Interesting idea for a bed....maybe... ?
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Interesting idea for a bed....maybe... ?
I was curious if anyone had thought about using the composite (fake) woods for a bed?
We have been looking at building a deck on our house and these composite woods look pretty good (for a deck) and are supposed to have a better durability then CCA treated lumber and excellent life span. They also come in a varity of textures to imitate wood (if desired).
Has anyone tried this?
I have a 48 and have considered putting the steel plate over the wood bed as it was originally. I thought this might be a good option for a long-term quality wood under the bed.
But I haven't quite decided to put the steel back on...
Has anyone tried the composite woods?
We have been looking at building a deck on our house and these composite woods look pretty good (for a deck) and are supposed to have a better durability then CCA treated lumber and excellent life span. They also come in a varity of textures to imitate wood (if desired).
Has anyone tried this?
I have a 48 and have considered putting the steel plate over the wood bed as it was originally. I thought this might be a good option for a long-term quality wood under the bed.
But I haven't quite decided to put the steel back on...
Has anyone tried the composite woods?
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Re: Composite Wood for Beds
I can say with confidence that any of the composite products which combine wood fiber and ureaformaldahyde glues will not be suitable for exterior use. These materials do not do well when exposed to moisture. Another wood composite material uses wood fiber and plastic. These "wood substitutes" are great for exterior decks, because they hold up to the weather and are slip resistant. Unfortunately, the slip resistance is owed to a texture that the composite board acquires as it is exposed to UV and the outermost thin layer of plastic is degraded. While this material won't swell and fall apart when exposed to the rain, it will turn kind of fuzzy when exposed to the sun. I am not aware of widths greater than 5 1/2". There are also PVC planks that are used in building construction that are the right size for a truck bed, but these planks would probably droop as they get warm on a sunny day. There are also 11/16" cement-wood fiber planks available in eight-inch widths. They are grey in color. I have heard that sometimes a surface mildew will take root on these planks, and the result is darker grey splotches.
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Another idea to consider.... I recently saw a bed done with aluminum bleacher seats. They were about 10-11" wide with grooves about 1/16" deep running the length on each outer edge about 1.5" wide. The seats are better than an inch thick so he had to do some notching to set them up on the bed cross members. It sounds weird but they really looked pretty good and would be easy to maintain. 56Fun
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I went with steel diamond plate on my '59 (not the pretty diamond-plate tool box stuff). I like the durability of real steel vs. the wood beds and it was easy to put a protective coating over it. This also gave me some weight in the back end to balance her out a bit.
My $.02,
Daryl
My $.02,
Daryl
