In small and one-room apartments there is a problem of lack of free space for organizing space for the needs of the owners. In order to solve this issue, a mass of varieties of transforming furniture are produced, which include built-in beds in the closet. This practical thing is laid out before bedtime and hides back in the morning, thereby freeing up the floor area for other purposes. This is also a great opportunity to have a spare bed if a guest or relative arrives.
Transforming furniture: wardrobe-bed and its variants
As well as ordinary beds, transforming there are single, double and one-and-a-half. In addition, for children's rooms they are made in a two-tier version and in the form of an attic bed - it folds almost under the ceiling, and you need to climb the stairs, which also serves as a support.
By the nature of folding, they are of two types - vertical and horizontal. The first option involves folding and assembling along the length of the bed, that is, the end part will rise and fall, in the second option, respectively, the long side is involved.
The front part is made in the form of a hinged wardrobe or sliding wardrobe, which are very diverse: a simple wardrobe with shelves, a bookcase or the whole wall in which a folding wardrobe-bed is hidden. If it was not possible to find a suitable option in the standard version, then you can find in your city a company engaged in the manufacture of such products to order.
What a wardrobe bed consists of
You can buy such a bed without the front part, it is not particularly different from the usual one. The frame is made of a metal square, the wall thickness of which is 2 mm, and bent glued lamellas installed in 12 rows. The whole structure is supported by legs adjustable in height (instead of them there may be a metal bracket or a wooden plank), 3 straps are provided for fixing bedding. The most important thing with which the bed is transformed is the lifting and lowering mechanism, on the reliability of which the quality of operation and the durability of the whole structure depend.
Built-in beds in the wardrobe, purchased complete with the front part, have a bottom made in the form of swing fake doors to hide the entire structure from the eyes. The legs can be made secret (hide in special recesses when folding) or have a design in the form of a decor element. Inside the cabinet, lighting and various interior details (paintings, etc.) are usually installed.
Lifting gear
This unit can be equipped with gas lifts (air springs) or springs. The latter are already outdated and with them the built-in beds are no longer available in the closet, but if they suddenly get caught, then you should not take them, since they tend to stretch and quickly lose their parameters.
These mechanisms are represented on the market by manufacturers from Germany, Italy, France and, of course, Russia. The presented products differ in price, strength, mechanism design and duration of operation, which for some devices can reach 50 thousand work cycles. Imported products are more expensive and more reliable, however, domestic products are also constantly being improved, but in any case, they must be certified, plus there will be a guarantee for the device.
Transformer wardrobe-bed: price and what to look for when choosing
To choose a quality product, you need to observe a number of important points. First you need to find out about the manufacturer: how long he has been on the market and whether his built-in beds in the closet have been tested. Regardless of the manufacturer of the lifting mechanism, it must be designed for the weight of the entire structure, including the facade and orthopedic mattress. You also need to make sure that gas lifts do not stick out of the bed, because they can cause injury if careless traffic is taken, especially for children.
Also pay attention to the material of the facade of the bed and the cabinet, because they will be under load: products from laminated particleboard often break, because sometimes there are voids in their structure that cannot be seen. More suitable are MDF or OSB (oriented particle board) - it will be somewhat more expensive, but better. It is better to choose a bracket or a supporting board as the supporting elements - they are more reliable than individual legs.
A transformer wardrobe-bed, the price of which will depend not only on the main construct, but also on the availability of decorative elements, can be made to order, which makes it even more expensive. Classic options on average will cost 40-50 thousand rubles., More sophisticated models can cost around 100 thousand rubles.
Installation Nuances
The entire structure is attached to the wall and floor with self-tapping screws and dowels, so these planes must be smooth so that there are no distortions that adversely affect the operation of the lifting and lowering mechanism and the deviation of the bed from the assembled vertical position, as a result of which a gap will form between it and cabinet box. Therefore, such surface defects must be eliminated. It will not be superfluous to entrust the installation to specialists and draw up this procedure with an act of work performed, according to which in which case a claim can be made.