Building a Platform Bed Frame
- 1). Align the 75-inch planks around 13 inches apart, resting vertically on their 2-inch side. Abut the 40-inch planks on either end of the 75-inch planks, making sure the ends are flush and everything is at right angles.
- 2). Bolt the planks together, so that there are two bolts in the end of each 75-inch plank---6 bolts in each 40-inch plank---12 bolts in total. This is the frame of the platform bed.
- 3). Place two slats on either end of the frame, with 3/4 of an inch overhanging the frame end. Make sure they are centered on the frame---there should be around 7 1/2 inches of overhang on either side. Bolt these planks in place, 1 bolt per frame plank, which is 3 bolts in each slat.
- 4). Lay out the remaining slats, around 1/2-inch apart, then bolt them down in the same way as you bolted down the first two. The platform frame is now complete.
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