So I ran the numbers.... 35 2x4's at $7 costs $245 35 2x4's at $3.50 (normal price) costs $122,50 Double the normal price, but for $250 I'd say this bed is worth it!
I’m a project manager in resi construction. Home owner once had my trim carpenter make stair case out of 2x4s like your design. While undoubtedly pretty and very unique, home owner admitted it’s a dust MAAAAGNET and definitely wasn’t worth the trouble. Just an FYI for anyone considering making this.
Here in Norway, 2x4 is 25.85 NOK per meter. (aprox 3.10 USD per meter) . They come in 2.7 or 5.4 meter length. (C24) (and the prices have just gone up with about 40%)
The first half of the ru-vid.comUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.
Love it. My only note would be that it's impossible to move out of that room. Some modularity in the base might make it a little more "move" friendly. Perhaps have the base separate into thirds rather than a single piece.
You could use a threaded steel rod with some washers and nuts to press it together instead of screwing every block to the next one - drill a bigger hole for the rod and screw it together at the end... then disassemble at your convenience.
@@mikek9297 and much quicker too! I think you've improved the engineering of this bed so much I'm going to give it a go, definitely using threaded inserts
Super sturdy and worth $250, but an amazing deal once 2x4's drop back down to around $4/each. Keep up the great work as the goal is for us to continue to inspire others to build something awesome!
96 inch 2x4 $4. also instead of the 2x4 going across the entire bottom you can just make a box and cut 2x4 into say 1ft pieces then attach them to the box. have 2 going full length on each side. 12 boards should be enough to make box and the rest of the platform
The slatted headboard going wider than the mattress opens up some interesting possibilities. You could build some movable shelves or drawers that slot into the slats.
Can't believed you turned and entire house into a bed. I this You're the riches man on the entire planet. I'll get some wild bamboo and build one for myself
I loveeee the 2x4 furniture concept/abstraction as well & love this bed sm! I use wood pallets I find… made a veggie/fruit garden along the wall of my home & couldn’t be happier with it! I’m looking to make an extra large sectional couch with wide chase lounges on each end that can be slept on & planning on sectional pieces that can convert into cots for guests & another part of it will be a bed for me!!! My kids are young adults & out of the house now so I’m downsizing to a studio but want to always have places for them to sleep they visit (& grandkids if that becomes a thing) 😊
I thin it looks really cool. Why are people harping on about the price? It's classy looking and a design feature in the room. Well worth the money. Well done
Some of the most simple things can look fantastic. Personally I love this but would seriously recommend building in two halves and bolting the two together down the middle. 35 4x2 timbers at 2 metres will weigh a good bit. 👍
A little tip for anyone trying this. @4:00 add 1 extra sacrificial board on the tail end of the block. Or the planer will likely destroy your end piece when planing across grain this way
Yeah I've been looking for frames for my cali king and other than the most basic of basic metal frame from China anything that looks half decent is well over $800, most are over $1500.
very great job ! normally the diy are not very interesting to follow but thanks to your way of explaining it's very intuitive. sorry for my english I'm french and not very talented :) and really thanks for the free plans!
I like the idea and probably am going to do this myself. Was it a design choice to use so many 2X4s? I feel like it could have been done with way less boards. Just a thought.
You could do it with half of the long pieces ( bigger spaces between beams) while retaining more than enough rigidity and strength. After all most beds have just two long walls and they work. This design is simple and aesthetic, but very, very inefficient.
All the comments are about how expensive this would be, but 30 2x4 at around $8 is $240 and any tool rental for the project would bring you to around $300-$350. Most bedframes are at least that price for poor quality or way way more for the nicer ones so still a great budget project!
This is a really great design! I will be definitely using this method to build beds in the future for my family, but I'll also make some adjustments to the bed for the room that I would be working in, just to give it that design look. Great video, definitely subscribing
@@ModernBuilds I'll meet you there any time! Been part-time in JT since 2018. Moving there full time this summer and building a house and shop later this year.
It's pretty but seems excessive. 5x 2x4 with supports 60" away from each other can support 500lb per foot collectively. It would have proabably made more sense to just build a regular frame box and add the pieces at the end, since you lose the length view by sticking spacers in it anyway. Plus you could make 2 or 3 separate boxes and bolt them together so you can move it between rooms and upstairs with a lot less effort and damage. The sides could even be doubled up if you want that full length piece without seams (if not painted. I like the idea and look, minus the supports.
