And that is what is wrong with the world. If children heard no a little bit more often we might have a more appreciative and respectful society. Catering to their ever whim is setting them up for future failure, because the big bad world out there is going to tell them no a lot.
@@TheHookUp to some degree yes. Having children entails the responsibility of providing for them, but I don't think children should be given everything they want. Everything they need absolutely, but wants should be given a second thought. You are creating UA-cam content which is reason enough to build it, but always saying yes to children is a big mistake. My sister and husband raised their kids never saying no and they feel entitled to everything in life with no sense of gratitude for anything as a result.
@@DodgyBrothersEngineeringhe didn't say anything about telling her no. He said he wasn't in the habit of telling her he couldn't do something, not that he wouldn't do something.
"It should be able to grow with her all the way to HS..." Daughter immediately goes through a grow spur phase and becomes 6 feet tall. Loved it. Happy new year.
it probably would not be terribly difficult to extend it to a 'long single' (assuming its a single, not already a king single). just get a new bed frame, move the stair end a bit and redo the lining/trim around the underside/side of the bed. maybe need to extend a few wires.
although as usual your projects are amazing, what i like best about this is seeing y'all work together. that is what being a family is all about, cheers
I don't comment often, but the the thumbnail brought me here as it looked like something i could do for my kid and the 8ft ceil. Then the prices of you doing further cemented this as possible this year. Thanks for the vid
Very cool. This seems like a great idea. A perfect intersection of my skills, may result in something similar in our place. Same 8' ceiling issue. Really great solution. Cheers! Happy New Year!
This is not a fast moving object, just don't put your fingers in the obvious pinch points... There are 1 million times more dangerous things in every household.
@@TheHookUpWow, you are such a nice dad for thinking like this. Here's the premature congrats for your daughter's finger loss due to how much of a responsible parent you are!
Love this. We also have 8ft ceilings which are really a drag for bunk anything, unless the kid is super small still. This is a very clever solution. But you being a home automation guy, I'm surprised this video didn't end with you installing an Upsy Desky to automate her new bed.
You always release a video as I'm thinking about doing something similar! Awesome solution as always. I was going to do a Murphy bed that reveals a desk.
This is so cool. I love seeing you DIY projects over product reviews although both are very in depth. With the care you put into reviews I'm not surprised you put so much love into your family too. Thanks for showing us. Happy new year. 🎉 In regards to the safety of the bed moving, maybe a sensor to detect presence by the area when raising or lowering, like the laser sensor.
That was pretty cool. (And putting the led lights in was pretty cool too.) Anyway, wanted to ask if you would look into led landscaping lights. I'm thinking they could be integrated with home assistant. Thanks for your consideration!
Nicely done. I have been considering building or buying lofts for my boy's room. I will keep this in mind but I am pretty sure they have 10' ceilings plus a raiser tray because it was originally a game room or something.
There's only a single moving wire that provides power to the bed lift and govee lights. After some consideration I ended up using a very heavily sheathed extension cord that is attached to the moving part of the bed and then has a small weight attached to it on the wall side to encourage the correct bending shape as it goes down behind the bed. There's no possible pinch point for it, so that part isn't concerning, I just didn't want it to get tangled or end up with a sharp bend that could have caused fatigue.
What a great dad. Don’t listen to some of these weird haters in the comments! That’s crazy. Tell her no to the high school party she wants to go to at 12, not the cool creative desk project that she’ll remember forever! Amazing job.
Hey Rob. It looks great like most of the projects you do (maybe except for that concrete table you made lol). I have a worry tho. The end of the bed has a serious pinch point when the bed is coming down. That bed lifts 300+ lbs so whats to stop that from crushing someones hand on its way down? Love your work but pleaseee look into that.
Not sure if this specific frame has that implemented, but many standing desks have safety features for this built in, my standing desk stops immediately and goes a tiny bit backwards when it hits something, sometimes it even just stops when I accidentally bump it while its moving. I hope this desk has that feature, otherwise it really is quite dangerous.
This is what I wanted when I was a kid, but I shared a room with 2 brothers and lacked the resources to build anything this sophisticated. We also had no standing desks to convert for this purpose ;). Very cool project.
