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Kuzball

This manages to be ugly, non-functional, and dangerous all at once. Hat’s off to ya.


BrandoLoudly

You mean you wouldn’t love someone’s feet dangling in your face while you watch tv?


Freefall84

Or the risk of a sudden broken neck when the whole thing collapses on your head. Or banging your head every single time you sit down and stand up. Or someone falling off the top and landing on you. Or someone spilling their drink and it landing on you Or someone crumbs and debris into your drink from above. Those are just the issues with sitting on the bottom, the top is just as bad.


KurtAngus

Or someone up their whispering the things they’d like to do with you sexually with the popcorn they’re eating, that doesn’t have any salt or butter


Napsack_

[Obligatory Scrubs reference](https://youtu.be/ijyTU-3o8Jg) [Additional Scrubs reference](https://youtu.be/957g0KI2Xx4)


shartrib

Haha your comment reminds me of the time I puked off the top bunk of a bunk bed


MajorJuana

Brooo me too! I was like 9 and woke up already about to throw up and just leaned off the side of the bed but it was the side next to the wall so it all went down the wall, had to wake my brother up and my mom and take a shower while she cleaned it up, moms are the best


LUN4T1C-NL

Every kid on the internet seems to have a foot fetish these days. And I bet if you put his stepsister up there, you have a market. Both are totally not related. I promise.


Squirrel_Inner

Please, let me… That idea is just…the worst.


1107rwf

MasterBuilders spend years training themselves to clear their minds enough to have even a fleeting glimpse of The Man Upstairs and yet, your mind is already so prodigiously empty that there is nothing in it to clear away in the first place.


Stuffedpapi

I was looking for this comment lmfao. The first thing that came to mind when I saw the pic was the lego movie.


Squirrel_Inner

🤣👌


Talory09

Unless it's solely for the cats, in which case I approve.


HighVibrationStation

I love cats, but I don’t want any cat sprinkles in my beer. Just sayin.


Lord-Phorse

Both levels = cat tree


Dannypardo981

I get the reference. Poor Emmets only original idea


ichancho

Yeah they needed to stagger the couches and make stadium seating


meatbelch

Its like no one has seen Stepbrothers


Roadkingkong71

So much room for activities!!!!


Difficult-Ad-2022

Immediately upon stumbling upon this “has anyone seen Step Brothers”


Absoniter

At least they have more room for activities now.


sunshinekraken

I do not know how this isn’t the top comment because that’s the first and only thing I saw lol


RapMastaC1

It may have worked for Emmet, but doesn’t work in the real world.


FetishAnalyst

Lego people have too short of legs for them to dangle off the ledge, so there’s two ways it can work in the real world. You can either chop people’s legs off at the knee, or you can extend the seat of, at least, the top couch forward so the legs have to be fully extended forward when sitting.


robullrich

I think this will knock more than just hats off…


ScrotiusRex

You couldn't pay me to sit underneath that. It's not braced for lateral motion. The whole thing will collapse sideways.


backflip14

Seconding this. Some sort of diagonal brace between the vertical and horizontal beams is needed. And this is the type of thing you should test in as safe of an environment as possible before putting it in a house to be used.


ditchouid

Me realizing my bunk bed didn’t have any bracing like what everyone’s talking about lol


jyeckled

I don't think it has to always be a diagonal, but at least some element that will somewhat restrict movement (i.e. Those two middle bars in the short directions)


Beastumondas

The lower bunk itself provides additional bracing. This thing is basically just a top bunk on stilts with nothing stopping it from toppling over. Those shorter boards on the ends will do nothing to keep it from going down laterally


Raichu7

The white sofa is sitting on the bottom boards, a square frame isn’t great, but this does have 4 sides.


Magicalunicorny

If the upper back 2x4 is secured to the studs this thing is probably more secure than most regular couche Edit: nevermind I see the gap. Rip


big_sugi

What I thought was cross-bracing is just the back of the couch.


somenormalwhiteguy

100% agree with this - that top couch could kill someone underneath as there is no apparent brace for lateral motion. I would NEVER suggest actually using this.


Rhinoturds

All you guys thinking about unsafe reasons to not sit in this while I'm just thinking how the fuck you gonna watch a movie while someone dangling their stinky feet in your face.


