Seems there is no bottom for this bed. Anyone has an idea how I can make a bottom if I use this in my balcony?
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I used two cardboard boxes from Lowes. The boxes will swell when wet, but that won't matter until its time to relocate the planter. At that point, simply allow the soil to completely dry out. The cardboard will dry out and become easier to remove.
1937521
Although I like this raised garden bed for the yard, I'd never use it on a balcony. It would leak. I'd get small kiddy pool fill bottom with sand, and finish with light-weight potting soil.
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I would get a different item. When searching - look for "solid wood" or similar description. I say this because my Dad sat on one and had his foot on the bottom slat and it broke. I still have it, it is beautiful and "fits in" my studio. I reinforced all the bottom slats with metal braces on either side and am going to wrap them in raffia. Hope this helps.
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The top section of legs did not land quite right without the shelf in place to spread them out. Mine would have been WAY to wobbly if I left off the bottom pieces. You could always go to a hardware store and buy shorter legs for the bottom section. They usually carry legs that have the same bolt at the store and if you painted them white you would never notice the difference but it is only going to knock off a few inches if you do it that way.
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You could leave the bottom panels out. However, to make it more stable you might want to attach a couple of thin pieces of wood that nail or screw in across the bottom.
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I don't know of anything. The comment from another buyer to add lumber at the bottom is something that we thought of as well. We ended up being okay with the height after all as our cats were too fat to hurl their bodies over the top and they certainly were not svelte enough to squeeze through the rails! Good luck.
194332
I attached the headboard to a regular bed frame. I didn't have the bottom as pictured.
588881
Pick a different bed, no padding on the bottom. Horrible choice I made. Go to Costco they have nice dog beds.
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This unit does not have a bottom to it. It is constructed of a metal frame with zip cover, but there is no bottom shelf. Thanks, The Organizing Place
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Well! My daughter has a platform bed and am able to use it. It is easy to set up and take down in any case. Hope I was helpful.
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The obvious answer on a balcony is part of the railing. I'd be very cautious about using it outside, though - use it in dry weather only and take it in. I can't recommend this product, though - in fact, I really detest it! This is a design American manufacturing got 100% right a long time ago, but which now has been reduced to throw away garbage by "survival of the cheapest". Shoddy manufactured goods and the 21st Century's largest surviving authoritarian government - what's not to like!?
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Just my opinion, I think maybe getting some garden edging would be better to collect the leaves, or there is flex border material, like the recycled decking, that you could wrap around ground stakes, that may be better suited. This is a great raised bed, I bought two of them, but I am going to use them for vegetable gardening and make mini-greenhouses out of them, maybe do both projects !! :) take care
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Your bed frame probably cannot support the weight of this bed, it must sit on the floor but you can usually assemble the frame around the bed. The bottom edge of my bed is about 9 inches above the floor (on top of carpet. The sides of the bed soft foam covered in cloth. There are shorter legs available I don't know if longer ones are available. If you need a specific measurement let me know. I emailed the seller and he answered me a few hours later, you could try that too. This is a great bed!
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Jumps in it from one of the tiers. I reconfigured mine, it doesn't look like this photo. You can have the bed on the lower one if you want and put a tier on top.
71160
No. The bottom section is a play or storage area. It's too low for a bed. We tried a toddler bed but it's too dark and small
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it is thin and will blow away. I thought of the same thing. It is too small and no bottom. I use a rubbermaid basket and a heating blanket for the floor. I cover the basket with a blanket and set it in a corner and put bricks on top to weigh it down from the winter wind. Also try hay or straw and make a fort type thing.
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This particular bed came with NO trundle. You have to order the trundle separately. I was bamboozled! I thought it came with it too!
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I did not use a bottom. Just set it right on the ground and filled it with dirt. If your ground is uneven, you may choose to level it out a bit so it sits straight. The corner spikes do a nice job of holding it in place as the go into the ground.