I bent a trundle bed and need to replace it!

October 14, 2011 4:08 PM

I bent the top frame of a trundle bed, how does one go about finding a new one?

I am not trundle bed savvy and my google-fu is failing me. A friend said that it was called the 'high rise' but I am not getting what I am looking for: Just the top frame of a metal trundle bed.

Any suggestions would help. Also if you know what that top part is called that would help greatly!

posted by Botunda to Shopping (5 answers total)

Does it look like this? When you say top frame, which piece do you mean? Maybe you could give us an image or find a pic that looks like yours and indicate the piece you want to replace.

I think "high rise" refers to the fact that the bed frame has longer legs than usual, to allow space for the trundle.
posted by Specklet at 4:28 PM on October 14, 2011

Response by poster: yes specklet! Almost exactly like that. I just need the top part/freestanding part
posted by Botunda at 5:54 PM on October 14, 2011

Response by poster: This is what i am trying to replace: http://i.imgur.com/2mMDn.jpg
posted by Botunda at 6:28 PM on October 14, 2011

I don't want to state the obvious, but can you not bend it back?

Someone handy with a vice/vise could bend it back, and probably weld on some more support as it will probably be a bit weak where it had bent.
posted by antiquark at 7:32 PM on October 14, 2011

You can bend it back, but the metal will never have its original strength again.

I don't know why you expect something like the top frame of a trundle bed to exist as a retail product. You would need to match the exact thing you have there, manufacturer, model, and all, especially with a niche product like a trundle bed, and there's a good chance the product or even company is defunct.

Your best repair bet might be to find a metal fabricator who can take a standard ell and make it fit the existing frame.
posted by dhartung at 10:50 PM on October 14, 2011 [1 favorite]