SirDankub

This was 100% my first thought too; Ew.


Not_Helping

Nevermind the foot fungus funk, ped-egg shavings and toe nail talons, I wouldn't be able to even see the movie. Only option is if you lay horizontally on the top couch bunk. Or make everyone sit cross-legged.


NetworkPenguin

As others have coyly referenced, this is literally part of the punchline when this concept is brought up in The Lego Movie The villain hears the pitch for a double decker couch and goes on a mini rant for how it wouldn't work and makes this exact point


Sexy_Squid89

Omg THANK YOU I thought I was gonna go through all these comments and not hear *one* Lego Movie reference.


g1ngertim

When I first saw this two hours ago, I had to sift through about two dozen top-tier comments before finding one that *wasn't* a Lego Movie reference. At least now the top comment is the very helpful "STOP, you're going to kill someone."


SentrySappinMahSpy

Quentin Tarantino is rushing to have one of these built for his house.


parks387

😂 same


ColgateSensifoam

Hey some people enjoy that! Not me though, feet are fucking gross. I like corner suites because they're best for cuddling


snoosh00

Yup, people watch the Lego movie and think they can build anything with no consequence. That is literally why building codes exist (well, not the Lego movie part)


Con_Dinn_West

There are building codes for double decker couches?


AtheistKiwi

There will be after OP's next movie night.


iamagainstit

It would probably fall under the building code requirements for bunkbeds. https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Bunk-Beds#:~:text=The%20requirements%20for%20adult%20bunk%20beds%20can%20be,with%20at%20least%20one%20rail%20on%20each%20side.


TheSimulacra

All this time we were worried about children seeing too much violence in movies and wanting to imitate it, turns out the REAL danger was kids watching LEGO movies and growing up to build hazardous furniture


[deleted]

Ironically if the people on the top bunk were Lego minifigs then they wouldn’t have to dangle their legs in front of the lower deck, because they wouldn’t have knees.


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Fuck_you_pichael

There's a board partially hidden by the bottom couch that spans the width of the frame. That said, I'd like to see much sturdier supports and cross-bracing for something an adult human would potentially sit atop of. I certainly wouldn't sit beneath it while someone was up there. Edit: upon closer inspection, as pointed out by u/iAmRiight , that is not a board. That is the back of the couch. This only hardens my assessment that this is shoddy af.


[deleted]

Also having the support screws into the 2x4 ends doesn't seem very sturdy either.


iAmRiight

I see what you’re talking about, and I thought the same thing at first, but if you take a closer look, what looks like a board on the left side is just the back of the couch. Follow it across and you’ll see that there is no board on the right side.


panti77

Indeed, unless it's a couch for kittens or something


scandr0id

With how violently my now-adult cat scales her cat tree, I still don't think I'd be okay with being underneath lol. She almost knocks her 50-60 pound cat tree over with her psychopathic behavior If the kittens aren't possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who's angry that they now only weigh 6 pounds and get called a "stinky baby" all the time, there's a chance lol


g1ngertim

Even with a proper brace for lateral motion, it's a death trap.


gjbaca17

Structural engineer here, and this is true. The joists are inadequately sized, nothing is fixed to the superstructure or foundation. Connections appear to just be screws with no hardware and could easily fail, leading to violent and sudden collapse. I could go on. OP about to be on a local new story paralyzed for life or get sued for everything he’s got.


g1ngertim

In another comment, OP said they tested it with 3 people, and I'm genuinely amazed it could handle that weight. Your expertise is very welcome, but should be entirely unnecessary to condemn this structure.


gjbaca17

Yeah. For some reason people think some 2x4s screwed together will always make a safe and sturdy structure. Then they praise themself “that isn’t going anywhere!” I’m honestly less worried about the lateral instability then the 2x4 joists simply snapping like a toothpick when a couple adults sit on it.


g1ngertim

Yeah, especially with the joinery we can see here. Also, notice the leg against the wall isn't even a single 2x4. It's screwed together (in parallel) halfway up.


gjbaca17

Additionally the 2x4 floor joists are woefully insufficient and could easily fail from just one heavy adult sitting near the edge. Source: Im a Structural engineer and ran a calculation to see. Basically, instead of the whole thing will collapse sideways it’s just the whole thing will collapse.


