How do you make a platform bed that is move able?

Question

i move alot. So i need a bed that i can take apart and put together easily

Answer 1

You could build that exact bed, but it would take specialized tools and materials you won't find at a Lowes/HomeDepot.  But by tweaking the design you can build a look-alike with some basic tools.

Take a look at this bed-- http://www.simplyplatformbeds.com/platfo...

You'd do the same idea - but the support structure under the bed would be a 1/3 of that size.  And with the low height of the bed frame, someone would have to get down on their hands and knees to see that it's not a regular bed frame.

For minimum weight and easy moving, the center support will be plywood cut to interlock.  Take to index cards, and holding them together, in the middle of the long edge, make a cut halfway into the cards. Holding cards at right angles, slip the cuts together, and the pieces interlock, forming a rigid (for paper) structure.  That's what you'll do for the center support for the bed. - makes for super easy break-down and moving.  Size the center support so it's 3-4' narrower, and 2' shorter than the bed.  For a queen bed, a 1'x4' structure would do.  On top of the center structure goes a plywood deck 2-3" longer and wider than your mattress.  Use two pieces of plywood with the split running side to side (vs. head to foot).

For the bed frame, you can use plywood or hardwood.  The nice thing about (good) plywood is it's more "stable" than solid wood -- that is, it doesn't warp or bow.  For the bed rails, working with what's available at Lowes/HomeDepot, use either 3/4" Baltic Birch. plywood1x6 (which is actually 3/4" by 5-1/2") Poplar.  If you want to give the rails more visual mass, you can cap them with 1x2" strips of hardwood, making them look like they're made from 2" thick stock.

HD/Lowes doesn't have thick hardwood, so you'll have to glue up several pieces for the legs.  The pic looks like they're about 3" square, so I'd rip a piece of 1" (really 3/4") Popular into 3" wide strips, and glue 4 pieces together, creating a 3x3 inch leg.  To attach the bed rails to the legs - if you have access to a router, I'd rabet the inside corner of the leg so the rails meet inside the leg.  If you don't have a router, you can use a handsaw to cut a rabet, or "step" on the two outside faces of the leg, so the outside face each rail is flush with the outside face of the leg.

On the inside face of each bed rail, attach a 1x1-1/2" "cleat" (strip of wood) with glue and screws.  The cleat supports the outer edge of the bed deck, and must be at the same height as the center support.  From an aesthetic standpoint, you can adjust the position of the cleat (and the height of the center structure) depending on how much of the mattress you want hidden by the bed rails.  When you assemble the frame, pre-drill holes through the deck and into the cleats for screws - one every 12" should do. s******g the deck to the cleats will tie everything together, making it into a solid structure.

Knock off (slightly round) all the sharp edges with sandpaper or a router and round over bit, sand all the flat surfaces, paint, and you've got a bed

Tools-

-table saw, or circular saw and means to make long, straight rips

-saber saw (optional - easier than the circular saw for cutting the interlocking "notches" in the center support)

-drill

-sander (optional, but it will save you a couple hours)

-router - for rabetting the inside of the legs

-or-

-handsaw - for rabetting the outside of the legs

Materials for a Queen sized bed-

-1 sheet of 3/4" Baltic Birch plywood (furniture grade maple plywood will work too)

-4 4' pieces of 1x4 poplar or other hardwood

-glue, screws, sandpaper and paint

all in, about $75

Answer 2

buy 2 queen size air bed.. i would think it will be pretty comfy and easy to transport around.