Rusty lee bed install advice needed

[Shinnster]

Hi all,

I have installed a rusty lee rock n roll bed in my van, currently in the process of getting it upholstered but I'm at a loss as to how do people mount the finished seats to the frame to make them secure?
It may sound a stupid question but i'm stumped.
as surely if i drill holes and screw it on the screws will be poking into the foam as the boards don't have much depth to take a screw.

maybe I'm missing something easy, but after spending 4 hour getting it on the van my brain is fried!
any input is appreciated

heres the frame / boards in question (obviously the boards will have foam and fabric round them when i come to fit them on)

[Robsey]

I used pronged T nuts.

Just use bolts long enough to pass throigh the metal and wood.

Do a 'dry fit' before looking at gluing or velcro'ing on any cushions and covers.

This should explain what I mean.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-4-pr ... lsrc=aw.ds

[AngeloEvs]

Pilot hole then a 12mm or 15mm Forstner bit to create a well a few mm deep. M4 bolt and a 10mm penny washer mounted from the top so the bolt head with washer is flush with the plinth. Nut is under the frame with star or spring washer to secure. Repeat as often as you think is necessary, I would probably repeat every 30 - 40 cm.

[PeteandNikki]

I fixed small (approx 18x18) angle brackets to the inside edge of the frames at approx 150 centres. I then screwed through these to the ply. Used 13mm self drilling ‘wafer tek’ screws to the steel and 16x4 wood screws to the ply. As these were visible in the back of the seat, I then cut a piece of 4mm ply to fit the recess and covered it with the upholstery material. Used Velcro to fix to the seat back ply. The ones on the base are obviously never visible.
Worked for me on my own camper and recently on one I did for my daughter.

[Shinnster]

thanks for the suggestions so far, much appreciated.
but is this for just attaching the board on its own direct to the frame? or with the foam upholstered and attached to the board, then mount the whole lot to the frame?

 

[Robsey]

I think that depends on whether you will be regularly removing and refitting the cushions.

If you want to be able to remove the cushions or covers easily, then the best approach is to mount the board to your frame with any of the methods listed above, and
Then velcro attach the cushions in their covers to the baseboards.

You can use velcro strips on the boards to hide any ugly fixtures.

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If you want to fit and forget...
You could -
Mark out and drill any fixture holes.
Fit the Pronged T Nuts.
(A lot more secure than standard wood screws into a baseboard.)
Glue on the foam and then fit the covers.

You would need holes in the covers to fit the bolts that would screw into the boards.

Then screw or bolt on your complete cushion / baseboard assemblies.

They both have their merits and limitations.

[Shinnster]

thank you Rob, much appreciated.
i like the idea of being able to remove if needed so guess its the Velcro way for me.

thanks again for everyone's suggestions. I always feel like a complete beginner when i can't work out what to do

[Robsey]

Don't be tempted to use adhesive backed velcro.
It gets horribly gummy and tacky when warm.

Easier to sew non-adhesive vecro onto the cushions.
And staple the matching velcro to the wooden baseboard. A staple gun is usually good enough to drive staples into the boards.

I recommend velcro as it stops the cushions sliding about.
Also consider which type of velco you fit to each part.

In the early days when I first joined the NHS mobility service, manufacturers used to put velcro wool on the seat base, and hooks on the cushions.
The problem this caused was the cushion cover fabric snagging on the hook strips in the washing machine.
Ruining the covering fabric.

Nowadays, they put velcro wool on the covers and hooks on the bases.