Recent content by kwijbo

Sorry for the late reply, I was out of town for a bit at a wedding. Thanks for the other replies too, the ideas are appreciated. I thought about a metal boxspring but I don't use a boxspring and it seems that most of the metal frames are designed for one. Prefabricated was a thought but I didn't...

Thanks for all the great replies - very helpful! General consensus seems to be 2x6's (Thanks nvn for the calculation!) so that has been changed in my plans, along with joist hangers. I'm also going to increase the height of the 6x6's 2" so that there is 6" of space under each side so I can slide...

Because of size constraints in my room, I need a platform for my queen size bed that is the exact footprint of the bed (60" x 80"). I've decided to attempt to build it however I have no experience with this and hopefully someone can point out any flaws in my plans. I've attached an image...