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Waterbed Frame Hardware Pack Do-it-Yourself |
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$18.99
The Waterbed Frame Hardware Pack contains the parts that do-it-yourself woodworkers would require to build their own wood frame or hardside waterbed frame or to replace missing frame hardware after a move. The large brackets pictured at the right attach the four frame pieces together, the smaller L-brackets attach the frame to the decking.
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Do-it-Yourself bed
instructions for Waterbed Frame Hardware Pack |
For legal reasons we do not supply measured
plans for building a frame or bed. We do know that many experienced
woodworkers have made their own waterbed frames. Here is some
helpful information: The inside diameters of a queen frame is about 60" X 84" X 9" which fits the outside of a queen mattress, the King is 72" X 84" X 9". Frame pieces are usually made of 2" X 10" dimensional lumber or two pieces of 3/4" hardwood plywood that is sandwiched/glued together ( 1 1/2" thick ). Use large corner brackets or long carriage screws to attach the 4 frame pieces together. The head and footboard frame pieces have a dado about 1/2" square that fits over he decking boards when installed. The decking boards float between the two saides at this point. A second headboard piece (without dado) can be attached above the frame headboard to be a headboard for the sleepers. We call this a 5 board frame. Make your decking to fit inside the finished inside dimensions taking the dado into account.Decking is usually made of 1/2" wafer board that has been coated with varnish or clear laquer in case it gets wet. Use two or three L-brackets depending on their size, along each frame side to attach the frame to the decking. This whole assembly just sits on a pedestal riser or drawer riser. Weight holds it in place. Pedestal risers are often made of 5/8" fiberboard and painted black. Be sure you have cross-braces in the middle to support the weight. If not properly supported the bed may sag or slide off. Since you won't have the plastic corner brackets to attach the 4 sides of the riser, you will have to substitute by using blocks of wood at the corners and gluing and screwing them together or use another way of fastening that you chose. Fiberboard is weak in many respects. It's mainly used because it's easy to paint. Plywood or wafer board are better, but their outsides are rough so they take a lot of work to paint. The riser should be slightly smaller than the deck and everything must be centered for stability. Inside the riser, crossbraces are needed to prevent sag. Drawer risers are made of pine or hardwood plywood. Its basically two low dressers with connecting stringers. They are purpose built to spread the weight of the bed over a large area. |