A large wooden headboard mounts to the bed frame for stability.
A wooden headboard is a heavy, solid object that, if not assembled properly, can pose an injury hazard every time you use the bed. Fortunately, most wood headboards require only secure mounting to your bed frame for assembly. Insert a few sturdy screws to connect the base of the headboard to the end of your bed frame, and the headboard no longer poses a danger. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Follow the frame manufacturer's instructions to set up both the frame and the frame's support elements, but don't place the mattress and bedspring onto the frame yet. Position the frame so you can access the area where the headboard connects.
2. Hold the headboard against the frame with any predrilled mounting holes through the base of the headboard aligned against the mounting holes in the bedframe. Ensure that the mounting holes match. If they don't, you'll have to drill your own holes to mount the wooden headboard.
3. Use the grease pencil to mark the bed frame's mounting hole positions onto the headboard base, filling in the marks through the holes in the bed frame.
4. Clamp the headboard onto a flat work surface with the base of the headboard overhanging the edge where the marked bed frame holes are located.
5. Drill holes with the ¼-inch bit through the headboard where you've marked each mounting hole. Unclamp the headboard, then reposition it against the bed frame with the mounting holes aligned.
6. Use ¼-inch hex socket screws that are 23/4 inches long to mount the headboard to the bed frame. Place a washer onto each screw, then thread the screw through the holes in the headboard and bed frame. Secure the screws in place with matching nuts, using your hand to tighten each nut until all of the holes are filled.
7. Secure the screws further by placing an Allen wrench into the socket of the screw heads, then using a wrench to tighten the nuts until the headboard is held firmly and safely into place.
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