DIY: Sleeping/Storage Platform

I don’t know about everyone else, but after a night of sleeping with my head rested on that spare tire, my neck would be killing me.

 

cheer up. the rubber smell would asphyxiate you long before you would die of pain.

 

Great job!
Here is an example of an extension.He has a topper, but cool concept.................there are a lot of talented people with great ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG3iBNQcKbw

 

I have Bed stiffeners but to be honest I just Don’t think they help that much. Could be wrong.

 

OP the rope pulls, from inside Home Depot?
How'd you secure them to the totes?

Woohoo more paranoid now lol
made a platform following 2 DIY's. 60" long, 57" wide, cut 2 pieces in half 28.5"
tight fit because of the carpet upholstery, and thick BedRug
kind of wish I took a total 1" off, or max 0.5" per side
and now they're covered in carpet using 3M Super 90 (which does not seem that good...) and staples
maybe I can remove the staples later to trim...

 

All you lose is the install time. I would have to buy them first to install them.

 

I am an engineer and have built items that to my knowledge still stand in a humid midwest basement 20 years later. So forgive my attention to detail ...

The cross support (2x8) is pine. Pine shrinks and expands like a bitch. The shelf size on the back half is too small I think for shrinkage. When the entire length shrinks it could start falling off one side or the other. To counter that I would add a hardwood piece in a groove that runs on the underside 80% of the length of that piece, maybe 1/2 or 3/4 deep, squared off both ends. Make it the right size for a poplar (available at Lowes, entry-level hardwood) strip that does not shrink or expand as easily. Maybe the same for the crossbeam on the wider ledge as well. Screwed into the pine.

Crossbeams into the center support with screws ... nails can vibrate out. Also have two beams for center support ... side-by-side, "glued and screwed" is a common way to say it. 3 inches thick is bigger and more stable base than 1.5 in for the cross members to NOT swing back and forth and break the connections.

4x4 (outdoor sealed, usually, for 4x4s) at each extreme corner to be installed when in use. Prevent the extreme corners from crashing. Could even put a 1/2 plywood sheet (6 in x 6 in, 8 in x 8 in) between the 4x4 and the upper platform.

Coat the pine beams with a "staining sealer" if you were planning to leave bare. Prevent mass absorbing of water from the air. Better yet ... "spar urethane" available at Lowes and designed for marine environments to prevent water intrusion into softer woods. Will seal the poplar as well.

None of these significantly impacts storage under the platform.