The right lumber for you loft bed
You have bought your loft bed plans from us and now are ready to go shopping at your favorite hardware store for materials. The parts list we provide details everything you will need, but the grade and type of lumber are not shown. In all honesty we expect everyone to buy what the hardware stores generally have. This lumber is usually grade no. 2 lumber. Our beds have been designed using no. 2 Southern Pine. But what if you want to use something else?
Generally speaking Southern Pine will be softer than most other building lumber that is available throughout the US. In the west you might find Spruce-Fir instead of Southern Pine. This is no issue, as the Spruce-Fir has a greater bending capacity and axial compressive strength than the Southern Pine (translation: it is stronger). So the lumber that is generally available to you as building material should mostly be adequate. If you have any questions please write us at: projects@campusloftbeds.com
Filed under: Loft Bed Construction on June 9th, 2009