RoomAndLoft Murphy Bed Manual

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Set-up Instructions for:
•Murphy Bed
•Murphy DeskBed

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, etc., to cover at full 10 foot x 10 foot 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 91 1/2” 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!
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PREPARATION FOR ASSEMBLY:
Please locate and confirm that you have the following 4 boxes to complete your Queen Size Murphy Bed.
PLEASE NOTE: The boxes are numbered “BOX 1” through “BOX 4”, please open the boxes as they are called for in this Set-Up Guide,
beginning with BOX 1.
TOOLS & THINGS YOU NEED TO SUPPLY:
•A power drill gun with a #2 Phillips-head drive with a short extension.
•An Electronic Stud Finder.
•A step ladder that can safely hold your feet 30” off the floor.
•A pencil.
•A Queen-size mattress that is maximum 10” thick, and weighs maximum 70 lbs.
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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Please ignore
the example
part numbers
on these boxes
as yours could
be different.
HELPFUL HINT:
Throughout the
assembly of your
Murphy Bed, you will
find it helpful to refer
frequently to pages 19
and 20, where the
contents of each bubble
pack and hardware box
are illustrated for easy
reference.
If you have the
Murphy Deskbed…
you will also
Have a “Box #5”.
Just follow the
Set-up Guide and
you’ll get there.

Guide
dowel
K117A
Safety chain from
Box2, bubblepack 2
K113A
Bolts
FROM BUBBLE PACK1 - HOLD THESE
PARTS ASIDE FOR LATER USE
K157B 3/8” spacer blocks
K157A 1/4” spacer blocks
K161B 12mm wrench
K161A 1/2” wrench
K160
Allen wrench
K123
screws
Wall
Setting up the Bed Case – part A
Step 1: Open Box #1, and lay out the top and bottom panels of the left and right side panels as shown, noting the distances marked between the panels
and from the bottom edge of the side panels to the wall.
Step 2: Align the top and bottom side panels with the guide dowels, then connect by using small bolts through the metal plate into imbedded sleeves.
Step 3: Open Box #2 and find bubble pack 2. Install the safety chains on both size panels using small screws.
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Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

K111
nut
K110
bolt
K160
Allen wrench
K160
Allen wrench
K110
bolt
K111
nut
Top panel
Top back panel
Setting up the Bed Case – part B
Step 1: From Box #2. Place the top panel on edge with the face molding toward the floor as shown. Gently roll the side panels up and slide the molding underneath, using guide
dowels to position the panels together. Use a bolt and barrel nut at each corner as shown.
Step 2: Position the top-back panel and connect with bolts and barrel nuts as shown.
Step 1
Step 2
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Roll up
Roll up

Setting up the Bed Case – part C
Step 1: From Box 2, find the Headboard panel and position the headboard to the side panels using guide dowels.
Step 2: Use bolts and barrel nuts from bubble pack 2 to connect the headboard to the side panels.
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Headboard
Zip line face down
away from the wall
Headboard
BACK
K160
Allen
wrench
K110
bolt
K111
nut
Step 1
Step 2
Headboard
FRONT

Quarter-round
molding
Chair-rail
molding
base
molding
WALL
Quarter-round molding
must be removed
Base molding up to 5” tall and
5/8” thick can stay
Chair-rail molding
must be removed
Wood floor
WALL
To setup the Murphybed
The chair rail.and the
Quarter-round molding
must be removed
To set up your Murphy Bed,
any quarter-round molding,
and any chair rail must be
removed before installing the
bed.. The base molding can
usually be left in place.
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 of the Bed Case side panels.
Step 2: Once you have Identified the correct position to stand up the Bed Case, remove any chair rail and/or quarter round molding if any for a width of 65” to
accommodate the 64.3/4” wide Bed Case.
Step 1
Step 2
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YOU CAN LEAVE THE BASE MOLDING ALONE
IF IT IS 5/8”X5” OR LESS

