This is used to grab the pipe and tighten it in its socket.
Diy metal loft bed.
If the height of your ceiling is too low for a loft space or the height of your diy loft bed isn t measured correctly you might end up installing the pieces in the wrong places.
The fine employees at your local pipe store will assist you with the cutting and threading.
Everything is in order.
Measure the ceiling height.
Step by step plans to build your own.
Using your measuring tape determine the loft area in which you want to install your diy loft bed.
Pipe loft bed step 1.
Now that your pipes are cut and.
Measure the mattress adding a couple of inches on both sides for sheets and blankets and adding about 2 feet to the length to create a sitting platform.
As you can see from the finished photos above and below we knew we would be painting our loft bed white so we chose to use white primed wood for the railing and bookcases.