Place the support post in position against footboard and.
													
																	Creating a loft bed. 
								
	
		
	
																	Attach the support post. 
																	Make note of whether the bed can be adjusted to different slides. 
																	Build a loft bed for kids step 1 measure your child s room to make sure you have enough room for a slide. 
																	Measure and cut the wood. 
															
													
								
	
		
	
																	Place a level on top of the footboard. 
																	Create the top frame by attaching one 2 by 4 to the end wall and one to the side wall with lag bolts through the boards and into wall studs. 
																	Measure the mattress adding a couple of inches on both sides for sheets and blankets and adding about 2 feet to the length to create a sitting platform. 
																	Assemble supplies make the cuts step 2. 
															
													
								
	
		
	
																	Cut all of the wood before you start building to streamline your process. 
																	Assemble attach legs step 4. 
																	How to build a loft bed 1 determine desired height once you ve determined the height you want the mattress to be strike a level line indicating the bottom of the mattress support box. 
																	Assemble the bed frame step 3. 
															
													
								
	
		
	
																	Cut a support post to the height of clearance plus 4 and attach both 2x4s face to face with. 
																	Add the ladder step 5. 
																	2 cut stock using a circular saw. 
																	Measure the height of the bed or loft. 
															
													
								
	
		
	
																	Build the bed legs. 
																	How to build a loft bed in an afternoon and on the cheap step 1. 
																	Building the lower structure 1. 
																	Ensure that there is enough room between the.