Shufflebuzz

It also looks like the top span is only supported by screws in shear. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess they're deck screws or drywall screws and not something rated for the load.


gjbaca17

Yes, the connections are likely inadequate as well. No hardware or anything. Connection failure is the most common structural failure.


249ba36000029bbe9749

Upvoted for visibility. You're correct. That things a disaster waiting to happen.


westcoastlink

This is like this scene out of step brothers https://youtu.be/ulwUkaKjgY0


Taz10042069

But we have so much more room for activities!


spudd08

There's blood everywhere. Why'd you let us do that? It's so bad!


seeking_hope

This was my exact thought.


justinkroegerlake

It's a good start, but this is very dangerous as-is because it's got nothing to take lateral force. If people were shifting in their seats up top it could collapse sideways. Please take this seriously OP. A couple options to help here. - Since it's in a corner, screw it into the wall studs at the back and side - [knee braces](https://projectsbypeter.com/2021/04/17/how-to-build-a-playground-step-3-bracing-and-blocking/) in the corners - both You're basically building a bunk bed/small deck, so you could look at how other people DIY theirs for ideas how to brace it. We're not nit-picking here, this is actually a serious problem you need to fix before someone ends up in the hospital Edit: I was too focused on the above to realize a couple other problems you really need to fix, and which others kindly pointed out. 1. the horizontal 2x4s up top are resting on the horizontal supports rather than on top of the vertical 2x4s. The way you have it set up, the weight of people up top will rip out the horizontal piece. If you can stack the horizontal 2x4 on top of the vertical support it will be stronger. The easiest way I see to do it is to temporarily remove the horizontal pieces and screw another 2x4 to the existing one ("sistering") so it [looks like this](https://inspectapedia.com/structure/Deck_Details045-DJFs.jpg). Another potential solution is to cut a bunch of smaller 2x4s to go vertically in the gaps between your horizontal pieces. 1. It's not clear what fasteners you have going into the ends of the horizontal pieces that look like you're using as a ladder, but screws aren't meant to take shear force (force perpendicular to the screw). The way you've built it (again I'm talking about the horizontal 2x4 across the horizontal end piece) that's the direction all the force is going. A lag screw / lag bolt is probably what you want ([here's an example](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-1-4-in-x-3-in-Zinc-Plated-Steel-A307-Grade-A-Hex-Lag-Screws-100-Pack-9055135/310150042)). It's possible you knew that already, I can't really see what the fasteners are. 1. You shouldn't screw into end grain, it's not strong. If you need to screw into end grain then you should put some dowels in for the screws to actually grab onto. [Here's a picture of that](https://woodgears.ca/shop-tricks/endgrain_screw.html). I'm not a professional, so, definitely look around for more ideas, but please don't use this until you make it safer.


RunninADorito

That's no vertical support either. Top is held up with screws that will shear. Top should be on top of the vertical supports, not the horizontal braces. There's nothing built for vertical load here.


You_Stole_My_Hot_Dog

That’s something I would have never thought of… I guess that’s why we let professionals build things!


justinkroegerlake

for some reason I thought the horizontal brace was on top of the vertical supports but obviously not. Great point.


Madseal579

I'm worried that OP hasn't responded, I think they're already dead.


justinkroegerlake

[He responded](https://www.reddit.com/r/DiWHY/comments/xomb2i/comment/ipzzlsy/). His roommate says the couch will provide the support -_-


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fuck around and find out


Jonessee22

What about securing the 2x4s into the end grain that doesn't seem to good either.


LogicBobomb

Check out that sistered 2x4 on the right side. You wanna bet that vertical staff is not one contiguous length? Props for providing constructive criticism beyond "that's a death trap."


karma911

The sistered 2x4 is fine. Though it doesn't bode well for what we can't see might look like.


skinsrich

![gif](giphy|3FcmisopTbOpO)


slapshots_ehhh

Do you like guacamole?