Looks good. Have you done any testing for pinch points where the trim comes together? Would it crush fingers? With this lift can you adjust its start and stop points to restrict how high and low it can go?
There is an overcurrent (stall) sensor built into the controller that detects collisions. It could still pinch a finger though. You could adjust the high and low points by disassembling the legs. I built the bed so that the lowest point was completely closed.
I’ve been watching your videos, and I have to say, no one has helped me choose the right protector quite like you! Your insights are incredibly helpful. I’m not sure if I’ve missed it while browsing your channel, but I’m wondering if you have any recommendations for affordable home theater sound systems (not soundbars). I’m looking for something in the 5.1 or 7.1 range, with a budget of $400-$750 USD, and possibly options between $750-$1200 USD. I haven’t found any videos on UA-cam that cover this well, so any advice from you would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for sharing such a "small" project. Nice to see the idea take shape. Also like that you seem to have adopted my mantra "Make it invisible, or make it a feature". BTW - What's that cool jig you used to cut lumber with your circular saw? We see it in action on your garage floor.
Very cool! But I do wonder how often she will actually use the lift feature a few months from now. It does make me wonder about RV applications though...
I think it is great. How about a railing on the stairs? And is there any kind of safety on the foot side so no little hands , fingers, or heads get caught in the area where the bed lowers or maybe even cover it like you did the front area. Or maybe optic sensor so the bed would reverse like a garage door. Those are my only two concerns. The rest is awesome.
@@TheHookUp Im telling you that is not enough. This is not some industrial environment. She'll be having friends over messing around and its in a bedroom where people tend to be tired and not always thinking safety. I work in an industrial environment where ive seen grown men get hurt doing simple tasks just being distracted for a moment. Are you gonna be personally testing that sensor monthly? Have you seen the videos of the cybertrucks that have similar sensors that still catch peoples fingers? I know you're proud and your daughter is excited (which any kid would be) but seriously man, this is something you need to put a bit more thought into. Love your content btw.
I appreciate your concern. Being that this is not a commercial product and this is not a workplace environment I think it's okay for an individual to make safety judgements in their own personal residence. In my case my daughter is pretty mature for her age and I do not have concerns of her making poor decisions in relation to the lifting and lowering mechanism. I would venture to say that the general height of the bed is a far greater safety risk than the pinch point, but bunks/lofts are still extremely common.
@@TheHookUp Yeah of course Im not telling you that you HAVE to do this or anything, im just pointing out my experience with similiar issues that you may not have encountered or personally thought of yourself. Having kids myself I think ive unlocked some new fears too. Bunk bed height is an obvious issue but strong pinch points may not be obvious to everyone.
@@TheHookUp Kids could have other kids over and play around with things that can lead to unintended mishaps. Its your responsibility to anticipate potential issues and create a fool-proof design. If it were my kids, whose insatiable curiosity has lead them to do things that are outside of mechanical design intentions, then adding fool-proofing measures is a prudent and reasonable precaution and, in this case, would not take much additional effort.
I would buy a second table for spare motors and controller in case that one has a problem it would probably be a pain to swap it for anything but the exact same model if it developed an electical fault.
The wall side is very accessible, 4 screws from the top to remove the little partition wall. If the motor on the foot of the bed fails I'll need to take the shiplap off to access it, but still not a huge deal.
@@TheHookUp Just further to that - is it set to allow the lowest height possible without removing walls? I've had my desk fail (legs out of sync) twice over a few years. The solution is to lower it as far down as possible to trigger the device to reset it, and then it will move up again. During this phase, it will show an error and only ever allow "down" as a movement until it's low enough to reset.
"I'm not in the habit of telling my daughter I can't do something" is the truest thing I've heard.
And that is what is wrong with the world. If children heard no a little bit more often we might have a more appreciative and respectful society. Catering to their ever whim is setting them up for future failure, because the big bad world out there is going to tell them no a lot.
But her Dad definitely shouldn’t be part of that big bad world. Dad is the number 1 fan and biggest supporter.
