subject: Care And Maintenance Of Your Bunk Bed [print this page] Even bunk beds, like every other comfort supplement, require proper and regular care and maintenance after its purchase. The general perception regarding bunk beds is that installing and assembling its units is the sole effort it requires and after that it is done with forever. But actually the lack of their maintenance leads to many injuries daily. Here are few tips about maintaining your bunk bed:
Ensure that you check the structural integrity of your bunk bed every three months. Check all the nuts, bolts, fasteners, clamps, and other connections are secure and intact. If any defect is found, get it repaired immediately. Also, if required get them replaced with new parts and secure your bed frame.
Take care that you strictly follow the weight restrictions specified by the manufacturer in the assembly sheet. If you overburden your bed regularly, especially the top bunk, you might end up with a broken bed in midst of night with serious injuries to the bed occupant. Restrict your kids from jumping or bouncing or from doing any such other boisterous activity on your bed. It might give up unexpectedly after several such frivolous sessions and your kid might end up with a broken limbs.
If you need to shift the bed to some other place, don't move it as a whole structure. Disassemble it properly, and carry the disassembled parts to the new location where you can again assemble your bunk bed again with help of your assembly sheet. Refrain from using substitute parts to assemble your bed. They might lead to weak points in your design. Also during any subsequent reassemble, ensure that you do not miss out any parts. Do not neglect even a minor bolt.
In case of wood loft beds, regularly check the contact points and the change in wood over a period of time. In case of rugged contacts, the bed frame may give up from certain portion. Dust and polish your bunk bed regularly. In case of futon bunk beds, ensure that you don't end up with a botched futon which is not usually debunked.
Watch out for bent parts in case of metal bunk beds. If any such bent is found, contact a professional and get it fixed without fail. Be particularly careful about the supporting poles. After certain lapse of time, your poles might wear out from base. Ensure that you restore them properly. Make it a point to check your ladder contacts with the upper level.
It can be confidently guaranteed that, if above mentioned instructions are carefully implemented, your kid will have a peaceful and hassle free slumber on his bunk bed for years to come.