WALL
FLOOR
PLEASE LIFT!
(DO NOT DRAG)
GRAB CORNERS
1 CORNER PER PERSON
Standing up the Bed Case
Step 1: With two people, take hold of the
top corners of the bed case and safely lift to
stand up the Bed Case.
Step 2: Position the bed case against the wall by lifting and carrying
– PLEASE do not drag the bed case on the floor.
Step 3: Check the exterior measurement of the Bed Case side panels at the floor, and make
sure it measures 63.3/4 inches, no more, no less.
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PREPARING TO ATTACH THE BEDCASE TO THE WALL
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.
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 6
for electrical
Outlet avoidance)
A QUICK PRIMER ON WOOD-FRAMED HOMES.
OUR TARGET IS THE BASE PLATE
BASEPLATE
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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 24 for more
information about
installation into non-
wooden structures.

STEP 2:
MEASURE THE OUTSIDE
DIMENSION AT THE FLOOR
AND MAKE SURE IT IS 64 3/4”
STEP 3:
USING SPACER BLOCKS IF
REQUIRED AS SHOWN ON PAGE 8, USE
YOUR DRILL-GUN WITH A #2 PHILLIPS
HEAD TO DRIVE K119 SCREWS AT A 10
DEGREE DOWN-ANGLE TO ATTACH
METAL FRAME TO THE WALL (DIAGRAM
ON PAGE 8).
STEP 1:
USE A PENCIL AND STUD-FINDER
TO MARK THE CENTER OF A
STUD ON EACH SIDE. THE STUD
PLACEMENT DOES NOT NEED TO
BE LATERALLY SYMMETRICAL.
(WE WILL USE THESE MARKS IN A
LATER STEP.)
STEP 1
USE A STEP LADDERTHAT WILL
SAFELY ALLOW YOU TO
MEASURESTUD POSITIONS
Marking Studs, measuring width one last time,
and driving long screws into the base plate.
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Measure again.
Drive K119 screws
STEP 2
STEP3

Setting up the Bed Tray
BT
BOTTOM TRAY
TT
TOP TRAY
K152
Side support bar
K153
2 Bayonet connect bar
K152
Side support bar
K152
Side support bar
K152
Side support bar
Open boxes #3 and #4 and lay out the contents as shown below with the wood face of the bed tray face-down on the carpet/blankets/etc., that will protect it.
Pay find and lay out the K153 Bayonet Connectors and the K152 Side Support Bars that you will find distributed in the two boxes.
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Make sure the
Bearing Post is
positioned
toward the Bed
Case
Place open area of BT tray
toward the Bed Case.

STEP 1 STEP 2
K161B Wrench
K105B Bolt
K106 Fender washer
K153 bayonet connector bar
from boxes #3& #4
TT
TOP TRAY
K153 bayonet
connector
bars
WOOD TRAY FACE
Insert bayonets with the short “leg”
oriented up as shown
K106 Fender washer
K105B Bolt
TT
TOP TRAY
BT
BOTTOM TRAY
INSERT BOLTS AND
WASHERS. START BY
HAND AND LEAVE
THEM LOOSESO
THERE IS SOME
“PLAY”
(FROM BUBBLE PACK #3)
Welded Nut
Connecting the Top Tray (TT) to the Bottom Tray (BT).
Step 1: Insert the K153 Bayonet BOUT HALF WAY into the TT tray as shown below – with the short leg of the “L” shape “up” as in the
drawing at the bottom left of this page - then hand start the bolts and leave them loose for now.
Step 2: Now insert the bayonets into the BT tray, and again – hand start the bolts but leave them loose.
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Insert K105B bolts with K106
fender washers, but leave them
loose so there is some “play”