@@TheHookUp to some degree yes. Having children entails the responsibility of providing for them, but I don't think children should be given everything they want. Everything they need absolutely, but wants should be given a second thought. You are creating UA-cam content which is reason enough to build it, but always saying yes to children is a big mistake. My sister and husband raised their kids never saying no and they feel entitled to everything in life with no sense of gratitude for anything as a result.
As a new parent. This conversation is of great value. Thanks hook up guy.
@@DodgyBrothersEngineeringhe didn't say anything about telling her no. He said he wasn't in the habit of telling her he couldn't do something, not that he wouldn't do something.
How does it feel to hold the Best Dad of 2024 award?
He's gonna have to really step it up to get nominated in 2025 lol
It feels great, it was lots of work but well worth it….
Thanks
"It should be able to grow with her all the way to HS..."
Daughter immediately goes through a grow spur phase and becomes 6 feet tall.
Loved it. Happy new year.
it probably would not be terribly difficult to extend it to a 'long single' (assuming its a single, not already a king single). just get a new bed frame, move the stair end a bit and redo the lining/trim around the underside/side of the bed. maybe need to extend a few wires.
That is a beautifully executed project. Great idea and the finish looks amazing!
although as usual your projects are amazing, what i like best about this is seeing y'all work together. that is what being a family is all about, cheers
The review content is great if you need that particular product, but this stuff is where you really shine. More of this please. 😊
I don't comment often, but the the thumbnail brought me here as it looked like something i could do for my kid and the 8ft ceil. Then the prices of you doing further cemented this as possible this year. Thanks for the vid
Loved this video. By far my favorite on the channel for quite some time. Please add more "builder videos".
Nice R1S!
Great project, too! Thinking about something like this for my son's next bed but he'll be pretty tall.
All for the love to your daughter. Awesome dad.
That's best dad material right there. Excellent job, sir.
Good job man! (also, Nayeon's ABCD is👌)
Nice to see you take the same level of effort to all your projects...but also can't help but feel like some students are missing out on a good teacher
Love this idea. Thanks for sharing.
I do like the build videos. Keep up the good work!
Very cool. This seems like a great idea. A perfect intersection of my skills, may result in something similar in our place. Same 8' ceiling issue. Really great solution. Cheers! Happy New Year!
Genius build!
I recommend adding a bit of safety to make sure the motor stops in case there are hands the paths of travel. Can be a bit dangerous
That is built into the system, all standing desks have overcurrent/undercurrent sensors to detect collisions.
@TheHookUp this is true but it is not enough to stop the motor for a finger. Try a carrot
This is not a fast moving object, just don't put your fingers in the obvious pinch points... There are 1 million times more dangerous things in every household.
@@TheHookUpWow, you are such a nice dad for thinking like this. Here's the premature congrats for your daughter's finger loss due to how much of a responsible parent you are!
So good! Great work
This was great, bring us more of these.
What a smart idea with the standing desk.
Very cool project!
Looks truly amazing - and your daughter seems so happy with this build :) Great video!!
this is awesome! what a great dad! 👍
This is such a freaking cool build! Im kinda jealous. I wish I had this set up as a kid!
Nice work Rob..
Fantastic! Shows how handy you are 👏🏻 well done ❤
Looks very professional, nice work
Awesome job by awesome parents.😊
Dude you are an absolute legend!
That's fantastic Rob! I like your project videos even more than the reviews. Keep up the good work.
What a brilliant solution. Love the make over!
This was great! Very nicely executed and thoughtful.
What a great dad!
This is brilliant, so well done! Genius idea and super polished finish.
Nice!
This is seriously awesome!
Very nice and inspirational DIY video, love it!
Dad of the year!
Awesome Dad! I'm currently setting up my daughter's room.
Love this. We also have 8ft ceilings which are really a drag for bunk anything, unless the kid is super small still. This is a very clever solution. But you being a home automation guy, I'm surprised this video didn't end with you installing an Upsy Desky to automate her new bed.
That frame is perfect!
You always release a video as I'm thinking about doing something similar! Awesome solution as always. I was going to do a Murphy bed that reveals a desk.
