Do-it-yourself bed with a lifting mechanism, how to do it right

Small-sized apartments require compact furniture for organizing free space. For an ideal solution to this problem, you can make a bed with a lifting mechanism with your own hands, because this design has a considerable number of advantages. The most important of its advantages is reliability, multifunctionality and practicality.

What is required for work

Preparation for any process of creating furniture consists of the following steps:

drawing up a diagram or drawing of a future design;
preparation of materials and tools that will be required in the work.

Creating a bed begins with the design of the box. Particleboard is considered the most optimal material for it. It is also possible to use materials such as chipboards or OSB. This choice is due to financial opportunities or personal preferences.

It is also required to select material for the insides of the bed and the lining. Foam is most often used for the inside. Sheathing material is selected according to the overall interior design and personal preferences.

To build a bed with a lifting mechanism yourself, you will need the following set of tools:

building level;
marker (pencil);
roulette;
electric jigsaw;
a grinder equipped with a disc for working with metal;
a screwdriver with a set of different nozzles;
building hair dryer;
welding machine.

Instruments

In addition to the tools listed, a special stapler for furniture, steel trims, self-tapping screws, and wooden battens will be required to operate.

It is also worth paying attention to the choice of a lifting mechanism. There can be 2 options in total:

mechanical type, in which the work is carried out due to the work of metal springs;
gas type - work occurs due to gas shock absorbers.

When installing a double type bed, it is worthwhile to mount a gas-type lifting mechanism, since it is more durable and durable.

Manufacturing steps

After the preparation of the necessary materials and tools is completed, you can proceed with the assembly of a makeshift bed. This process can be divided into several stages. Let us consider in detail each of them.

Main frame

DIY do-it-yourself bed requires prefabrication of all parts of the main frame. Their list includes:

lateral drawers, back, head, bottom for drawers when using chipboard (MDF);
frame for the base of wooden blocks;
special flooring under the mattress, which can be prepared from wooden boards, slats.

All of the listed details need to be prepared; previously developed schemes and drawings will help. Assembling the prepared parts is performed in the following sequence:

to the frame made of bars, the bottom for boxes is attached;
on the same frame the side drawers and the back are firmly fixed, on which you can immediately install the flooring under the mattress;
after that the headboard is fixed.

In order to make it comfortable and safe on a bed made by yourself, it is worth using self-tapping screws and special corners.

Chipboard

Base materials

The process of assembling a bed with a lifting mechanism requires the use of a large number of tools

The sides of the bed are fixed with the help of corners and screws

Lifting frame

The lifting mechanism is an important element of the transformer bed. Thanks to him, access is made to the hollow interior of the structure, which acts as a repository.To create a lifting mechanism for the bed with your own hands, steel strips are taken as the basis. They are assembled in a kind of movable structure and equipped with pneumatic shock absorbers. Of course, in specialized stores you can buy a lift in its finished form, designed for a certain weight, but still experienced craftsmen prefer to design such an important product on their own.

So, to create a lift you will need the following elements:

the upper bar, which for fixing in the desired position must be further strengthened by a bar made of angle steel;
elevator base, consisting of two steel strips;
bed lattice height adjusters, also consisting of two steel strips;
lower bar with support function, which also simplifies the operation of the articulated supports.

All elements used for the lift must pass a strength test, since the load when lifting the bed lattice under the ceiling is distributed over all the details of the structure.

Orthopedic base

Hoist elements

Lift Mount

Do-it-yourself installation of the lifting mechanism on the bed consists of the following steps:

the upper bar of the elevator must be attached to the bed lattice with the help of a bar of rolled steel;
attach to the upper bar two bases of the lift, which are responsible for controlling the height of the bed lattice with the mattress;
fasten the lower bar to the main box;
Check the strength of all lifting structure mounts.

Gas lift mechanism

The mechanism on gas shock absorbers

Spring mechanism

Installation of gas shock absorbers

Sheathing

So, how to make a bed with your own hands, it became clear. Now you need to figure out how to sheathe the finished product. The following materials can be used for this:

skin (leatherette);
fabric (velvet, velor and others).

In order for the skin to be more airy and soft, sheet foam is most often used. To attach the materials used to furniture, you will need special glue and a furniture stapler.

The entire sheathing process consists of the following steps:

glue the foam with special glue to the selected surfaces. Wrap the edges in the inside of the bed, cut off the excess and secure with a stapler;
Do not use glue to attach fabric or leather. The material is gently smoothed over the surface with your hands and knocked out from below. For beautiful bonding of the material on the visible parts of the structure, it must be tucked;
for fastening the material on the corner parts of the structure, the use of metal corners will be required.

Sheathing of the product can be carried out both after the complete assembly of the bed, and on individual elements of the future design.On this, the work on making a bed with a do-it-yourself lifting mechanism is completed. You can begin to operate the finished product.