Chelsea Top Bunk — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 20 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

1 board · 5.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Headers — 39"
2. Headers — 39"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Cleats — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Cleats — 75"
Board 3 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
1. Legs — 21"
2. Legs — 21"
3. Legs — 21"
4. Legs — 21"

3/4" × 17 1/2" — 3/4" plywood/particle board/MDF

1 board · 8.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Panels — 39"
2. Panels — 39"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

3 boards · 7.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Siderails — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Siderails — 75"
Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Panel bases — 39"
2. Panel bases — 39"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

12 boards · 13.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over
75"17 1/2"
1. Long guardrails — 75"
2. Guardrail end fillers — 17 1/2"
Board 2 · 2 1/4" left over
75"17 1/2"
1. Long guardrails — 75"
2. Guardrail end fillers — 17 1/2"
Board 3 · 15 1/4" left over
62"17 1/2"
1. Short guardrails — 62"
2. Guardrail end fillers — 17 1/2"
Board 4 · 15 1/4" left over

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

Chelsea Top Bunk — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 10 1/2" left over

3/4" × 17 1/2" — 3/4" plywood/particle board/MDF

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 8 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 9 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 10 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 11 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 12 · 77 3/8" left over