How to Build a Wooden Bed Platform
- 1). Bring all materials to where you intend to use the bed. This frame is fairly lightweight, but it's easier to carry the individual components than the constructed frame.
- 2). Set the beams in a rectangle with the short beams inside the long beams. Position them on their narrow (2-inch-wide) edges.
- 3). Screw the rectangle in place with two screws per corner. Drill through the side of the long beam and into the center of the end of the short beam.
- 4). Lay the plywood sheet on top of the frame so the edges of the plywood are flush with the edges of the beams.
- 5). Attach the plywood with one screw in each corner, driven through the plywood and into the side of the beam.
- 6). Reinforce the plywood with one screw at the center of each side, driven through the plywood and into the side of the beam.
- 7). Incorporate the platform into the overall design of your bed by adding the features you wish, such as legs, headboard and footboard.