I got the legs moved into the room and emptied out the metal cabinet on the wall that had to go. It was full of gun cleaning stuff and gun parts and I found 2 boxes of 9mm ammo I’m sure he didn’t know were in there so I squirreled them away into my own stash.
Because of parts too heavy to lift, I knew this thing would have to be built lying down on its front side so I started putting things where they were going to go.
A few hours later, former hub came in through the garage and poked his head through the door to the kitchen where I happened to be and asked if I was decent? Suspecting he might not be alone, I said I was decent for him but not for company but he barged in with Jerry the neighbor anyway but I soon put these boys to work and forgot about looking like the bag lady that lives behind the Walmart. They started by removing the cabinet on the wall and then got busy.
The frames were screwed to the legs and the thing was built. Then came the task of trying to get it into an upright position. As it was lifted it also had to be moved away from the wall and this thing was damn heavy. It took all three of us using everything we had with a lot of grunts and curse words required. Both the guys estimated it weighed 350 to 400 pounds but we did it.
I had removed some of the slats to make driving the screws in easier but put them back in place. Before the guys left I had them help me move a 93 pound 4x8 sheet of ¾” MDF outside and on top of the 200 pound metal bench so I could cut it. I used my new track saw to cut the MDF sheet to size and my two furniture dollies to get it back inside where I laid it on top of the slats.
Then I put the mattress in place and slept in my new creation for the first time that night about 10 days ago.
I’ve started to move a few things back in but only temporarily and haven’t put anything except my network gear on the shelves yet because I still have a few things to do and need to be able to move the thing away from the wall so I can access both sides. Surprisingly, I can scoot it out a few feet which will be handy because I need to route some cables and wires and I am putting LED strips around the underside of the middle layer for atmosphere.
All I can say is it is a joy not having my mattress on the floor. Sitting on the edge of the bed, my feet are 9” from the floor and my head is 5” under the middle layer and it is perfect. This thing is absolutely rock solid and a huge life upgrade.
Taken today
I am so happy this is done and proud of how it turned out. Now comes the hard work of cleaning out the other room and loading the shelves and the under bed area with storage stuff. Eventually I will get or make curtains as envisioned in my plans and add a television but at this point, it is a relief to have the big stuff out of the way and no more excuses for not moving on to other projects which I have already done. The last two days I was outside sweating my ass off making sawdust in 110 degree heat and working on plans for the next thing I am going to make.
Because of parts too heavy to lift, I knew this thing would have to be built lying down on its front side so I started putting things where they were going to go.
A few hours later, former hub came in through the garage and poked his head through the door to the kitchen where I happened to be and asked if I was decent? Suspecting he might not be alone, I said I was decent for him but not for company but he barged in with Jerry the neighbor anyway but I soon put these boys to work and forgot about looking like the bag lady that lives behind the Walmart. They started by removing the cabinet on the wall and then got busy.
The frames were screwed to the legs and the thing was built. Then came the task of trying to get it into an upright position. As it was lifted it also had to be moved away from the wall and this thing was damn heavy. It took all three of us using everything we had with a lot of grunts and curse words required. Both the guys estimated it weighed 350 to 400 pounds but we did it.
I had removed some of the slats to make driving the screws in easier but put them back in place. Before the guys left I had them help me move a 93 pound 4x8 sheet of ¾” MDF outside and on top of the 200 pound metal bench so I could cut it. I used my new track saw to cut the MDF sheet to size and my two furniture dollies to get it back inside where I laid it on top of the slats.
Then I put the mattress in place and slept in my new creation for the first time that night about 10 days ago.
I’ve started to move a few things back in but only temporarily and haven’t put anything except my network gear on the shelves yet because I still have a few things to do and need to be able to move the thing away from the wall so I can access both sides. Surprisingly, I can scoot it out a few feet which will be handy because I need to route some cables and wires and I am putting LED strips around the underside of the middle layer for atmosphere.
All I can say is it is a joy not having my mattress on the floor. Sitting on the edge of the bed, my feet are 9” from the floor and my head is 5” under the middle layer and it is perfect. This thing is absolutely rock solid and a huge life upgrade.
Taken today
I am so happy this is done and proud of how it turned out. Now comes the hard work of cleaning out the other room and loading the shelves and the under bed area with storage stuff. Eventually I will get or make curtains as envisioned in my plans and add a television but at this point, it is a relief to have the big stuff out of the way and no more excuses for not moving on to other projects which I have already done. The last two days I was outside sweating my ass off making sawdust in 110 degree heat and working on plans for the next thing I am going to make.
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.