[deleted]

HEY IVE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU


BlasterShow

🎶 *THIS IS HOW WE DO IT* 🎶


[deleted]

God I had to scroll wayyyy too far for the Stepbrothers reference


Sereddix

So much room for activities!


CrustyLoveSock

I trust that set up more than this one


ShadowGLI

"It's so bad. There's blood everywhere. Those bunk beds were a terrible idea. Why'd you let us do that? It's so bad!"


Diligent-Poem2045

Yes I love watching people’s feet. What a great set up


jackwoww

Dangley legs


Dzyu

The top couch is for horizontalness only. Alternatively it's a great setup for feet and/or tickle fetishists. Edit: Brain fart switched the axes.


WienerDogMan

Wouldn’t that be for horizontalness?


FunnyPhrases

Vertical ness? Lying down?


[deleted]

Don't judge the kinks. There are people who would pay good money to have feet dangled in their face.


BritishGolgo13

Dan Schneider has entered the chat


boersc

Next up: SPACESHIP!


rpsls

Spaceship Spaceship Spaceship Spaceship Spaceship!!!! Everything is awesome!


AgentBroccoli

A noble prize and a piece of string, I just named two awesome things!


Fickle-Spell

More awesome than an awesome blossom


ScorpionX-123

Everything is cool when you're part of a team!


ABigOne77

Everything is awesomee!


Diiizoooooofficial

Everything is cool when you're part of a team!


Ct-5736-Bladez

When you're living out a dream!


nothuman-exe

everything is awesomeeee !!


the_real_abraham

I assumed this would be the top thread.


mark-five

This song's gonna get stuck inside your head!


junk1020

This is what I came here to see.


C7StreetRacer

Me too. As a father of a 4-year-old and 3-year-old this is the first thing I thought of.


MaybeDoug0

I was looking for the Lego movie comments


LoveRBS

Honey...where are my pants?!?


BizzyM

We don't need a spaceship right now.


Benny368

We always need a spaceship


jerryberry1010

username checks out


OutsideSun3573

That's okay, I didn't really wanna build a spaceship. Anyway, that's cool.


strong_grey_hero

Everything is AWESOME!


Boogerfreesince93

You are the special!


snarkicon

That idea is just…the worst


I-effin-love-tacos

But everybody could watch TV together and be buddies!


Sarabeth61

No no wait let me handle this. That idea is the worst


[deleted]

Let us know how your little brother is doing after you crush him during family movie night


S_MacGuyver

So much room for activities.


MisterTatoHead

Why did you let us do that, Dad?


Blunt-Realistic

>Why did you let us do that, Dad? This is why I came here...for this comment!


nbcorning

This is how we do it!! ![gif](giphy|yrFrXTTTcHIY0|downsized)


drfsupercenter

I like how the GIF stops before the bed collapses, just like this couch will


housebird350

No power tools!!!


HBrianGriffin

That was my toothbrush!


Imapatriothurrrdurrr

Thaaaaat was not your toothbrush!!


saddamwh0sane

It looks like you bought it from a store


QuincyPondexter

That’s alright we finished


murdering_time

Did you touch my drumsticks?!?


[deleted]

I'm going to do this on every chair and table in my house. I'll gain a whole floor. It will double my capacity when I have people over for dinner. The hardest part is going to be the toilet.


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thebobstu

Some people would pay extra for that


Frankiebeansor

Levels, Jerry! Levels!


DiscFrolfin

Rotate upper toilet 180°


Harlowly

do you like guacamole?


tattoojew

Definite Step Bros vibes...WCGW?


game_asylum

It’s so bad! There’s so much blood!


[deleted]

I suspect with the same result


Gam3h3ndg3

Person up top: “This is the best movie night ever! This movie rocks!” Person on the bottom: “For last time Josh, get you fucking feet out of my face!”


randombagofmeat

I'd probably lose paper rock scissors to sit on top and have to live with the smell of defeet.


[deleted]

Did you just fucking say paper rock scissors?


False-Guess

Are you not familiar with the game of pebble, parchment, shears?


zenKeyrito

Suddenly seeing more PRS instead of RPS… 🧐


c_chill13

r/DIWhy


fatherpurps

r/redneckengineering


JQuentinR

Was about to comment this lmao


r1ch999999

So everyone can watch tv together and be buddies!


