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Thinking of making this, but right now I have a waveless water bed
which I'd like to use. This "matress" includes 9 tubes which are
filled with water.
The current frame has two extra supports under the mattress supports,
and I'm wondering if this will be sufficient with this type of plan.
Anybody ever do anything like this?
Larry Bud wrote:
> http://www.plansnow.com/bed.html
>
> Thinking of making this, but right now I have a waveless water bed
> which I'd like to use. This "matress" includes 9 tubes which are
> filled with water.
>
> The current frame has two extra supports under the mattress supports,
> and I'm wondering if this will be sufficient with this type of plan.
> Anybody ever do anything like this?
It should probably be fine. Just stick some extra feet on the slats to even
out the weight transfer.
The kind of bed you have is called a "softside." I see people in our
showrooms sticking softsides onto frames like this (wooden rails, wooden
slats, with extra feet in the middle) all the time. I can't speak of the
particulars, since I just deliver the stuff.
The standard no frills frame to go under a bed like that is called a "nine
leg." Guess how many legs it has? Right. Four on the corners, and five
in the middle. Arranged in a big
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I expect, though I haven't actually paid that much attention to what they
look like assembled. (When I see them out of the box, it's because they're
being returned due to missing feet or other whatnots.)
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[email protected] (Larry Bud) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> http://www.plansnow.com/bed.html
>
> Thinking of making this, but right now I have a waveless water bed
> which I'd like to use. This "matress" includes 9 tubes which are
> filled with water.
>
> The current frame has two extra supports under the mattress supports,
> and I'm wondering if this will be sufficient with this type of plan.
> Anybody ever do anything like this?
As the previous poster says, you will have a weight problem. I built
two waterbeds in the late 60s-early 70s, both had 3/4 ply on edge half
lapped at 12" intervals under 3/4 ply platform, which had a 2x10 DF
frame resting on it. The support underneath was about 10" smaller on
each side than the matress (in other words, the matress and frame
overhangs the base by about 10"). I understand your style of bed
requires no perimiter frame, and is somewhat less heavy than the
original models. Perhaps you could incorporate support as described
above into the design you linked to. Some false drawer fronts on it
would disguise what it was for, as if you had storage under there.
Also, you could use some good veneer plywood for the outside, say 1/2
oak or whatever would match the rest of the bed. Finish all parts the
same, and it should look allright. Have fun!
"LP" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 29 Oct 2004 10:29:23 -0700, [email protected] (Larry Bud)
>
> I seriously doubt that this bedframe will support a waterbed. Water
> weighs about 8.3lbs per gallon, or 62.4lbs per cubic foot. Your frame
> needs to transfer this weight to the floor, and then of course you
> need to be sure the floor itself will support it.
Actually while still heavy, these type water beds usually have a typical box
spring and these type water beds are also considerably lighter wieght that
the standard style water bed. This type water bed probably only holds about
70 or 80 gallons of warter.
Waterbeds are HEAVY. The weight needs to be evenly supported by the floor,
not only for the structural integrity of the bed (the legs on this one would
snap off in a minute) but for the structural integrity of the floor.
"Larry Bud" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://www.plansnow.com/bed.html
>
> Thinking of making this, but right now I have a waveless water bed
> which I'd like to use. This "matress" includes 9 tubes which are
> filled with water.
>
> The current frame has two extra supports under the mattress supports,
> and I'm wondering if this will be sufficient with this type of plan.
> Anybody ever do anything like this?
On 29 Oct 2004 10:29:23 -0700, [email protected] (Larry Bud)
wrote:
>http://www.plansnow.com/bed.html
>
>Thinking of making this, but right now I have a waveless water bed
>which I'd like to use. This "matress" includes 9 tubes which are
>filled with water.
>
>The current frame has two extra supports under the mattress supports,
>and I'm wondering if this will be sufficient with this type of plan.
>Anybody ever do anything like this?
I seriously doubt that this bedframe will support a waterbed. Water
weighs about 8.3lbs per gallon, or 62.4lbs per cubic foot. Your frame
needs to transfer this weight to the floor, and then of course you
need to be sure the floor itself will support it.
Most waterbeds I've seen have a flat surface for the mattress to rest
on, with sufficient understructure to transfer the weight to the
floor. You can modify this bedframe to do that, but by that time
you'll have something entirely different.
Ya might do better to search out a different plan.
LP
> I seriously doubt that this bedframe will support a waterbed. Water
> weighs about 8.3lbs per gallon, or 62.4lbs per cubic foot. Your frame
> needs to transfer this weight to the floor, and then of course you
> need to be sure the floor itself will support it.
I'll second this. In addition to the frame being able to support the bed,
you are putting 1/4th of the weight on the four foot positions.
If you are really wanting to go mission, you might look at doing a more
conventional waterbed frame within the appearance features of the mission
bed. As hot as mission furniture is now you might hit the waterbed or
furniture stores. Maybe someone has figured it out how to make them look
right.
"Larry Bud" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://www.plansnow.com/bed.html
>
> Thinking of making this, but right now I have a waveless water bed
> which I'd like to use. This "matress" includes 9 tubes which are
> filled with water.
>
> The current frame has two extra supports under the mattress supports,
> and I'm wondering if this will be sufficient with this type of plan.
> Anybody ever do anything like this?
Try looking at this another way. I had that type water bed for a few years
and got rid of it because my wife and I both started having back problems
for the first time. Replacing the bed with a good quality standard bed
solved that problem . ANYWAY, our Soma motionless water bed sat on what
appeared to be a standard box springs and a standard steel bed frame. I
built the head board, foot board, and side rails around all of that. They
were actually 2 separate unconnected units.
We have a similar looking factory made bed. I made ours soft sided
waterbed work with it by just not putting in any slats that go across
between the frams. Instead I put a typical standard support type box
under the 'box springs' and shimmed the box springs up to the right
height with some 2x4. you can't tell that it's a waterbed and the
frame is taking no weight. Works great. I'd think you could do the
same thing with this design.