Bunk Bed Split-Size How-to Book; Paper Pattern Plan to DIY and Easily Build King Over Queen Over Full Over Twin Beds

There were several things I did not like about it. The cutting directions were fine but I had left over wood and NOWHERE in the pattern did it tell where they went. The pictures were blurry so you couldn't even see when the directions weren't clear. I could not find 2 3/4" wood screws so I got 3" and it didn't say what size. I revamped the pattern because I didn't like the cutting out of the middle of the 2x4 that supports the top bunk and doing it that way it didn't line up with the top so I notched out the inside. It would be nice if you told the degree of the angle on the steps so I improvised on that too. Also, the steps are too far apart. I think 12 inches or a little more would have been a plenty big enough space for little legs to try and climb up. I don't like the space on the top bunk at the head and foot of the bed. If the boards I had extra were supposed to go there to keep the mattress in there is nowhere in the pattern that says to put them on the outside. I think the bed looks pretty cool but the pattern could have been more detailed.

I will say, as a professional carpenter myself, that these plans were not the easiest I have ever worked with, and I have doubts as to whether someone that does not posses some basic background carpentry skills would be able to complete a satisfacory product. The photographs were fuzzy, the diagrams a little small to be able to determine exactly what was being depicted, and the task descriptions were often a little vague. That being said, I took these plans, modified them to fabricate a queen over queen, and reversed the layout to place the ladder on the opposite corner. My bunk beds turned out quite nicely, and the basic layout put forth in the plans, with all the measurements, was error-free as far as I could determine.

You could have saved me the time I waited to receive this bunch of papers by just emailing the file. Then I would have been able to see right away that it was not for me, saved a tree, and moved on to the plan that I ended up building. It was really muddled by including all versions of the bunkbend run together as they were.

We bought this plan to build a bunkbed for our boys. We loved that it had a specific shopping list with all materials needed listed. We built the full over queen bed, and modified it with a bedrail on the bottom bed as well for our 18 month old son. They both LOVE their new bunk bed...and we love that it saved us money and we were able to easily build what we wanted/needed! The plan is very detailed and easy to follow. We will probably order another plan for a dresser!

It took me about 6 weeks of Sunday's, most of the time was sanding and staining. It turned out great, very solid, and my kids love it. The only reason I'm giving it a 4 instead of a 5 is the images int he directions need to be upgraded. I printed the PDF so I could have it handy while working, and some of the images have such low resolution that we had to look at the images online. Otherwise the plans were good and easy to follow.

Good start if you want to build your own bunkbed. Pretty much just a cut list of materials you need to buy. Quality of print was not good. Very blurry text. Too many photocopies made from it.

This takes some work to put together, but once it done it's a fantastic bunk bed set. Grandkids love it. Very good quality.

I had a good time putting this project together. The instructions were so easy to follow. I recommend this product to all families.