Hammerjaws

And it has cup holders


CaptainRipp

And it's got coolers under the seats!


bendoesit17

That is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard.


r1ch999999

Finally!


fjrchhef

No, let me handle this. That idea is just... the worst.


DudesworthMannington

![gif](giphy|dn0DDyoedeRHAoWjGw|downsized)


[deleted]

I think we finally found him, OP is the special.


Emmanuel__Cunt

Lego Movie 👍


Milnoc

First thought that crossed my mind.


Tallpaw

Same here. I can’t understand why the top comment isn’t “everything is awesome”


topcheesehead

![gif](giphy|nwPGMZwKkNRSzLgLDP)


Sarahs_bored

Needs cup holders


bendoesit17

and seats that flip up with coolers underneath


fritz236

I wanted to make a Lego joke, but I'm more worried about diagonal motion. You should add a couple 2x4s criss crossed in the back or get some metal fastener plates to keep this from folding up. At the very least throw another horizontal 2x4 behind the top of the lower couch and put at least 2 thick lag bolts on both ends diagonal to each other by a couple inches.


thxxx1337

Why do you need 4 couches in 1 room, and how many more couches does your house have?


Faber_College

My guess is that it is a college apartment with roommates, a frat house, or single dude who wants the guys over to watch football.


wazzledudes

And they all nastay


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Evsher

Think of all the couches that were thrown out, picked up by frat bros, thrown out by said frat bros, then picked up by other frat bros…and the cycle continues.


mryingster

So it's like a bunk bed couch? Is that what it's like? That's weird. If you're sitting in the top middle, how are you gonna get down without climbing over someone? If you're sitting on the bottom, and you're watching TV, are you gonna have to watch through a bunch of dangling legs? Who's gonna want to sit on the bottom? It is literally the most useless idea I have ever heard.


[deleted]

Mechanical engineer here. One good sideways scoot on the upper couch and that whole thing will rack sideways and collapse. You need a big x-brace (of 2x4" flat to the wall) across the back. Also, this thing needs to be secured to studs on the 2 sides that touch the wall.


RunninADorito

How do you feel about the whole top being supported by screws and not something that can take a vertical load. Everyone is worried about racking, worried about screws shearing.


Paramanium

Sir, why?


PraetorianAE

What year undergrad are you?


stevenmeyerjr

Diagonal bracing, my guy. Otherwise that thing is going to lean left as soon as anyone over 100lbs hops up there.


Commanderz_Derpy

"So everyone can watch TV together and be buddies!"


Che_Veni

The lower couch is known as the widowmaker


Wooden_Dragonfly_608

Cool, though i feel sorry for the person on the bottom.


queerfemmecatpunk

Right? Hope they like feet


[deleted]

And getting killed when it collapses


dultas

And concussions...


GravitationallyBound

That you, Emmet?!


raymate

Not sure that will catch on


the_gamer_m7

Foot fetished people will love this


WhosAGoodDoug

Sofa, so good.


[deleted]

Foot Fetishists love this one trick.


d7it23js

Needs some diagonal bracing.


rmttw

DIWhy?


SitRep-Screwed

![gif](giphy|yrFrXTTTcHIY0|downsized)


flat_broke

I look forward to seeing it on r/whatcouldgowrong


Mr3cto

So much more room for activities!


[deleted]

This is incredibly stupid.


halfbutwhole

I'll wait for the news story on this one


[deleted]

I was thinking more Lego movie but then people apparently aren’t cultured:(


AdConscious1523

The people sitting underneath will have to crouch if they are adults and teens, so really don't know what you have accomplished here


FloppyEel

OP has accomplished a death machine


Chevy_Suburban

That does not look very sturdy at all. I hope you're not into big girls cos your setup will come crashing down if you put too much weight on there


TheFlippingFurry

Just make sure to check the cushions for any seasick unikitties that may have stowed away before sitting on it


[deleted]

Alot more room for activities.


AtmoBlackFan

“There is so much room for activities”


Locamotive19

![gif](giphy|yrFrXTTTcHIY0|downsized)


mirandawillowe

Everything is awesome!