The process is very easy and only took about 2 hours to do by myself.
Bunk bed turned into loft bed.
The diagonal brace will look like this after installed.
Things you can turn bunk beds into.
Replace the upper mattress and make the bed.
After investing in a bunk bed you realized that a loft bed would be perfect for your child s room there are simple ways you can turn your bunk bed into a loft bed.
The kura reversible bed was on sale this week and i was about to go out and get one but i was inspired by this website and decided to convert his bunk bed into a loft bed.
To turn a bunk bed into a loft bed you will need to remove the mattress and the ladder remove the bunking pins and bolts add a diagonal brace and replace the mattress on the top bunk.
In most bunk bed designs the lower bunk is the major stabilizing force in the system that is the bunk bed.
Drive the 2 screws into the bunk bed frame at the bottom of one side and the top on the alternate side.
By removing it you render the loft bed unsafe.
Most of your conversion work will revolve around reinforcing the frame to make sure the bed is safe after removing the lower bunk.
The upper and lower platforms with or without the mattresses.
But take into consideration that the lower bunk in most bunk beds is what makes the bed sturdy and stable.