STEP 1 AND STEP 2 STEP 3
STEP 1
Install 4 K105B bolt
+4 K106 washer
and tighten fully
STEP2
Fully tighten all 4
bayonet bots
K105B bolt
K106 washer
K161B
Connect 4 K152
connector bar
as shown
K105B bolt
K106 washer
K152 bar
Wood
face
STEP3
Install all 4 K152 bars as shown
And Tighten Fully.
K161B
wrench
Upper capture
Lower
capture
Make sure bar is fully
between all 4 upper&
lower captures
Connecting all the Supports to build a strong frame
Step 1: Use 4 K015B Bolts with 4 K106 Washers, and the K161B wrench to tightly connect the lateral-center frames of TT to TB.
Step 2: Now go back and fully tighten the 4 bolts that we left loosely connected through the bayonets on the previous page.
Step 3: One-at-a-time, position the 4 K152 support bars – making sure they are nestled between all 4 upper and lower captures - and install
with 4 K105B bolts and 4 K106 washers each.
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K154
mattress hoop
STEP 1: INSTALL MATTRESS HOOPS INTO THE PROVIDED HOLES
This edge toward
the mattress
STEP 2: CONNECT FLIP-FEET TO THE FOOT ROD
K141B Washer
K139 Lock washer
K141A Steel washer
K143 Lock nut
K116 Nylon washer
K141A Steel washer
K105B bolt
K110 Bolt
Installing Mattress Hoops, and the flip-over Foot Rod
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STEP 3:
Connect the flip-foot to the bed frame as shown – BE CAREFUL TO PUT THE
WASHERS IN THE CORRECT POSITIONS – Tighten firmly - but leave enough
“play” that the foot bar can be raised and lowered comfortably.
HELPFUL HINT: The mattress hoops and flip-over legs are found in the Hardware package inside Box #3, and the foot rod was held aside from Box #2.
K155 flip-over foot
K156 foot rod

K143
Lock Nut
Gas spring
Gas Spring
STEP 1: ATTACH A GAS SPRING AS SHOWN TO EACH SIDE USING K143 LOCK NUT.
HAND TIGHTEN ONLY - YOU WILL TIGHTEN FULLY LATER.
STEP 3:
K118A
Handle
screw
K118A
STEP 2:
Installing Gas Springs, Bed Tray Handles, and the Mattress Decks
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K101
MDH-L
Install the handles and screws from Hardware box 4, by running
screws through the metal flange and pre-drilled wood.
USE K101 PLASTIC FASTENERS TO ATTACH DECK AS SHOWN. PLEASE
PUT THE SIDES WITH “DO NOT STAND” STICKER UP, AND ABIDE BY
THE STICKER WARNING.

Lifting the Bed Tray Bearing Posts into the Saddles, and installing the Pivot top Capture
BED TRAY
BED CASE
Saddle
Bearing
post
Bearing post
Saddle
Pivot top capture K158
Saddle
K138
Sheet metal screw
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Step 1: Rotate the Flip-over Foot Rod down to the floor.
Step 2: 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. 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 3: Once both bearing posts are in the saddles, install the K158 pivot top capture using the K138 screws.
Step 1: Flip the foot-
rod down to the floor
Step 2: Two people carefully lift the bedtray
so that the bearing posts rest in the
saddles on both sides.
Result of Step 2
Step 3

Complete the connection of the Gas Springs
mattress
VIEW FROM BOTOM
USE 2 PEOPLE AS SHOWN!
Reach under the bed tray and through the space of the deck cut-out to
fit the bottom gas spring head to the spring attachment post and
tighten completely with the K161A wrench.
STEP 3:
A) Two People unfasten the
safety chain, bring the bed
down carefully and lower
the foot-rod to the floor
BE CAREFUL TO HOLD ON TO
THE BED TRAY AT ALL TIMES
AND BRING IT DOWN SAFELY!
B) One person steps on the
foot-rod as two people
move the mattress onto
the deck
K143
Lock Nut
Gas spring
K143
Lock Nut
Gas
spring
STEP 4: WITHOUT DELAY!
FULLY TIGHTEN THE TOP GAS SPRING LOCK NUT
WITH THE K161A WRENCH
STEP 2:
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STEP 1:
A) Attach one of the
safety chains
Mattress
deck
FOOT ON FOOT ROD
B) Slightly over-
rotate the bed tray into
the bed case about 1”
to allow the bottom
gas spring head to
align with the spring
attachment post on
the metal bed frame.
SAFETY WARNING!
The purpose of the Gas Spring is to “counter-balance” the weight of the mattress by applying upward force, and thereby
making the bed tray “feel lighter” when you lift it to close the bed. It is IMPERATIVE that you follow the instructions of STEP 3
carefully, and that you NEVER remove or change the mattress without two people – one of whom will hold the bed tray down
whenever the mattress is removed. FAILURE TO HEED THIS WARNING CAN RESULT IN PRODUCT DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY!

