I loved this design. I couldn't believe that they wanted to charge me almost $600 for the pedestals for the washer/dryer set that I bought on black friday, so I decided to give this project a go. I basically used the same construction plans from Sausha's project, but I dressed mine up a bit. First, I chose a bit larger trim for the tops and bottoms of the posts. Then, I bought some 2" baseboards and did the top and bottom with baseboards. On the bottom, I had to use my tablesaw to trim off about 1/2" because I used 1x1" boards on the bottom so that I could have more space for baskets. Then, on the top, I inverted the baseboard and allowed it to overlap a bit so that if it were to vibrate, the washer/dryer could not fall off the edge. I also added some fabric on the top (stuff that I use to cover the bunk boards on my boat trailer...kind of like a very thick and durable felt material) to cut down on vibration and also keep the units in place. Finally, I added sides by using wedge trusses on the inside of my side posts and then I put a 1/8" piece of plywood over top and nailed/glued it to the trusses.
It turned out great. Thanks for the plans Sausha!
Comments
Pam the Goatherd
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 09:17
Love it!
Love it!
hponce28
Sat, 09/20/2014 - 16:06
Thank you!
Thank you!
melimew
Sat, 07/26/2014 - 07:37
Beautiful !
Looking forward to do one like this !
Do you still have the measurement for the back you have raised ?
Really nice !
Thanks :-)
hponce28
Sat, 09/20/2014 - 16:33
Thanks! The height of the
Thanks! The height of the back and sides is 28 inches.
jdaybama
Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:38
Great plans and easy to follow!
We made the bed and it looks awesome! Thanks for making the plans easy to follow and providing the picture, which was a fantastic reference. I do have a question for you in regard to how you hung the beg. We would like to hang this from our porch, but can see that we simply have 2x4 roof trusses. We are concerned that the weight of the bed (pretty heavy) plus mattress and support plus a person may be too much. Any additional information you could provide on how you hung the swing would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!