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Area around thw screw of our new toddler bed broke off, shows black blotches inside! Is this harmful or just iron staining? Please help
We just recently got a toddler bed and while assembling, a chunk of wood fell off and showed black discoloration inside near the screw area. Is this normal or is this harmful? I am worried since my ...
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How can I reinforce the bed frame to support freestanding bedposts?
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We inherited (parts of) a brass bedframe from my spouse's grandparents. We bought a new mattress which came with a modern bedframe of metal rails. The brass headboard has two 6.5'
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Bracing a broken bedframe
I have an Ikea bed made from some type of particle board. As shown below, the main rail running on one side from the head to the foot of the bed has cracked.
Of course, the usual advice for such "...
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How can I keep screws secure over time in a loft bed kit?
I just ordered this bed and a lot of the reviews say that the screws loosen and have to be retightened often.
I'm wondering what the impact to the wood itself, over time, if I used wood glue in the ...
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How would you join two twin beds?
I've got two twin beds "joined". There are basically four independent components: two mattresses and two bed bases.
They are pretty uncomfortable to sleep on. They shift as I move at night. They aren'...
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How to secure a stacked ikea kura bed
So I have 2 kura beds
I want to stack them on top of each other. Something similar to image below. My question is how do I secure it. It will just be 1 bed, so the top kura bed will not have to ...
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How to prevent the slats coming off the side beams of a baby's cot?
Recently somehow our son's cot was broken and I had to take out the frame to see and it had loose slats and other parts coming off.
How can I keep the slats in the side beams and make sure they are ...
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Is spruce wood a good choice to make a bunk bed?
I decided to make a bunk bed for my room as it is small and I need a desk. I'm a beginner at woodworking and I need some help.
I have made some "plans", I will put 7x2m stakes, 4x1.40m each around ...
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What do I need to use a headboard?
I am hoping to get a headboard like this one. What do I actually need to use it? Is the common option to use a metal bed frame or is there some other type of bed structure that I should be using with ...
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How could our sliding mirror doors have cracked so easily?
I purchased and installed a set of sliding mirror doors 2 weeks ago. In the space of two weeks all four of the doors have developed cracks in them. A couple of them are at least a foot long.
I have ...
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Repair squeaky MDF board for a Ottoman Divan Bed
I have an Ottoman Divan Bed that looks like this:
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The top part is made of MDF, unfortunately the bit where it opens on the right hand side has sunken in a little bit in the middle right. As a ...
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How do I turn my top-heavy headboard into a freestanding headboard?
I've DIYed an upholstered, king-sized headboard (5'x6'10"), but after trying to bolt it to the bed frame, I've realized that the bed frame is much too light to prevent the headboard from toppling over....
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How to build a wooden ladder for a loft bed?
I want to build a five foot ladder for my 6 ft loft bed that's being cut down to 4ft tall because it's too close to my ceiling. My bed is going to be in front of my window which is on my shortest wall....
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How can I update this very stubborn antique bed frame so the mattress fits properly?
How stubborn you ask? Well the bed frame has three issues, but really only one and the other two are only a result of the first:
The rails are too short. Not by much, maybe an inch. Maybe even less....
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How can I stop wardrobe door from automatically closing?
Every time the right-hand door on my wardrobe gets opened, it slowly but surely accelerates shut again. As you can imagine, this is quite annoying as it blocks light and restricts view.
Is there a ...
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Why won't this bed's feet touch the floor?
My wife and I just got a hand-me-down Queen-size bed after our old one broke. It was disassembled and brought to us by people unfamiliar with its previous assembled state.
You might be able to tell ...
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What options are available to hide a TV in the bedroom?
I'm having a wardrobe fitted in the master bedroom of our house, and I'm in a bit of a conundrum as to where I'm going to put the TV. The room itself isn't big, when the wardrobe's fitted it will ...
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How do I stop a bed frame from squeaking?
I recently bought a second hand wooden bed frame. All is good except it squeaks quite a lot when I move around on it (ahem). Any advice on fixing the annoying squeak?
EDIT :: photo of the joint
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