Completing Bed Tray Set-up
STEP 1B: Install a wood plug on either or both exterior
sides where there are no pier cabinets.
K162
BUMPER
K142
plug
K104B
SCREW
Use a step ladder to stand on while installing bed tray bumpers on
both sides. Fit the guide dowels into the predrilled holes and attach
with K104B screws with a #2 Phillips head drive.
K104A
SCREW
STEP 3A:
Tilt the Bed up and put folded carboard between the bed tray and the
side panels (above the safety chains) to square the case and bed tray.
STEP 3B: Safely use the step ladder to install K102 brackets where you
have previously marked the studs.
K123
SCREW
YOUR PENCIL MARK
1A
1B
3A
3A
3B
3B
USE STEP LADDER SAFETY!
K102
L-BRACKET
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FOR MURPHY DESKBED OWNERS – STOP HERE, OPEN
BOX #5, ANDCONTINUE INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 21
STEP 1A:
CARDBOARD
K162
Bumper
2 sides
Flip the foot
rod up
mattress
STEP 2
A) Lift the foot of the bed to
about waist height and
flip the foot rod over the
mattress.
B) Lift high enough to
attach at least 1 safety
chain.
C) Proceed to Step 3
BEFORE closing the bed

Installing Kick Plate Hooks and Handles, and Installing Kick Plate onto Bed Case
KICK BACK
K118A
Handle screw
K148B
K148B
K123 screw
K148A
K123
screw
K118A handle screw
Use K123 screws to install K148A and K148B kick plate hooks as shown.
Install MDH-L handles with K118A screws.
STEP2
Install kickplate hooks onto the hook posts inside the bed case.
AND THE LAST STEP… You can now open the bed about 10 degrees and connect the safety chains!!!
IF YOU HAVE A MURPHY BED SOFA – Continue Set-up with instructions included in the Murphy Sofa
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FOR MURPHY DESKBED OWNERS – STOP HERE, OPEN BOX #5, ANDCONTINUE INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 21
MDH-L
handle
A)
B)
A) Bring the Kick Plate forward
so the hooks are above the
posts.
B) Slide the Kick Plate hooks
down firmly over the posts.
STEP 1

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BR03-S BUBBLEPACK#1
K161A - 1/2" WRENCH
K161B - 12mm WRENCH
K160 - 4mm ALLEN WRENCH
K113A - 1/4" X 1/2" ALLEN BOLT K157A - 1/4" SPACER BLOCK K157B - 3/8" SPACER BLOCK
BR03-H BUBBLEPACK#2
K119 - SCREW #10 X 2 3/4" K110 - BED CASE ASSEBLY BOLT K123 - FSCREW #8 X 5/8"
K111 - BARREL NUT
K117A - SAFETY CHAINS
BR03-BT BUBBLEPACK#3
K105B - 5/16"X2 1/2" BOLT K110 - 1/4" X 1 5/8" ALLEN BOLT K143 - 5/16" LOCK NUT
K106 - 5/16"X 1 1/4" FENDER WASHER
K101 - PLASTIC FASTENER
K141A - 5/16" STEEL WSHER K116 - 8 X 18MM NYLON WASHER K141B - 1/4" STEEL WASHER K139 - 1/4" LOCK WASHER
K123 - #8 FLAT SCREW
BUBBLE PACK REFERENCE FOR QUEEN MURPHY BEDS
K105B - 5/16"X2 1/2" BOLT K101 - PLASTIC FASTENER
K102 - L BRACKET
K123 - #8 X 5/8" SCREW
K106 - FENDER WASHER
K158 - PIVOT TOP CAPTURE(2PCS) K143 - 5/16" LOCK NUT
K138 - SHEET METAL SCREW K104B - #10 1 1/4" SCREW
K104A - #10 2" SCREW
BR03-TT BUBBLEPACK#4