@@bldfit46 right.. only I do. look up sagulator from woodbin and you might understand the point I'm trying to make. When you build you should build with mobility in mind. Not constant, just the ability to get into most rooms with little issue.
I agree. Beyond overbuilt. It's gonna be nonsensically heavy. Its a silly, expensive, indulgent, and not even that nice looking design. He build a backyard deck....and then put a mattress on it.
@@emmaloref1438 he's giving honest feedback, while it looks pretty it is definitely over engineered and excessively expensive and heavy, not to mention hard to move in and out of a house, if need be, nevertheless if it makes him happy then power to him, but for someone who might not be able to buy the entirety of the lumber for this build this information is important, as they can work around the challenges presented
Two main issues in this design: 1) dust accumulation between the boards and amount of effort involved to clean it up; 2) those front corners stick out too much so someone can bump into those and ouch! It sure looks cool but not everything cool is practical or comfortable to use.
Stunning! I looking forward watching for your next video making a modified bed like this. My concern is a type of a floating bed cushioned around to protect from banging my legs.
I watch a LOT of woodworking videos. It never ceases to amaze (and annoy) me to see that builders don't take off the tags before building, cutting and sometimes gluing up projects. What gives? I this build, he sandwiched and glued in tags. I'd never do that.
Yeah I don't get that either. Its one of the first things I do. It even bugs to see 'pros' put up fences with all the tags still attached. Hardly a 60 second job to pull the staple and tag.
Prices have gone up so much, that this bed would cost roughly 750$ here in germany 😅 Edit: I'm talking about the lumber. Nothing else included in that price 🤪
The closest standard to a 2x4" in germany is 60x120mm. That will cost you 11€/m right now. He is using 30 beams of which each seems to be around 2,50m or 100" That's 75m total which equals 825€ or 1005,88$. It gets even worse when you account for the off cuts since the standard length is 13m which leaves you with 1,8m of "waste" for every 5 pieces. I did make a mistakes though by converting from € to $ But that now made it even worse 😂
Well actually now that I checked the actual dimensions of a 2x4" (should have done that before 😅) let's go with 40x80mm. Those are made in 5m beams and they are 22,56€ a piece so 338,40€ or 412,64$ Edit: long story short: you are correct 😂
Based in South Africa - although we've seen increases in imported lumber our 2x4s (or rather 38mm x 76mm this side of the pond) haven't changed much. Current price for a 2.4m (8 ft) is R49 (or $3.5).
Consider the environmental impact when you talk about the price of timber being high. Wood from sustainable sources is bound to cost more. It's the responsible thing to do. Stylistically, I might have used acrylic for supports, to create a "floating" bed.
I ordered bedroom set for my mommy from Italy waited 4 months, pretty set for 12K all made out of particle wood j🤦🏻♀️ just covered fancy way with leather 🙄 Your bed in other hand sooooo solid , all natural and looks really amazing 👍🏻 .
I work at a family owned lumber yard in Rhode Island and we have Spruce 2x4x8 for $10.67 each and Doug Fir for $14 each. Most contractors lately have been ordering materials for an entire job at once rather than in small batches at a time because the cost of lumber is so high lately.
Since 2x4’s are really expensive, I decided to economise and make my bed frame out of 30 of them to lift my mattress 4 inches from the ground. It now has enough load bearing to support as much weight as a car, 4 inches off the ground. 1-800-Super-Pro!
Salt Lake City, UT 2x4’s are $7.98 😳 is there an end insight to these crazy costs!? Also because of our awesome liquor laws I can’t take advantage of Bright Cellars although I totally would! Seems like a great subscription service. Bed looks amazing!!!!
7:06 And Mike, add the later knee surgery cost to the total. I recently had that op and now I'm crying "why didn't I use a knee pad, why didn't I work at the workbench", or even "why didn't I buy that bed I found expensive".
Love your design and your videos. They are very well edited and I never get bored. I have the same question for you has I have for other platform makers: how do you move these beasts? Most of them are glued and nailed/doweled together. I guess you hire cute guys with muscles LOL.