Super cool dad. Well done. 👍🏻👍🏻
What a cool project!!!!
Very nice build, great result
Looks great! I’ll probably be taking a lot of this for a project for my kids!
Amazing, more of these videos please! Im going to steal this idea for my son!
Really enjoying your build videos. Keep 'em coming!
Amazing.
This is so cool.
I love seeing you DIY projects over product reviews although both are very in depth. With the care you put into reviews I'm not surprised you put so much love into your family too. Thanks for showing us. Happy new year. 🎉
In regards to the safety of the bed moving, maybe a sensor to detect presence by the area when raising or lowering, like the laser sensor.
Awesome job!
Project turned out great! Great job!
So glad you posted this, this is epic. Missed the Rogue Engineer vid.
This looks sick!
Great project, Happy dad 🙂
This is so cool!!!!!
Awesome!!
Avesome video !
Awesome
Looks great Rob. Happy New Year.
That was pretty cool. (And putting the led lights in was pretty cool too.)
Anyway, wanted to ask if you would look into led landscaping lights. I'm thinking they could be integrated with home assistant. Thanks for your consideration!
Awesome work!
Awesome job! Congrats and Happy New Year!
Nicely done. I have been considering building or buying lofts for my boy's room. I will keep this in mind but I am pretty sure they have 10' ceilings plus a raiser tray because it was originally a game room or something.
Love the project videos.
Awesome project!
This is so freakin’ cool. Love it, keep sharing stuff like this!
Awesome build. Is there a way to protect fingers from being pinched?
Awesome! Not letting my kids watch this though ;) they already have LEDs, voice control auto blinds etc
My GOD, can you adopt me…#SUPERBPARENTING. What a man ooof!
Just Wow!
Love this. I have 2 rooms that need one of these when you are available. Did you do anything special to keep the moving wires in place?
There's only a single moving wire that provides power to the bed lift and govee lights. After some consideration I ended up using a very heavily sheathed extension cord that is attached to the moving part of the bed and then has a small weight attached to it on the wall side to encourage the correct bending shape as it goes down behind the bed. There's no possible pinch point for it, so that part isn't concerning, I just didn't want it to get tangled or end up with a sharp bend that could have caused fatigue.
This is guy is so amazing ! 😍
What a great dad. Don’t listen to some of these weird haters in the comments! That’s crazy. Tell her no to the high school party she wants to go to at 12, not the cool creative desk project that she’ll remember forever! Amazing job.
Beautiful bed and beautiful wife 😃😃 (i am french sorry)
that's an awesome project, my 12yo self is totally jealous
7 days! That's it? You beast
I would like to have such bed for my daughter!
Brilliant ❣️
You should do more projects!
Okay this is pretty cool, I want this as a male adult 😂
Cool. Imagine having a whole bunch of kids and pleasing them all!
Haha, thankfully I've just got the one.
Hey Rob. It looks great like most of the projects you do (maybe except for that concrete table you made lol). I have a worry tho. The end of the bed has a serious pinch point when the bed is coming down. That bed lifts 300+ lbs so whats to stop that from crushing someones hand on its way down? Love your work but pleaseee look into that.
Not sure if this specific frame has that implemented, but many standing desks have safety features for this built in, my standing desk stops immediately and goes a tiny bit backwards when it hits something, sometimes it even just stops when I accidentally bump it while its moving. I hope this desk has that feature, otherwise it really is quite dangerous.
This is what I wanted when I was a kid, but I shared a room with 2 brothers and lacked the resources to build anything this sophisticated. We also had no standing desks to convert for this purpose ;). Very cool project.
Flexispot messed up by not sponsoring this. I'm sure they could've spared another desk on top of what they sent to Lewis
Son great !
Looks good. Have you done any testing for pinch points where the trim comes together? Would it crush fingers? With this lift can you adjust its start and stop points to restrict how high and low it can go?
There is an overcurrent (stall) sensor built into the controller that detects collisions. It could still pinch a finger though.
You could adjust the high and low points by disassembling the legs. I built the bed so that the lowest point was completely closed.
