Pedestal Project Day 1

The pedestals need to be beefy and solid. They will be holding nearly 400 lbs between the machine, the water and clothes. So 2x4's and 3/4" plywood.  So a quick trip to Lowes for supplies and some time on the miter saw everything was cut.

Some quality time with my Kreg Pocket Hole Jig had me ready to start assembly.

And then assembling the internal structure - I warned you it was beefy.

After attached the skeleton structure added the top and front of 3/4" oak plywood left.

Here it is from the back. You can see how solid the pedestal is. It still needs a thin sheet on the sides. I will leave the back open. And all that's left is to add the trip to the front and paint it. That will have to wait until tomorrow.

Project Interuptus...

Our washer and dryer died. They were old and came with the house when we moved. 18 months of service with no complaints. So we have to replace them. We went with a front loading washer and dryer. But they wanted another $460 for pedestals. I found some plans on line to build them myself (naturally). So instead of finishing the loft bed, I'll be building pedestals this weekend.

The first plan I found was on instructables.com

It was a good start but didn't like the open look.  We didn't want or need a drawer but wanted it look a  more finished.  A little more searching found this design at www.thepennyparlor.com:

Almost perfect but we wanted separate pedestals not a single unit.  You can see their design here. 

So based on their design, I'll be making two separate pedestals. I estimate the cost $70 for both.