Has anyone tried putting two of these together to make a double futon, and do they stay together?
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Do you mean side-by-side? I believe it would depend on what surface you put them on. They slide on a hardwood floor--less so on carpet or an unfinished surface. If you did put them side-by-side, putting a king-size fitted sheet over the set might help some. Stacking them works okay if you just want a double thickness. Putting a fitted twin sheet around the set helps. Diane's solution sounds more involved but like it would work great!
1623999
I always put two together to make a thicker mattress. I used a flat twin size sheet to cover them. I sewed Velcro strips down the two long sides of the sheet. Putting the opening in the center back, I cover the futon mattresses with the sheet. To do that, lay the sheet on the floor, center the two mattresses on top of it. Pull the sheet sides tight up and around the Futons on both sides, using the Velcro to hook the sides together. This makes one long velcro'd seam in the center back. You could probably just use some large safety pins instead of the Velcro if you wanted. I put this seamed side down on the floor. I just tuck extra fabric at the top and bottom between the two mattresses for a neater look. You could also just sew the sheet together like a big pillowcase and put the Futons inside, but it takes a little elbow grease to get them in there if you want a tight enough fit so the mattresses stay in place. By wrapping the Futons in the sheet, it keeps them on top of each other so that they don't slide off of each other and it makes a pretty comfortable bed.
160753
oh yes. I have a full size futon as well, and they are the same size. But if you're thinking about using this mattress on a futon, it will not fold in half so keep that in mind.
696930
It would probably depend on the futon frame. Is it the same size so that the mattress has support on all sides? You don't want it hanging over the edge. Does your futon have wood slats or metal? Mine is on a platform metal frame with wood slats. I read somewhere that the wood slats should be a certain distance apart. If the futon fits the bill then go for it. You can't go wrong with the mattress, it is great!!
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I had some guys put mine together for me so I don't have first hand knowledge of how easier or hard it was or if there were missing parts etc. They advertise that you can buy two and stack themin a staggered fashion I think. Not sure how they would fit together as I only bought one.
2029432
i doubt it because it is split into thirds. i imagine for a futon it needs to be able to fold in half lengthwise...
335987
we have these and have no problem with them stacked on each other. We have 4 of them and have them stacked by 2's. We do have it secured to the wall and it has pegs with it so you can stack
742048
Technically, you could "stack" them on each other but they probably just two, otherwise they would fall. Hope that helps!
1430800
cross-slats are 4" apart. there's a center-beam running up the middle, too. a futon mattress would probably be just fine. if it ends up feeling lumpy, a sheet of plywood could be laid down first. 'hope this helps!
1055579
I have never tried gluing those two together, but I think these are fragile enough that they wouldn't stand up to constant pulling.
2253842
It doesn't seem like you would need them. The futon held up well and I didn't feel any unevenness.
845857
I have a Dual King adjustable bed and I have the rail set up on both sides of the one mattress. To make sure they are very stable I set the rails on both sides and then tie wrapped them together to make sure they do not move at all since my bed is adjustable. They work great!
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So they would be like blankets essentially? I would say that doing that would be about the size of a double bed in width. I don't know if you can zip two together, but like the other commenters noted, you would have different weight coverings on each side
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I've got smaller ones and they're wobbly and stacking one on top of the other sucks and I'm not doing it - they'll just slowly collapse. What I've done that has taken care of the problem is just put a board on top of the two bottom containers and then stack another on top of the board - we have three total so that has worked for us. The second row weight distributes via that board across the entire bottom two storage units instead of just the four points that then get squished over time and begin to collapse. The board has prevented any collapse - no worriess. I put the heavier content ones on the bottom and the lighter on top but there isn't that much difference really. So a board works. I'd stick another container on top and be comfortable with that. Now I would never stack over two rows with my board solution though. What I would do is still purchase these containers because they are pretty cool for what we need them to do, and I would purchase some concrete building blocks (pretty cheap although somewhat heavy). Then I would put one concrete block on top of another and once I got above the height of the first row storage then place a board on the concrete blocks. Then do the same on top of that second row I just made to get to a third row. That way all weight from any of the two upper rows of storage boxes is transferred to the board and the concrete blocks and the first row is on the ground so no problems. Hope that helps. =P
155957
I haven't tried stacking..mine are in a square with space in between but I'll bet you could get brackets anduse them to attach each bed to another one...the L shaped ones. Hope this works for you.
595922
Only your imagination. I have bought me second one because I tried to use for a famfilm and it fell apart because we didn't put it together properly and it was windy. I plan on putting the side panels on plywood the corner pieces on 1x4 and using latches to put the sides together
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I bought two and they did connect together, but the top of the first doesn't line up exactly with the bottom of the second... my roof was sloping though so it was fine, but if you are doing a more square wall it might not work?
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I haven't tried putting it on a futon frame, but I think so. It's pretty thick and heavy. I've used it on a twin bed frame and it was super comfortable. I've also just had it on the floor and that was fine too.