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Headboard fell off. The repair...

myredracer
Explorer II
Explorer II
Our headboard fell off after getting home from our last trip last fall. I was making the bed and it just fell away from the wall. Pffft. It was only held on by a handful of tiny light gauge staples and was bound to fall off sooner or later. It has fabric stapled over 1/8" plywood with a little foam between.

I glued on a couple of 1/8" plywood strips on the back and used interlocking hidden mirror clips. Mounted 10 on the rear of the headboard and 10 on the wall. With some very careful measuring, the headboard slipped nicely onto the wall but took a few attempts with 2 of us. Wasn't trying to make the headboard removable and I used the clips because they were thin. Would not entertain the thought of stapling the headboard back on like it was. If it ever gets damaged or we want to change the fabric, it will be easy to remove.





Don't have a pic of the headboard back up but this is what it looks like.


We installed a thicker memory foam mattress 2 years ago and the headboard was too low and we couldn't push the mattress up against the wall. I mounted the headboard a few inches higher and now the mattress is where it should be and have a little more room between it at the wall opposite the headboard.
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rhagfo
Explorer III
Explorer III
Nice Fix!!!
Russ & Paula the Beagle Belle.
2016 Ram Laramie 3500 Aisin DRW 4X4 Long bed.
2005 Copper Canyon 293 FWSLS, 32' GVWR 12,360#

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TNGW1500SE
Explorer
Explorer
jjrbus wrote:
My hat is off to you! I have been an avid DIY'er for far too close to 60 years than I like to think about and I would not even try to measure and place all those hanger's!!

Double faced tape works wonders in situations like these. Jim


I thought the same thing! He must teach geometry or drafting! I did the same repair to my RV but only I used two on the wall. I screwed them on the wall, shot on some hot glue, then applied headboard while glue was still hot. Carefully removed headboard and installed screws.

jjrbus
Explorer
Explorer
My hat is off to you! I have been an avid DIY'er for far too close to 60 years than I like to think about and I would not even try to measure and place all those hanger's!!

Double faced tape works wonders in situations like these. Jim

NCWriter
Explorer
Explorer
Beautiful - very custom look!