Hello everyone,
I hope someone can help me. Because, oh dear, I don’t quite understand the very first step of the construction.
But how is it with these battens? They have a natural bend, and I have positioned them both facing upwards, but I suspect that might be wrong.
At the risk of answering my own question... should the lower one bend upwards and the upper one bend downwards—is that what the instructions require?
Thanks in advance,
Clay
I hope someone can help me. Because, oh dear, I don’t quite understand the very first step of the construction.
But how is it with these battens? They have a natural bend, and I have positioned them both facing upwards, but I suspect that might be wrong.
At the risk of answering my own question... should the lower one bend upwards and the upper one bend downwards—is that what the instructions require?
Thanks in advance,
Clay
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malm-bett-schläfer24 Apr 2009 13:08Hmm, I just went through the instructions completely and I think the upward curve is actually correct, that's how it’s supposed to look in the end, right? Or did I misunderstand your question? 😕
Hello again,
thanks to both of you for the replies. I just tried out the different options available, and here are the results:
Both bent upwards: Very unfavorable, because the width of the bed is not reached, causing the middle part of the slatted frame to sag downwards, along with the people lying on it. Imagine nights of trembling stillness due to the constant risk of falling.
Top slat bent downwards, bottom slat bent upwards: Feels good and right during assembly, there is tension in it, which slightly increases the length and it actually rests as it should—at first. But on second glance, the shape visually resembles a hammock, except that the sagging area only covers part of the entire slatted frame. So it’s somewhat a break in aesthetics, but possibly also in spinal support, since you lie directly on the steel center beam.
Top slat bent upwards, bottom slat bent downwards: Long story short, this is the way you want to lie. In this arrangement, the wooden frame looks decent, the mattress lies happily on it, and the person on top lies even happier.
Clay
thanks to both of you for the replies. I just tried out the different options available, and here are the results:
Both bent upwards: Very unfavorable, because the width of the bed is not reached, causing the middle part of the slatted frame to sag downwards, along with the people lying on it. Imagine nights of trembling stillness due to the constant risk of falling.
Top slat bent downwards, bottom slat bent upwards: Feels good and right during assembly, there is tension in it, which slightly increases the length and it actually rests as it should—at first. But on second glance, the shape visually resembles a hammock, except that the sagging area only covers part of the entire slatted frame. So it’s somewhat a break in aesthetics, but possibly also in spinal support, since you lie directly on the steel center beam.
Top slat bent upwards, bottom slat bent downwards: Long story short, this is the way you want to lie. In this arrangement, the wooden frame looks decent, the mattress lies happily on it, and the person on top lies even happier.
Clay