Make Your Own Futon Frame

Step 1 layout.

Make your own futon frame.

Lay it out on saw horses and snap a chalk line dividing out a 27x75 inch piece. This should leave a 21x33 inch piece and a 21x27 inch piece. Just use your best judgment and if you want experiment with other methods. How to make a fold out sofa futon bed frame.

Begin with a full sheet of plywood. Full are 54 by 75 inches. With the other half lay out a 21x63 inch piece. Don t let that fool you though.

This next how to design comes from someone needed to make a futon frame at a size to fit in an rv. Build your own futon now. You ll have to decide what kind of lumber you want to use. Let s start with the slots and mortises in the legs.

Measure the length and width you have available for the futon. In other words for comfort you re on your own. Before you go out and buy your materials you need to measure your futon s frame in order to determine how much space your new futon mattress will take up. If you include the seat it will be 34 deep and 42 high.

Your choices include pine oak poplar and maple. After searching ikea and several other shops i found the average price for a tri fold futon was in the region of 120gbp 150. The plans include a lumber and hardware list a dimensioned cutting list schematics of all the parts photos of set ups jigs and the finished frame. And king measure 78 by 80 inches.

Alternatively if you still have your old mattress lying around you can simply measure that instead. As a bed it will be 54 deep and 25 5 high. Twin futon mattresses measure 39 by 75 inches. Futon love seats and chairs require different mattress sizes.

Sometimes you just don t have a lot of space. Queen are 60 by 80 inches. The futon frame will be approximately 23 5 high 28 deep and 80 long. I enjoy relaxing on a sofa and in my bed and so it may come as no surprise that i would wish to combine the two.

Determine the size of your mattress stick to a standard size unless you are customizing for an unusual space. Step 1 make your preliminary measurements. If you select a different size mattress you ll need to adjust the frame dimensions accordingly. Step 1 layout.

Here is a simple futon design to make your own platform futon frame out of wood. Here is a simple futon design to make your own platform futon frame out of wood. We built our frame around a 54x75 full size futon mattress. Visit the hardware store with your measurements in hand go to the hardware store.

This is a low profile smaller futon. Begin with a full sheet of plywood. Lay it out on saw horses and snap a chalk line dividing out a 27x75 inch piece.