Roomandloft Br03lk User manual

2.6.23 LS

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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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

8" Thick

base molding

2" Thick

base molding NO

base molding Removing plastic

industrial cope

WALL

WALLWALL

WALL

base molding

FOOTER STUD

INSIDE THE

WALL DRIVE SCREWS

A 10 DEGREE

DOWN-ANGLE

Spacer block

1/4”

Spacer block

Use one of

each size

spacer blocks

Follow #3

AFTER

removing

the plastic

industrial

cope.

①

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

GAS SPRING POST

K143 Lock Nut

Use Assembly parts from Bubble Pack #2 for the bed tray assembly

Step 1: With one person on each side of the bed about in the middle, carefully lift the bed tray and set the Bearing posts into the saddle on each side of the

bed. Make sure the bearing post gap is equal on each side. The key thing here is to take your time and get lined up right so you can limit the possibility of

damaging the wood Bed Tray Face or the interior finish of the Bed Case.

Step 2: Once both bearing posts are in the saddles, install the K172 bearing captures onto the bearings using the K113C bolt.