Thread: Building a big mezzanine/loft bed.

Hi there,

This is my first post, I've never built anything bigger than a rabbit hutch so I have some questions about building a mezzanine in my room for my queen bed.

I have based my plans for it on the mezzanine floor at my workplace (a warehouse) and I will just be re-creating a smaller version of it in my room. I am only in the early planning stages.

I won't start building this until I'm 100% confident that I know what I'm doing.

Here is what the mezzanine will look like in my room.
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I have attached the plans, with the questions with arrows pointing to what I'm talking about.
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Here are some things I will also include that are not drawn up in the plans yet:
- Safety Railing
- Speedbrace LINK
- I will be using Structaflor for the floor. LINK
- I will secure the posts to the carpet with a clamp thing you screw into the floor. Can anyone tell me what its called?
- I will use bolts and screws where possible in the hope it can be taken down and re-built without too much hassle or loss of structural integrity.

Can anyone recommend which screws or bolts I should be using? Or the safest way to hold it together where I can still take it apart and put it back together again?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Russell