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disaster! help! putting together bunk bed

  • 16-02-2018 9:49pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭


    i'm putting together a kids bunk bed.
    had to turn the structure around at one stage and disaster struck. boards broke off ( picture attached)
    its on the supporting board.
    is this retrievable?
    could i fit extra supports? would it be safe?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,036 ✭✭✭mad m


    I’ll be brutally honest, no.... bring it back to shop, put your halo on and say it was like that when you unwrapped it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭agusta


    fisher8181 wrote: »
    i'm putting together a kids bunk bed.
    had to turn the structure around at one stage and disaster struck. boards broke off ( picture attached)
    its on the supporting board.
    is this retrievable?
    could i fit extra supports? would it be safe?
    Of course its retrieveable.Yes you can use extra supports.you can also add a few screws.with the right size drill you can move the dowel over a little bit


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,443 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I can't quite figure how that was going to work, but it doesn't look as though it would have been all that sturdy! Yes, put in an extra support, and glue back the broken off piece for appearance sake.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,795 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    It will be fine. With some well thought out new supports, it will be stronger than the factory setup


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86 ✭✭shopper2011


    If you think about modern cross beams in structures. They remove the material which does not offer support, but is there for ease of manufacture. In fact they remove non essentiall material to save weight. Therefore you have just improved it, by saving weight! Well done. Don't panic, keep going and it is safe and totally harmless.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭fisher8181


    mickdw wrote: »
    It will be fine. With some well thought out new supports, it will be stronger than the factory setup

    what would be the best support to make sure its very sturdy?
    i have attach a pic of the full side.
    I can picture the kids getting up on it and it collapsing! :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭emeldc


    Use a few of these. You'll pick them up in Woodies

    F0176179-01.jpg


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