Bunk Beds for the Camper

2014-08-03 written by: Brad





This stack of lumber costed 70 bucks at the local home improvement store…Not too bad for a set of full size bunk beds




Cut all parts to length




Verifying the .75 measurement of a piece of standard ’1 by’ lumber to set the depth of my dado blade.




I cut dado’s in the frame so the plywood would be inset a bit and also strengthen the corner joints a bit.  Here I am setting the depth of the dado blade.




Clamping the corners




Squaring up the frame using three long clamps hooked end to end.  This way I can pull the long side in with the clamps which also holds it in place while I attach the plywood to the bottom.




Fitting in the center part of plywood




I put plenty of screws in this thing…the last thing I want to do is fall through it in the middle of the night!




…And that is it!  Pretty basic, but it should do just fine once I get it out there and add some padding to it for the mattresses




Tied down to my ‘redneck roof rack’…that is what my co workers called them!




This is where I am going to mount them




I put a few braces in that the frames will sit on.




I install the first platform and brace it up some more at the front edges.




Going with the same concept for the top bunk, I add some braces on the back wall.




2×4 tie in with some of the smaller braces to stiffen things up a bit.




A few more braces here and there to beef it up a bit.

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Category: Cabin Project