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hugo7
More planning for spring. But possibly over Xmas...

My youngest is still in their little bed. They've probably got 3-6m left in it.

On one side of the room there is a protusion from the staircase into the room, so it seems sensible to turn this into a built-in bed.

Points to consider:
- external cold wall (going full-Hovis and knocking back to brick isn't realistic/has been vetoed)
- sockets currently underneath
- radiator
- laminate floor
Questions:
1. Material? - I think MR MDF is more sensible due to the cold wall and risk of damp, or will regular be aok?
2. Insulation? - I was planning on putting insulation against the wall around the bed (green) to make it warmer but is there a risk of mould?
3. Sockets? - can I move and mount them in the bed frame? If I wanted a plug on the top for a lamp, what is the safest method?
4. Radiator? - the bed would intersect with the radiator, so I'd either have to a) leave a recess, b) have some sort of not shit looking unifyied radiator cover, c) install a smaller rad 😕 , d) something else.
5. Air gaps? - does there need to be some sort of air gap, and are slats best vs a full sheet?
Cheers.

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aggi in reply to @hugo7

If it were me I'd be tempted to customise something (these for instance are easy to chop to size and pretty cheap https://www.strictlybedsandbunks.co.uk/product-category/bed-frames/ or one of the cabin beds) rather than try and build it all new. Mattress sizes will be your restriction.

For sockets I'd just use an extenstion rather than trying to do anything fancy.

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hugo7 in reply to @aggi

Cheers.

Now looking on FBM for beds to mod.

For me the radiator is quite a big potential blocker. It is 18cm too far to the left.

I hear your point about sockets. But it'll be a bit of a fucker to loose access.

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