RoomAndLoft BR03LK User manual

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Set-up Instructions for:
BR03LK – Lateral Murphy Desk Bed

First –a few words of advice and caution:
1. Please do this job with two people. Attempting to do it alone, though heroic, could lead to product damage or injury
because some things might be too heavy for just one person to safely handle. With two people, the job will be much
smoother and safer –and a lot more fun!
2. Please read and follow the instructions carefully, as it will save time and avoid possible incorrect set-up of the product.
3. Please do not over-tighten screws and bolts, as it may lead to “stripping” the threads and make the connection weak. The
best rule is “firm and snug is what we need”.
4. If you will be installing your Murphy Bed on a hard surface such as stone, hardwood floor, tile, (anything other than carpet),
please lay down enough padding to lay the parts on while assembling. This will protect the Murphy bed parts from the floor,
and vice-versa. We recommend enough blankets, comforters, moving blankets, etc., to cover a full 10’x10’area.
5. Before you begin your installation, PLEASE take a few minutes to WATCH our helpful assembly VIDEO which is available for
viewing online at www.wallbedgallery.com/video
Note: Your ceiling height needs to be at least 70” for the Murphy Bed to be installed
Murphy Bed Set-up Guide
Congratulations and a Big Thank You for your purchase of a RoomAndLoft Murphy Bed!
We sincerely appreciate your business!
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PREPARATION FOR ASSEMBLY:
Please locate and confirm that you have the following 5 boxes. Open the boxes in numerical order as called for in this guide
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HELPFUL HINT:
Throughout the assembly of your Murphy Bed, you will find it
helpful to refer to pages 30-34, where the contents of each bubble
pack and hardware box are illustrated for easy reference.

TOOLS & THINGS YOU NEED TO SUPPLY:
•A cordless drill
•A #2 Phillips-head bit with a short extension
•A 1/8” drill bit
•An Electronic Stud Finder.
•A step ladder that can safely hold your feet 20” off the floor
•A pencil.
•A tape measurer
•A ½” wrench
•A 12mm wrench
(Please note that a 12mm wrench and a ½” wrench are not the same thing, you will need them
both)
•A Queen-size mattress that is no more than 8” thick, weighing 60 to 80lbs no less than 60lbs
OTHER NOTES:
Please be aware that hardware parts will appear in each box as the Assembly Project progresses.
If and when parts are left over after completing a step, please lay them aside for use in a later step!
Please sift carefully through packing materials to make sure hardware packs don’t go out in the trash.
HAVE FUN! –and call us if you need assistance at 714-455-7446.
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Getting Started:
Setting up the Bed Case – part A Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #1 for the bed case assembly
K117A
Safety chain from
Box2, blister-pack 1
K123
screw
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Step 1: Open Box 1 & 2, and lay out the five panels as shown. Please keep the side panels separated by about 85” and placed 20”
from the wall.
Step 2: Install the K117A safety chains on both side panels as shown using the K123 screws. The safety chains are in bubble pack #1
found in Box #2. The contents of Bubble Pack #1 are illustrated and can be viewed on page 31 of this assembly and installation guide.
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Step 1
Lay out the panels
Step 2

Setting up the Bed Case – part B Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #1 for the bed case assembly
Step 1: Roll up the bridge panel on edge with the face molding toward the padded floor as shown. Roll the side panels up and slide the crown molding
underneath the panels. The guide dowels will help you to join the panels together. Use a K110 bolt and K111 barrel nut from bubble pack #1 at each
corner to connect the top bridge panel to the sides as shown.
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Roll up the side panels
Roll up the
bridge panel
Guide dowels
K110 Bolt
K111 Barrel Nut

Setting up the Bed Case –part C Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #1 for the bed case assembly
K111 barrel nut
Step 1: Lift the top-back panel into position and connect it to the side panels and
bridge panel with K110 bolts and K111 barrel nuts from bubble pack #1 as shown.
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K110 bolt

