Easy DIY Bed Platform (with plans!) _ How To Make

Today , I'm gonna show you how I built this easy but awesome bed platform with materials from your local home store .

I'm gonna start this project by building the outer frame .

I got four pieces of two by 12 from my local home center and I started by making a small cut off the ends of the boards to give them a fresh edge .

I then cut them all to length with a circular saw .

This gives me the two sides , the headboard and the footboard .

I also cut one additional board that's gonna be the center support .

I then took the boards over to my table saw and I cut them to width .

This also took off the rounded edge that a two by board normally has .

You could also do this with a circular saw and a straight edge .

If you'd like to build this bed platform yourself .

I have a set of plans linked down below which includes a material list and a cut list .

These boards from the big box stores often come with factory stamp markings and scuffs .

So I used my belt sander and gave the outside pieces a good rough clean up sanding I designed the frame to come apart when it needs to be moved .

And because of this , I decided to join the boards together with pocket holes and no glue pocket holes are a great way to join boards together .

Without fasteners being seen from the outside .

I then took 12 by four and I cut it right down the center to create the two side rails that will eventually support the slots .

I cut them the link with my circular saw and then I pre drill the holes where I'll attach them with screws .

These rails can permanently attach to the sideboards .

So I use glue here and then I screwed them to the two sideboards of my frame .

I then gave all the pieces a final standing with 2 20 grit .

Before applying a finish .

I like to use a water based finish on light woods because it dries clear and it doesn't cause the light wood to yellow .

At this point .

The cuts for the frame were finished so I could move it into its room and start assembling the platform .

I worked my way through the corners and screwed them all together with pocket hole , screws , making sure to keep everything .

Super square boards often shift when assembling with pocket hole screws .

So I clamped the corners to my squares to hold everything tight with the outside assembled , the center support can now be added again using pocket holes to secure it .

This board is only as tall as the side rail supports .

And this is so the rails will sit flat all the way across .

When I add them , the slats were really simple to create .

I used one by four boards and set up a simple stop block at my miter saw to quickly cut them all to length .

I then laid them out across the platform , leaving space in between .

So the mattress could breathe .

This worked out great and it was plenty strong to secure the slats .

I pre drilled and countersunk holes and then I screwed them to the rails sinking in the screws will help avoid any snags on the mattress and with the rails in place , this easy bed platform was done .

So that is it .

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