Bunk beds - metal or wood?

eclub

I prefer wood. Metal beads are always sqwing no mater how tight you make it. Wood can be straighten with L profiles.

mummyslittleboy

I have had metal and wooden and I think wooden ones are the best overall.

I bought these 2 years ago for my 2 girls they are 10 and 14 and they are great really sturdy and they seperate down to 2 singles.

http://dfbeds.co.uk/joseph-polo-white-wooden-twin-bunk-p-3039.html

VK-2008

try ikea fab for ideas
also mind if you go to a bed shop to barter for a discount tell them to sharpen their pencils and get you a good deal we saved a fortune when we went furniture shopping this year. if you can hold off try and wait until jan sales we go great bargains.best wishes

fantafan

Try posting that you want some on freecycle.org.uk You'd be surprise how many people want rid once the kids start to grow up that you might get some for free. Very MSE

Tropez

I would go for wood.

A well constructed wooden bed made from good quality timber will be a lot better than metal beds, which always strike me as quite flimsy and prone to coming a little loose which results in a need to constantly tighten up the bolts and often put up with irritating noises.

Dontknowanymore

Thanks for everyones replies.
I'm going to go with the wood but am just going to keep looking around at deals etc.

Violetta_2

Have you had a look at tesco few offers on at the mo, mattress' are seperate.

Tim_Deegan

If you do decide to go for wood, then make sure you go for ones that are quite thick and chunky. Otherwise you will still have problems with creaks and wobbles.

The same actually applies to the metal ones. Go for bunks with thick posts.

onehitwonder

We have a wooden one and have found it very good. Couple of slats broke within the first couple of days but the shop gave us some replacements.

Took a couple of hours to put ours together and few swear words as the area was quite tight to maneuver it in place, but great result.
Not sure if some come semi-completed? If not then don't start putting it together late at night expecting to put the kids to bed within 30 mins.

Apricot

I had both when I was younger (for my sister and i) and I preferred the wooden ones to be honest. The metal ones we had (for about two years) used to squeak terribly and were definitely not as cosy as the wooden ones. The wooden ones we had as bunks for about 2 years and then split into singles for the next 5-ish years. Never ever broke slats and I will confess to regularly jumping from the top bunk or from one bed to another when they were singles. Our bunks were passed onto a friend of the family who I believe still has them as singles in her guest room.