I’ve been watching your videos, and I have to say, no one has helped me choose the right protector quite like you! Your insights are incredibly helpful.
I’m not sure if I’ve missed it while browsing your channel, but I’m wondering if you have any recommendations for affordable home theater sound systems (not soundbars). I’m looking for something in the 5.1 or 7.1 range, with a budget of $400-$750 USD, and possibly options between $750-$1200 USD. I haven’t found any videos on UA-cam that cover this well, so any advice from you would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for sharing such a "small" project. Nice to see the idea take shape. Also like that you seem to have adopted my mantra "Make it invisible, or make it a feature".
BTW - What's that cool jig you used to cut lumber with your circular saw? We see it in action on your garage floor.
Kreg circular saw jig
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@@TheHookUp Thanks Rob. The Easy button - I like it!
Very cool! But I do wonder how often she will actually use the lift feature a few months from now. It does make me wonder about RV applications though...
So far it’s been pretty often. We’ll see if that continues, it’s a pretty low effort process.
What was your alternative to the ceiling fan?
I think it is great. How about a railing on the stairs? And is there any kind of safety on the foot side so no little hands , fingers, or heads get caught in the area where the bed lowers or maybe even cover it like you did the front area. Or maybe optic sensor so the bed would reverse like a garage door. Those are my only two concerns. The rest is awesome.
It has a force sensor that will detect obstructions, but she's 12 so I think a little more responsibility on her to not crush her own hand is okay.
@@TheHookUp Im telling you that is not enough. This is not some industrial environment. She'll be having friends over messing around and its in a bedroom where people tend to be tired and not always thinking safety. I work in an industrial environment where ive seen grown men get hurt doing simple tasks just being distracted for a moment. Are you gonna be personally testing that sensor monthly? Have you seen the videos of the cybertrucks that have similar sensors that still catch peoples fingers? I know you're proud and your daughter is excited (which any kid would be) but seriously man, this is something you need to put a bit more thought into. Love your content btw.
I appreciate your concern. Being that this is not a commercial product and this is not a workplace environment I think it's okay for an individual to make safety judgements in their own personal residence. In my case my daughter is pretty mature for her age and I do not have concerns of her making poor decisions in relation to the lifting and lowering mechanism.
I would venture to say that the general height of the bed is a far greater safety risk than the pinch point, but bunks/lofts are still extremely common.
@@TheHookUp Yeah of course Im not telling you that you HAVE to do this or anything, im just pointing out my experience with similiar issues that you may not have encountered or personally thought of yourself. Having kids myself I think ive unlocked some new fears too. Bunk bed height is an obvious issue but strong pinch points may not be obvious to everyone.
@@TheHookUp Kids could have other kids over and play around with things that can lead to unintended mishaps. Its your responsibility to anticipate potential issues and create a fool-proof design. If it were my kids, whose insatiable curiosity has lead them to do things that are outside of mechanical design intentions, then adding fool-proofing measures is a prudent and reasonable precaution and, in this case, would not take much additional effort.
awesome job. did you make the corkboard that is on the one wall yourself How?
I would buy a second table for spare motors and controller in case that one has a problem it would probably be a pain to swap it for anything but the exact same model if it developed an electical fault.
Would love to see how you installed the LED strips in the stairs while hiding all the wires
Any videos planned for this year’s Christmas display?
How accessible will it be to fix if the motor fails?
The wall side is very accessible, 4 screws from the top to remove the little partition wall. If the motor on the foot of the bed fails I'll need to take the shiplap off to access it, but still not a huge deal.
@ nice looks great
@@TheHookUp Just further to that - is it set to allow the lowest height possible without removing walls?
I've had my desk fail (legs out of sync) twice over a few years.
The solution is to lower it as far down as possible to trigger the device to reset it, and then it will move up again. During this phase, it will show an error and only ever allow "down" as a movement until it's low enough to reset.
@@psylenced Correct, it is able to home al the way to the bottom without making any modifications to the structure.
how would u use 2 motorized standing desks? because this desk is not sold in europe
I wish you had shown the ceiling fan that you switched out because I have ceiling fans in every bedroom.