Furniture and Furnishings - Build platform for queen sized air mattress

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KathyHav
07-11-02, 10:39 AM
I would like to make a raised platform for a queen-sized air mattress. No headboard or footboard needed. Just a plywood platform. I have 10 cinder blocks that I was planning to mount the plywood. Is there a better way?.

Thanks.

George
07-11-02, 06:03 PM
The cinderblocks will work, but your biggest consideration is that you're going to have to piece the plywood. A queen size mattress is 60" by 80". Standard plywood is 48" X 96".

You need something to tie the two pieces of plywood together (ask your hardware store about flat mending plates) and you need to give adequate support where the two pieces are joined.