Bunk Bed with a Slide and a Ladder in Solid Pine

a bunk with both, because the argument about who gets the ladder and who gets the slide is a solvable problem.

The safety numbers on this page are the ones that actually matter and they are worth reading once. Slat spacing is under 60mm, because a gap between 60 and 75mm is the size that traps a limb. A mattress must fit with under 30mm of gap all round. Anything a child sleeps above 600mm off the floor needs a guard rail and is not suitable under six years old, which is a regulation and not our opinion. And any tall piece of furniture in a child's room needs restraining to the wall, every time, which is two screws and the single highest value two minutes in the whole assembly.

Specification

• Dimensions: 1980mm long by 1050mm wide by 1550mm high
• Age range: 6 years and over on the upper deck, which is BS EN 747 and not negotiable
• Material: solid Scandinavian pine, knot free grade, which is the lightest and the friendliest on price and will mark more easily than the hardwoods
• Finish: water based lacquer or paint, certified to BS EN 71 part 3
• Load rating: 150kg per deck, tested to 200kg with a dynamic load test
• Standards: BS EN 716 parts 1 and 2 for the cot bed size, BS EN 747 for anything raised, and the finish to BS EN 71 part 3
• Edges and fixings: every exposed edge rounded to a 3mm radius, every fixing recessed and capped, and no pinch point anywhere a hand goes
• Assembly: flat packed, two people, about three hours
• Weight: approximately 108.6 kilograms
• Guard rail height: 160mm above the mattress top, which is the BS EN 747 minimum and is measured with a 160mm mattress in place
• Ladder: fixed, with 60mm deep treads rather than round rungs
• Headroom on the lower deck: 800mm
• Ceiling height needed: 2100mm minimum
• Not suitable for the upper deck under 6 years old
• Splits into two single beds with a kit, listed alongside
• Mattresses not included, maximum depth 160mm on the upper deck

In the box

• Both bed frames, flat packed
• Solid timber slats at 55mm spacing for every deck
• Guard rails for the upper deck on all four sides
• A fixed ladder with 60mm treads
• A slide with a moulded landing
• Anti tip restraints, which are not optional on a bunk
• A hex key, a spanner and printed instructions

Assembly and safety

Flat packed with a hex key and printed instructions. An anti tip restraint is in the box and it is not optional on this piece. Furniture tip overs injure a serious number of small children every year in this country and every one of them is preventable with two screws. If you cannot drill the wall, tell us and we will send the freestanding ballast kit instead at no charge.

How long it lasts

This one converts rather than being replaced. The conversion kit is listed alongside it and is about a fifth of the price of the piece, which is the point. We keep the conversion parts for a range for ten years from the day we stop making it, so a piece bought for a first child can be brought back up to size for a third.