Setting up the Bed Case – part D Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #1 for the bed case assembly
Step 1: Now lift the Headboard panel and join it to the side panels using guide dowels.
Step 2: Use K110 bolts and K111 barrel nuts from bubble pack #1 to connect the headboard
to the side panels as shown.
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Step 2
K111 barrel nut
K110 bolt
Step 2
Step 1
Position the headboard
decorative zipline face down and
toward the bridge top.
Decorative zip line toward the top
This side face down

Quarter-round molding
must be removed
Base molding up to 5” tall and
5/8” thick can stay
Chair-rail molding
must be removed
FLOOR
WALL
To set up your Murphy Bed,
any quarter-round molding,
and any chair rail must be
removed before installing the
bed case. The base molding
can usually be left in place.
REMOVE 86” of
quarter-round molding
REMOVE 86” of
chair-rail molding
Base molding
Preparing the wall for the Murphy-bed Case
Step 1: Identify the exact position you would like to set up your Murphy bed, and check the position of the nearby electrical outlets, if any.
DANGER: Any electrical outlet must be at least 5” away in either direction from both Bed Case side panels.
Step 2: Once you have Identified the desired position to install your Murphy Bed, remove any chair rail molding and/or quarter round molding,
if any, for a width of 86” to accommodate the 85.3/4” wide Bed Case. It is imperative that these moldings be removed for a safe and secure
connection to the wall!
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YOU CAN LEAVE THE BASE MOLDING ALONE IF IT IS 5/8” X 5” OR LESS

WALL
FLOOR
Standing the Bed Case up and moving it into position
Step 1:
With two people, take hold
of the top corners of the bed case
and safely lift Bed Case upright.
Step 2:
Lift and move the bed
case into position against the wall.
PLEASE lift and do not drag the
bed case across the floor.
Step 3: Check the exterior measurement of the Bed Case side panels
at the floor, and make sure it measures 85 3/4 inches, no more, no less.
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Please Lift!
DO NOT
DRAG
Tilt the bed
up from here

Preparing to attatch the bed case to the wall Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #1 for the bed case assembly
5
8" Thick
base molding
1
2" Thick
base molding NO
base molding Removing plastic
industrial cope
WALL
WALL
WALLWALL
WALL
WALL
base molding
FOOTER STUD
INSIDE THE
WALL DRIVE SCREWS
A 10 DEGREE
DOWN-ANGLE
No
Spacer block
1/4”
Spacer block
Use one of
each size
spacer blocks
Follow #3
AFTER
removing
the plastic
industrial
cope.
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②
③
④
HOW TO USE SPACER BLOCKS – IF NEEDED
IF YOUR BASE MOLDING IS SOLID WOOD …..
PLEASE USE A 1/8” DRILL BIT TO PRE-DRILL
THROUGH THE BASE MOLDING ONLY (NOT BASE
PLATE) TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF SPLITTING
YOUR BEAUTIFUL WOOD MOLDING
Top plate
Wall stud
“Bottom plate”, “Base plate”, “sole
plate”, are all names for this 2x4
that runs across the floor at the
bottom of a wall.
Electric plug socket
(See page 8
for electrical
Outlet avoidance)
A QUICK PRIMER ON WOOD-FRAMED HOMES.
OUR TARGET IS THE BASE PLATE
BASEPLATE
INSIDE THE
WALL
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HELPFUL HINT
If your wall is brick or
concrete block (not built
with a wooden frame and
drywall) please refer to
page 35 for more
information about
installation into non-
wooden structures.

