Remove the ladder and the mattresses.
Turn bunk bed into loft bed.
If you need to maximize the amount of space in a room you can convert a conventional boxed frame bed into a loft bed.
Once the bottom bunk is removed you can turn the space underneath the loft bed into an office.
You can use standard 4 by 4 inch posts or you can visit your local home improvement center and purchase pillar posts designed for porch supports.
In most bunk bed designs the lower bunk is the major stabilizing force in the system that is the bunk bed.
The process is very easy and only took about 2 hours to do by myself.
The kids may have outgrown their bunk beds but the bunk beds may not have outgrown your home.
But take into consideration that the lower bunk in most bunk beds is what makes the bed sturdy and stable.
Unscrew the bolts that connect the ladder to the bed frame remove the ladder and set it aside.
By removing it you render the loft bed unsafe.
After investing in a bunk bed you realized that a loft bed would be perfect for your child s room there are simple ways you can turn your bunk bed into a loft bed.
Things you can turn bunk beds into.
The diagonal brace will look like this after installed.
Drive the 2 screws into the bunk bed frame at the bottom of one side and the top on the alternate side.
The upper and lower platforms with or without the mattresses.
You re no longer sharing a room.
Most of your conversion work will revolve around reinforcing the frame to make sure the bed is safe after removing the lower bunk.
Whether you re thinking of converting a bunk bed into a loft bed to create more space or because nobody sleeps on the bottom bunk the conversion process isn t too intensive and can be done right at home in a few easy steps.
Pillar posts are turned on a lathe to add a decorative touch.
To turn a bunk bed into a loft bed you will need to remove the mattress and the ladder remove the bunking pins and bolts add a diagonal brace and replace the mattress on the top bunk.
Or maybe you never were.
You were just lucky enough to have bunk beds for the occasional sleepover.
Replace the upper mattress and make the bed.