Bunkbeds

[onecutemoocow]

I am looking for a set of bunkbeds. I want the kind that has a full size mattress on bottom. Probably a futon type thing on bottom and a regular twin on top. Trying not to go over $200 but I dont know if it will be possible. TIA

[Stowasser]

try walmart.com, I think yesterday I saw them on sale on there.

[conj]

if it the metal ones, lay/sit on one before you buy... I find them too uncomfortable.

[Crue2001]

Make sure that you go and visit the store to make a purchase like this one. We bought ours online and we're sorry for it now. Keep in mind though that most stores do the quick set up so be careful before you climb onto one as it might not be bolted together well.

 

We bought a twin/twin wooden set online from a reputable company (checked them out, read reviews on product, etc) and the beds seemed okay at first. Found out later that they were junk...boards started splitting and support boards fell off. I ended up splitting the bunks down into two twins and we still used them for a bit. I was too afraid to leave them as bunks because I was sure at that point that the top one was going to come down onto the other one at some point. After splitting them into twins in separate rooms, my oldest son's bed only lasted 3 mos before we heard a huge bang one night while sleeping. Went in to find him on the floor, still in bed, but the whole frame had split in different parts and collapsed. Bad manufacture, poor materials, no customer service after the sale (despite all the good reviews online about the company), warranty for crap...they would replace a board here or there, but not the whole set. Found out a year after I took them down that the set had been recalled for basically falling apart while in use. Go figure.

 

My advice is to spend the money on a good solid set that you can check out in person in a store.

[mdcrim]

We got our bunk bed set (twin over twin) at IKEA. We had checked Walmart, Kmart, Big Lots and shook a lot of bunk beds. The IKEA one seemed the most stable, believe it or not. I think we paid $179 for the bed, without mattresses. Kmart sells cheap, 5" mattresses for $35 each but we paid $95 for really good mattresses at Sam's Club. My son LOVES the bunk bed because it does not shake and he feels very secure sleeping in it.

[peppysfireball]

shopko has nice ones. U really need a box springs. Slats don't hold up. We put good quality twin mattressses on our grandkids beds and the jumping kids too still broke the slats. My son screwed a piece of plywood on the frame of one on top of the slats and we put a box spring under the other one.

[onecutemoocow]

Thanks for everyones input!!

[chrisjuvers]

Did you get the beds yet? We bought the wooden ones that split into 2 beds also. We are using them seperately now and the slats have broken from the kids jumping on the nbeds. I bought the cheaper set ,$199 no mattresses, and DH ended up taking the slats off and getting a 3/4 in piece of plywood to put underneath. The beds are really strong now and i'm glad that I went the cheper route. Try craigslist or freecycle for used if that's what you want. I went to a local "outlet" store to get mine.

[onecutemoocow]

No I did not get the bunk beds yet. Still looking around.