Flat Pack Helping You
NB: This is a new site and sections are being added constantlyFlat pack furniture by its very nature is easy to store, transport and deliver through difficult entrances compared to ready built furniture and will be with us a long time.
However furniture varies considerably in quality and ease of assembly. Although almost all items ont he market (despite what the instructions say!) can be built by one person. Some large bulky items may need more than person especially if you are not physically fit and string.
Two heads are often better than one when it comes to figuring out instructions, so if you don't have good spatial awareness and patience the process may also be fraught.
This website is here to offer hints and tips when you feel yourself coming to a grinding halt with flat pack assembly as well as people you can contact to help you finish it or even build it for you in the first place!
I've tried to structure it in a meaningful way so that it is easy to find information, but it is a work in progress and will develop over time. For example the flat pack furniture suppliers list is likely to grow and may well be replaced with a drop down list?
I started
writing a blog about some of the things I get asked to build and some of the things I encounter just to add a bit of variety really.
This website is a forum full of tips and tricks to help you avoid the pitfalls of selecting and installing your flatpack furniture. As well as a comprehensive
FAQ, an
ASK A QUESTION section, we can also put you in touch with experts, people who make a living assembling flat pack furniture or finishing off flat pack failures!
Flat Pack Blog
Sunday, February 6th, 2011
Whether it is a bunk bed or loft bed, it is important to heed the warnings on the instructions. If you do not attach the slats properly to the upper bunk your child can suffer serious injury. The following two things have been identified:-
- The slats must all be fastened down on the top or raised bunk. On a normal bed the slats are often strung together and fastened down at six anchor point. If the slats fall through the bed you only have 12 inches to fall so no issue. If you are on the top bunk, such a fall could cause a serious injury, especially considering the way the slats might move and trap an unlucky child.
- Slat must be placed right up to the head and foot boards on the upper bunk. Again an unlucky child could slip and get trapped in a seriously uncomfortable or fatal position.
The chances of these two things happening are increased during play and therefore it is imperative that bunk beds and loft beds are assembled correctly.
