Working while off work
Working while off work
I have a day off from work today and I'll be spending it dismantling and then reassembling two beds.
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I finished the beds and while I was putting the mattress back on one of them the wooden slats snapped. Now I'll have to dismantle it again and assemble its replacement tomorrow.
Wooden stake from hardware store + rope + staple gun?
If this wasn't the second time this has happened to this bed I would be tempted to repair it again. I'm going to demonstrate my contempt for it by chopping it up and burning it.
Is it an IKEA bed? The slats on those are crap. I'm sure there's a way to cross brace it. Or even use a piece of plywood instead.
It was a donation so I have no idea, but certainly not an ikea one. The frame looks stirdy but the wood has a habit of suddenly and spectacularly failing.
https://youtu.be/inaV2ddeI9k?feature=shared Shitty wood and shitty engineering designed to last 3 years
I watched the first few minutes of that video and it's super depressing. My home is full of mostly IKEA junk and they've not aged well.
However, I did buy these pieces because they were cheap and functional. In the modern world most people aren't settling in a single place for long. So our furniture doesn't need to last as long.
I don't know that I agree. Maybe something like a couch - those seem to have a limited life span. But a bed, table, cabinet? Those are things that a short while ago, one would assume were sturdy. I've had to throw bedframes away because the legs were made of paricle board and disintegated because they were nudged too hard. That seems off.
Interestingly the couches are the sturdiest things I own. Exceptionally high quality ones that I imagine are well outside what I would have budgeted, but they came with the house.
My plan with the IKEA tat is to upgrade pieces gradually as they reach end of life.
The first upgrade will be the Billy shelving unit in my ensuite which no longer has any reliable cross bracing. The particle board swells with steam from the shower and I've moved it a few times to get to junction boxes beneath the floor so all the screws have loosened.
I like the idea of futons. Keep the good wood, replace the fabric that wears out.