DIY Floating Loft Bed for Small Rooms — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

6 boards · 18.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Cross studs — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Cross studs — 72"
Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Cross studs — 72"
Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Cross studs — 72"
Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Cross studs — 72"
Board 6 · 18 1/4" left over
38 1/4"38 1/4"
1. Wall cleats — 38 1/4"
2. Wall cleats — 38 1/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

4 boards · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 1/2" left over
40"38 1/4"
1. Front trim — 40"
2. Decking boards — 38 1/4"
Board 2 · 18 1/4" left over
38 1/4"38 1/4"
1. Decking boards — 38 1/4"
2. Decking boards — 38 1/4"
Board 3 · 18 1/4" left over
38 1/4"38 1/4"
1. Decking boards — 38 1/4"
2. Decking boards — 38 1/4"
Board 4 · 56 5/8" left over
38 1/4"

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.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 18 1/4" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 16 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 18 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 18 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 56 5/8" left over