Dismantle A Bunk Bed

Dismantle A Bunk Bed

Bunk beds are heavy and awkward to move, which is why preparing to take apart your bunk bed properly before you move is essential. We recommend disassembling your bunk bed before the moving truck arrives. This will prevent you from being left scrambling to dismantle your bunk bed after having unsuccessfully attempted to pivot it every which way to get it through the door frame.

Bunk Beds can be one of the most time-wasting furniture pieces to dismantle on the day of your move. The greater the preparation of simple things such as bunk beds the more likely you are to feel ready to face moving day.

Before you begin:

Prepare enough space to work in

This is essential, as you do not want to be dismantling and find yourself cornered with pieces of the frame tumbling down on you. Take the time to clear the room the bunk bed is in as much as possible and then move the bed into the centre of the room.

Ensure you have someone working with you

You should never build or dismantle anything with heavy parts without having at least someone in the the room with you, but ideally helping you. Dismantling furniture can be dangerous if something gets dropped, especially if you are not wearing proper protective gear like steel toed boots.

Wear protective clothing

Wear protective clothing. Accidents happen! To reduce the risk of injury wear long trousers and closed-toe shoes.

How to dismantle a bunk bed:

1. Prepare your tools

   • Cordless drill
   • Allen (hex) bit
   • Allen (hex) keys
   • slot screwdriver
   • Phillips screwdriver

2. Remove the ladder from the bunk and place safely to the side

   Why not wrap as you go? Keep a blanket handy to wrap the ladder in before you place aside. The best place is with the mattresses, safely out of the way and ready for transport into the moving truck.

3. Once the sides are removed, continue by dismantling safety rails

   The safety rail is attached to the outer side rail of the upper bunk via screws. Unscrew these and remove the safety rail, putting aside with other parts. Again, keep all screws together and ensure there are two people working to keep remaining attached parts of the bunk bed supported.

4. Secure all parts of the bed including the screws

   It is a good idea to wrap each section of the bed individually to prevent scratching or damage in the moving truck. You can use strong tape to adhere the plastic bag with screws to one part of the bed or create a box of all hardware from all furniture so that everything is in the same place. Either way, it is essential that you label the plastic bag so you know where the screws belong!

   While we are sure you can do it by yourself we are happy to do it for you! With all the tasks moving requires you to complete we believe our assistance will really help you take a load off. Visit our our packing services page for more info or click Get Quote on any of our webpages and someone from our expert customer relations team will assist you. We are happy to help.

   If you are looking to store your bunk bed and other belongings and have yet to find a place to do so, St Albans Removals Experts has a secure climate-controlled storage facility for St Albaners.