que la voluntad argenta supera la falta de espacio.

[@putramank]

love the dog so cutee

[@nathanmkwan2015]

We found one at a store for 580$ and decided we are going to make our own. What should we consider while making it and think ahead?

[@BuildItYourself]

wow that is really expensive for this project, you can use any wood, i choose pine beacse is cheap, please make sure of choose good Billet and screws and choose a good wall, Do not leave weak points in the joints and stick everything with glue, good luck, feel free to ask!

[@DariusPiggott]

okay but how? I need step by step instructions

[@finsteraarhorn286]

Muchas gracias por la inspiraciòn! We ll start right now building our own. Die Musik im Video war super!

[@theeveronever1554]

How do you do it all so fast man I wish I could get things done like this my place would look amazing!!! 🤗🤔

[@tessbello8631]

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[@permaculturedandfree2448]

Great job for a novice..In fact you got some good skills, are you self taught? Keep up the good work and practice practice and jump in! Just be safe with power tools people! Saftey gear .

[@mystery7246]

this was satisfying

[@martingordillo4441]

Hola, te hago una consulta, que fijaciones usaste para los extremos X Y Z??

[@AM-bk9ei]

do you plan on parking a car on there?

[@rainetones]

Gotta be able to bang on it

[@AM-bk9ei]

@@rainetones That's very true. Crashing down from that height would be a quick way to end the night.

[@RNGunding]

I love your bed sir. Very nice design.

[@imonaroll9502]

Me: 2x4 are overkill for this. The kid: hold my headset. 😂

[@rockinjuliescott]

Thanks for your video. I've been looking for ideas and I like this one.

[@josevera1535]

2:24 poor doggy was taking a nap

[@ichi6ix611]

Putting a dog in the first second of the video. This guy is a professional KZbinr...

[@11TehDude]

Your neighbors must love you.

[@alexia3280]

*patiently watches this while i’m 11 y.o*

[@josevera1535]

You'll learn here more than being at facebook or instagram (Y)

[@harunyahyadotorg]

You didn't show the end result properly

[@NocasCC18]

he didnt show the end result at all

[@slim5118]

te sigo desde que remodelaste tu primera casa, eres un pro desde que te conozco jaja ojala pudiera tener la mitad de tu talento

[@seremix774]

comprate las herramientas necesarias y el talento te sobra

[@jesusbonnie]

Soooo did you put the bed to test?

[@RubenGarcia-kc3op]

Great work! a little over engineered, its must weight a ton! same results can be achieve gluing 2X4's and creating the tenons! nice work in deed..

[@jonmedina259]

I think the step showing the leg connect to the trundle was skipped. I wanted to see that joint.

[@laceylucascan8021]

woow! Me dejó impactada! Yo quiero uno asííí !!

[@Alanman88]

KZbin is getting out of hand. 7 ads on just this video.

[@graeco78]

I think the uploader can choose how many ads are in a video. Not sure tho.

[@gabruekqbryh7871]

That’s weird tho I didn’t get a single ad when I watched

[@graeco78]

Same actually. I watch videos of other youtubers with no ads too for some reason, not every video, but there are some.

[@ultisready9452]

@@graeco78 he mean this video, I got one ad only, so it's the youtube's work

[@gabruekqbryh7871]

@@ultisready9452 yeah

[@barulatv3450]

very nicely done mate.

[@mghtymous21]

Love the condom on the floor when he moves the bed.

[@BuildItYourself]

Lol, but it is not that haha

[@shantel2213]

Nice vid and tattoo but ever heard of background music 😂

[@spspspspspso]

Me gusta tu trabajo amigo, muy bien echa la cama. (Para lo que la quieras usar no es problema de nadie, unos comentarios de la gente fuera de lugar) Pero un consejo te doy y es que debes por lo menos si no das instrucciones verbalmente pues entonces escribe los pasos y detalles. Se que mejorando esto serías de mucha mas ayuda.

[@quienloescribe]

Algunas cosas no me quedaron claras: ¿no te faltó pegamento en las uniones, qué usaste para el apoyo en el muro? Y la última y más importante ¿tu perrito te asesoró, porque se ve muy interesado? Jajaja….buen trabajo Some things were not clear to me: did you lack glue in the unions, what did you use to support the wall? And the last and most important, did your dog advise you, because he looks very interested? Hahaha ... good work

[@BuildItYourself]

Hola, si, usa cola de carpintero en todas las uniones, yo en algunas me olvide por lo que tuve que desarmarlo y armarlo nuevamente... jajaja, la perra siempre supervisa todo lo que hago! :p

[@quienloescribe]

BUeno, bueno. Que estén bien

[@rootintootinputin1]

Well this has me confused because no standard mattress size matches the sizes you've given

[@tinkernaut7202]

Maybe super single mattress