Step 3: Attach bed rails and slats
Pieces needed
- Completed headboard
- Completed footboard
- 2 bed rails
- 3 slats
- 3 slat supports
- Box of bed hardware
Recommended tools
- 15/16” socket and ratchet (or impact driver)
- Power screwdriver
1) Line up bed rails with complete headboard (fig 4).
2) Insert bed rail tenons into headboard mortises, making sure the flat part of
the rail is facing up.
3) Secure bed rails from the back of the headboard using two 15/16” hex lag
screws and washers (fig 5). Do not fully tighten the bolts at this point to allow for
necessary adjustments.
4) Line up bed rails with complete footboard.
5) Insert bed rail tenons into footboard mortises, again making sure the flat part
of the rail is still facing up and level with the ground.
6) Secure bed rails from the front of the footboard using two 15/16” hex lag
screws and washers. Do not fully tighten the bolts at this point to allow for any
necessary adjustments.
7) Make sure both bed rails are facing up and tighten all four hex bolts to the
point that bed rails are fully-seated into the holes.
8) Insert log bed plugs to cover the hex lag screws on headboard and footboard.
9) Place slats on the bed rail with one in the center, one approximately one foot
from the headboard, and the last approximately one foot from and footboard.
10) Place slat supports approximately in the center of each slat, and using
included wood screws, screw slat to each of the slat supports and bed rails to
secure slats (fig 6, screw placement indicated by X).
11) Place box spring and mattress on top of bed rails and slats.
12) Enjoy your bed!
fig 4
fig 5
fig 6
PRO TIP: Scrape a bar of soap on the hex
lag screws to make them easier to install!
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