Assembly guide
Assembling your metal bed base
About 20 minutes, on your own, with a drill. The video, the parts in the box and the 8 steps: everything is on this page.
What you need
- A drill or a Phillips screwdriver (not supplied)
- A rug or a blanket, to assemble the base upside down without scratching anything
- About 20 minutes
In the box
- 4 slatted panels
- 4 corner legs
- 2 head and foot legs
- 2 side legs
- 1 centre leg
- 8 short tubes
- 4 long tubes
- 40 screws
- 4 long bolts and 4 nuts
- 18 plastic caps, including 1 spare
- 1 instruction manual
The 8 steps
The base is assembled upside down, slats against the floor, and turned over at the end. The parts in orange are the ones for that step.
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Step 1/8Bolt the panels together in pairs
Lay the 4 slatted panels upside down on the rug. Join them in pairs with the 4 long bolts and their nuts, through the two middle bars. You now have two halves.
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Step 2/8Join the two halves
Place the 2 side legs in the middle of the long sides, then slide the two halves towards each other: the leg tenons go into the bars. In the centre, the middle bars meet end to end. 4 screws.
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Step 3/8Add the centre leg and the long tubes
Hook the centre leg plate under the joint of the middle bars, then tilt it flat: 4 screws. Then fit the 4 long tubes onto the side legs: 4 screws.
Tip: hook the plate on one side, then tilt it in.
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Step 4/8Hook a leg onto the middle of each end
Same move as the centre leg: hook the leg plate at an angle under the two middle bars, then tilt it flat. 2 screws per leg, at the head and at the foot.
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Step 5/8Add the short tubes and the corner legs
Fit the 8 short tubes onto the end legs, 2 on each side. Then place the 4 corner legs: their tenons go into the short tubes, the edge bar and the long tube. 24 screws.
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Step 6/8Tighten every screw
Until now, screw without fully tightening: the parts line up more easily. Once everything is in place, tighten all 40 screws and the 4 long bolts.
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Step 7/8Fit a cap on each leg
With the base still upside down, push a plastic cap into the open end of each of the 9 legs.
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Step 8/8Turn the base over
Turn it over onto its legs, then fit the last 8 caps on top of the legs. The 18th cap is a spare: keep it.
A solid base that stays put
It carries your mattress every night: it is built to stay steady.
Made of certified S355 steel
S355 is a European standard structural steel grade: it withstands at least 355 MPa before it deforms. Everything is held together by 40 screws and 4 long bolts.
Heavy, so it stays stable
Its weight keeps it in place: once it is on the floor, it does not slide or move.
Supported in the middle
9 legs, including a centre leg under the middle of the bed, where the two halves meet.
Our tips
- Before you start, check that every part is there, using the “In the box” list.
- Assemble the base upside down, on a rug: the parts do not slide and nothing gets scratched.
- Do not fully tighten the screws until step 6: everything lines up more easily.
- Keep the extra cap: it is your spare.