Posted on Construction Lumber and Hardwood for bed
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#1 posted 394 days ago |
I would save yourself a lot of trouble fabricating laminated beams and go with a much more simple construction. To make a significant difference in deflection reduction, you’d need to make sure the plywood you’re buying is void of gaps (probably not if you’re buying it at a big box store). You could then use maybe something like OSB, but once again the time it takes to construct this is probably going to be a huge waste. I would either use the hardwoods you’re talking about to construct the entire frame (you really aren’t saving much making the laminated beams if you take into account time and effort and all the extra materials and transport). If you read all that and just said, “But I want to make laminated beams!”, too bad. The easiest thing I can think of to do besides using nothing but oak and ash would be to use some angle iron to support the wooden frame from under. I have a Tempur-Pedic king-sized mattress (not lightweight) and the cheap metal frame we bought as a temporary until I build a frame is more than enough to hold up me, the wife, and the mattress+box spring. -- "Well, at least we can still use it as firewood... maybe." - Doss |
