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I used only the mattress without the box spring. The mattress should have enough support from the plywood alone.

I'd Love to see photos.

There are photos throughout the thread....locate posts with a green square next to them......

"......measure Once.....cut Twice....

throw that one away and cut a new one...."

Thanks so much for this idea my husband and I did this bed in one day for less than $100 bucks. Great great idea. It has made so much more room in our boys bedroom

nice work on the hanging bed - i like the rail - does it come off or do you have to work around it when you are making the bed?

your son looks HAPPY to have a unique bed and more room to play :)

Here is the rough finish of the project (Yes, I think I overdid the cables, but I just waned to be certain it would't fall on anyone!) :-) We are currently gutting and redecorating the room, will post full pix of the bed when that is done as I don't have any of finish status.

Thanks again for the great idea. Best ever!

I would love to see a pic of the underside of your floating loft bed. We are getting ready to put up a couple for our boys. I have been planning this for a few months and located your post/instructions. Thank you so much.

The 3/4 inch plywood platform has an edge made of 2x4s all the way around it, two of which (a long side and a short side) are anchored into the walls. There are no other supports. The mattress distributes the weight evenly. The original hanging beds that I made two years ago are still in great form and show no sagging or warping of the platform.

I read your post on the beds you made and I have to do this for my daughter!I was wondering if you could send anymore possible tips or suggestion that might help out. I would love to see any pics you have of this project too. Ive only made a few small projects with wood, so any additional info will be extremley helpful. Thanks!