STEP 1
USE A STEP LADDER
THAT WILL SAFELY
ALLOW YOU TO
MARK TWO STUD
LOCATIONS
Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #1 for the bed case assembly
STEP 1:
WITH YOUR STUD-FINDER, LOCATE AND
MARK THE CENTER OF TWO STUDS
WITH A PENCIL. THE STUDS WILL BE
ROUGHLY THREE FEET APART FROM
EACH OTHER DEPENDING ON YOUR
LOCAL BUILDING CODES. WE WILL USE
THESE MARKS IN A LATER STEP.
STEP 2:
MEASURE THE OUTSIDE
DIMENSION AT THE FLOOR AND MAKE
SURE THE SIDE PANELS ARE 85 3/4”
APART. NO MORE AND NO LESS
STEP 3:
USING THE SPACER BLOCKS IF
REQUIRED, AS SHOWN ON PAGE 10, USE
YOUR DRILL-GUN WITH A #2 PHILLIPS
BIT TO DRIVE THE K119 SCREWS, FROM
BUBBLE PACK #1, AT A 10 DEGREE
DOWN-ANGLE TO ATTACH METAL
FRAME TO THE WALL (DIAGRAM ON
PAGE 10).
Marking Studs, measuring width one last time, and driving long screws into the base plate.
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Confirm the
measurement
Drive three K119
screws into the
baseplate through
the metal frames
on each of the
side panels
STEP 2
STEP 3

STEP 1: Open boxes #3A and #4A and lay out the contents as shown below with the wood face of the bed tray face-down on the carpet/blankets/etc.
STEP @: Lay out the six K153 Bayonet Connectors as shown below. There are three each of the bayonet connectors found in the hardware boxes inside
box 3A and three more in box 4A.
Setting up the Bed Tray –Part A Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #2 for the bed tray assembly
K153
bayonet connector
bars
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STEP 1: Insert the K153 Bayonets halfway into the metal frame of the top bed tray. On each side, you will install two bayonets. One will insert inside the metal bed
frame, and one will be mounted on the outside of the metal frame
Step 2: Insert a K105B bolt (use the 12mm wrench) with a K106 washer into the frame hole and wiggle the bayonet until the bolt to passes through the other side of
the frame. Now add one more K106 fender washer and the K143 lock nut (use the ½” wrench) and snug it up. Snug is all you need, they will still wiggle slightly, don’t
over tighten them!
Setting up the Bed Tray –Part B Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #2 for the bed tray assembly
K106 washer
K105B Bolt
K143 Lock Nut
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STEP 2
K153
bayonet connector bars
STEP 1

STEP 3:
Now slide the left and right tray frames together while guiding the exposed end of the bayonets into the opposite frame. On the sides of the frame,
there are two connector bayonets, only one bayonet can be inserted into the opposite side, the outer bayonet slides over the outer side of the opposing
frame.
Take it slowly as you join the frames and watch your fingers, so you don’t get them pinched between the two frames, ouch!
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STEP 1: Check that the tray panels are flush at the sides
Step 2: Insert the K105B bolts with a K106 washers through the frame holes joining the left and right bed tray together.
Now add one more K106 washer and the K143 lock nut and snug them up.
Setting up the Bed Tray –Part C Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #2 for the bed tray assembly
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STEP 1
STEP 2

STEP 1: On both sides of the bed tray frame, insert the K105B bolts with a K106 washers through the open hole on the K153 bayonet connection bars,
add one more K106 washer and the K143 lock nut and snug them up. The bed tray is now assembled. Good Job!
Setting up the Bed Tray –Part D Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #2 for the bed tray assembly
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STEP 1: Get both K154 mattress hoops from hardware boxes inside box 3A and 4A and insert them into the holes at the end of the bed tray frames that
are closest to the wall.
K173 mattress hoop
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Installing Mattress Hoops

Attaching the gas springs to the side frame. Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #2 for the bed tray assembly
STEP 1: Remove from the hardware boxes, located in BOX 3A and BOX 4A, both K114C gas springs. With the larger, barrel end, upward, slide them onto
the gas spring post on the metal side frame located on each of the side panels of the bed case.
STEP 2: Gather two of the K143 lock nuts from bubble pack #2 and partially attach them to the gas spring post. Tighten them by hand only, don’t
tighten them completely just yet. At this stage, the gas springs be able to move freely. We’ll come back to finish tightening them in a later step.
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GAS SPRING POST
K143 Lock Nut