Sunday, April 5, 2020

Quads are a go!

I sold a set of quad twin beds, needed to be built in an L shape. Let's make some more beds!
It starts as a massive pile of wood

I got the supports and slats cut to length

Assembled the supports and started the first frame


Got 2 of the 4 frames built up

Got it standing!Those supports are super tall




All 4 are standing


And they need to come down. They were too tall

Replaced all of the supports and got it standing again

Got the ladder in place and the safety rails






And that's how you build a quad twin bed setup. That's all it takes!

The client was very concerned about headroom under the top bunk, and wanted extra room underneath the beds for suitcases. This one is getting installed into a VRBO out on the NC coast. The room was very small, but has a high ceiling. Unfortunately, I still made the beds too tall, so had to buy new supports, then move the ladder rungs to the outside.

Eventually, I had to take the whole thing apart, number everything so I could put it back together, paint it and get it down to the coast. I actually ran out of time, and got really lucky that the client was very fun. He had a buddy down there. I was able to take it all down primed, install onsite, and paint it there!

That's a lot of parts to prime. About 16, really. Usually these things come down to 4 parts

The ocean view from the condo at install

Installed and painted!


The view from the top. That fan is a bit close.


When it was all said and done, I got drove back to Raleigh and got home at 2 am. Still had to work the next day. ugh. But the client sent this picture of the finished product. And that sunset picture actually made the local news! So cool.

SO COOL Thanks Wes!


This turned out to be a great product. The client loved it. It fit in the room with about an inch to spare on each side. And this entire thing was designed, built, rebuilt, and installed in 2 weeks.

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