How to Assemble IKEA TUFFING Bunk Bed Frame

Step-by-step assembly

1. 

   Step 1

   Slide a flat bar and a rod into the hems of a lower end panel.

   Flat bar in the bottom hem, rod in the top hem.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:16)

2. 

   Step 2

   Slide two posts through the side sleeves of the panel.

   The end with holes marked 1 and 2 goes next to the panel.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:22)

3. 

   Step 3

   Fix the flat bar to both posts with 2 connectors.

   Screw 100014 halfway into 106986, then in by hand — don’t tighten with the key yet.

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4. 

   Step 4

   Press 2 plugs (144549) into the bottom of the posts.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:35)

5. 

   Step 5 · manual step 5–7

   Build the second end frame the same way.

   Bar and rod, two posts, 2 connectors, 2 plugs.

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6. 

   Step 6 · manual step 8

   Stand one end frame up and connect rails 1 and 2 to it.

   Rail 1 at the front, rail 2 at the back — match the numbers. 4 connectors.

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7. 

   Step 7 · manual step 9

   Stand the other end frame up and connect it — 4 connectors.

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8. 

   Step 8 · manual step 10

   Slide rail 4 into the bottom hem of the large fabric piece.

   Check the hole pattern and the warning-label end as shown in step 10.

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9. 

   Step 9 · manual step 11

   Push the middle post into its pocket and bolt it to rail 4.

   1 bolt (147722) from below, with Allen key 100001.

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10. 

    Step 10 · manual step 12–13

    Slide the top rail through the top hem and fix it to the post.

    Use the 117444 bolt here (not a connector), with key 100002.

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11. 

    Step 11 · manual step 14

    Lift the fabric frame over the four posts and lower it down.

    Rail 4 at the back, the warning label at the right-hand end.

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12. 

    Step 12 · manual step 15

    Fix the top rail and rail 4 to both back posts.

    Connectors 100014 + 106986, screwed in by hand.

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13. 

    Step 13 · manual step 16–20

    Push a rod through the top hem of each end section.

    Then fix each end to its front post with 2 connectors. The left end also takes a flat bar — see steps 17–20.

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14. 

    Step 14 · manual step 21–23

    Slide rail 3 into the hems of the front guards.

    Holes marked 3 match the left front post: fix it there with 2 connectors.

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15. 

    Step 15 · manual step 24–27

    Push the bent tubes into the tops of both front guards.

    Their ends go down into rail 3. Then 2 connectors at the right front post, and 2 bolts (147722) up through rail 3.

    ▶ Watch this step (1:59)

16. 

    Step 16 · manual step 28

    Hook the ladder over rail 3 and fix its feet to rail 1.

    2 cap nuts (100673) and 2 bolts (100165), with key 100002.

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17. 

    Step 17 · manual step 29

    Now tighten all 28 connectors with Allen key 100002.

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18. 

    Step 18 · manual step 30–31

    Build a base: 7 slats and 2 rods into the fabric.

    The arrows printed on the fabric point up.

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19. 

    Step 19 · manual step 32–33

    Lower the base through the top into the lower bed and screw it to the rails.

    14 screws (105892), Phillips screwdriver.

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20. 

    Step 20 · manual step 34–35

    Build the second base and screw it into the upper bed.

    Another 14 screws (105892).

    ▶ Watch this step (2:40)

21. 

    Step 21 · manual step 36

    Stick the 2 anti-slip strips (121108) onto the ladder steps.

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