Home built bed drawer design?

[Wandering Snowbird]

Has anyone built their own bed drawers with a full width platform, and if so did you design it so the top platform rests on top of the wheel wells or on the small step on the inside of the box side? Thanks

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[Thatwaspontus]

Has anyone built their own bed drawers with a full width platform, and if so did you design it so the top platform rests on top of the wheel wells or on the small step on the inside of the box side? Thanks

Working on my own set right now. Platform base rests on the bed floor, platform top would cover the wheel wells if I ran it full width bedside to bedside, but I instead just cut down a 4x8 to cover the drawers and left it 48" wide. I'll make covers for the sides and front, pretty much the whole perimeter is cubby space.

 

[RoadBoss]

Has anyone built their own bed drawers with a full width platform, and if so did you design it so the top platform rests on top of the wheel wells or on the small step on the inside of the box side? Thanks

IMO, I would consider more of what items you're planning to store inside your drawers, and design based off the dimensions of those items. It sucks when you get your drawers built and then you realize they're 1/2" too shallow to fit your camp stove in, or tool box, or whatever.

 

[Thatwaspontus]

IMO, I would consider more of what items you're planning to store inside your drawers, and design based off the dimensions of those items. It sucks when you get your drawers built and then you realize they're 1/2" too shallow to fit your camp stove in, or tool box, or whatever.

This. I lucked out and the Hi-Lift and traction boards both happen to be less than 5 1/4" tall.... Measure maybe and hope for the best doesn't always work.

Drawer fronts and handles added today. Probably won't get to cubby covers this week.

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