FINAL DRAFT UGANDA 
STANDARD  
  FDUS 1918  
First Edition  
2018-mm-dd  
 
 Reference number 
FDUS 1918:201 8
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Furniture — Wooden beds for use with mattress — 
Specification  
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 Foreword 
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 Furniture — Wooden beds for use with mattresses — 
Specification   
1 Scope  
This Final Draft Uganda Standard covers requirement s for materials, sizes, construction and finish of 
residential type wooden beds for use with mattresse s for adults excluding rural cots, hospital beds, s ofa-cum-
beds and folding beds . 
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents referred to in t he text in such a way that some or all of their con tent 
constitutes requirements of this document. For date d references, only the edition cited applies. For u ndated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced do cument (including any amendments) applies 
ISO 13609, Wood-based panels — Plywood — Blockboards and battenboards 
ISO 19210, Adhesives — Wood adhesives for non-structural appli cations — Determination of tensile shear 
strength of lap joint 
ISO 25537, Glass in building -- Silvered, flat-glass mirror 
US ISO 4211 (all parts), Furniture — Tests for surfaces finishes  
US ISO 12465, Plywood — Specification  
US 839, Particleboards — Specification 
3.  Terms and Definitions 
For the purposes of this document, the terms and de finitions given in US 1795 apply.  
4 Types 
Wooden beds for household use shall be of the follo wing two types: 
a) single-bed, and 
b) double-bed.  
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 5 Materials requirements 
5.1 Particleboard 
Unveneered particleboard required for the manufactu re of wooden beds shall conform to US 839, and shal l be 
of flat-pressed single-layer or flat-pressed three- layer type. Wood particleboard used for wooden beds  shall be 
finished with baking paints or enamel finishes shal l be manufactured with  only BWR type of adhesives, such 
as, phenol formaldehyde synthetic resins. 
5.2 Veneered particleboard 
Veneered particleboard shall be of both interior an d exterior grades of veneered particleboard which c an be 
used where the beds are to-be finished with air-dry ing paints or varnishes. Where suitable baking pain ts, 
enamels or varnishes are to be used, only exterior grade veneered particle board shall be used. Veneer ed 
particleboard for wooden beds for Class I and Class  2 type decorative shall be with decorative teak or  other 
decorative timber veneered surface. 
5.3 Blockboard 
Blockboards used in the manufacture of wooden beds shall conform to ISO 13609 and shall be of Grade 1 or 
Grade 2 where air-drying finishes are adopted and G rade 1 only where suitable open-drying finishes are  
adopted in the manufacture of beds . 
5.4 Plywood 
Plywood used in the manufacture of wooden beds shal l conform to US ISO 12465. 
5.5 Solid wood components  
Any of the species of timber recommended for furnit ure and cabinet shall be used in the manufacture of  beds. 
The wood used shall be seasoned timber with moistur e content of not more than 15 %.    
5.6 Decorative plastic laminates 
Decorative plastic laminates used shall be the desi gn and finish as prescribed by the purchaser. 
5.7 Adhesive 
Adhesive used for joinery work shall conform to ISO  19210. 
5.8 Bolts and nuts    
  Bolts and nuts and other hardware shall conform t o the relevant Uganda Standards wherever they exist . 
5.8 Paints, enamels, polish and varnish  
These shall conform to the relevant Uganda Standard s, where ever they exist, for air-drying as well as  stoving 
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 6 Dimensions and tolerances 
6.1 Dimensions  
The overall internal dimensions of the single and d ouble bed shall be as given in Table 1 and as illus trated in 
Figure 1. 
S/No. Parameter Dimensions 
mm 
Single bed Double bed 
i.  Height, from floor to the top of the bedside 
rail mattress 360 - 450 360 - 450 
ii.  Clear in-bed length between head boards 
and the foot boards 1 900 - 2 000 1 900 - 2 000 
iii.  Width 915, 1069 1220, 1525 and 
1830 
 
 
 
 
6.2 Tolerances 
6.2.1 The overall internal dimensions specified in 6.1 sh all not vary by more than ± 10 mm.  
6.2.2  The wooden bed shall be rectangular at all the mea surable surfaces within a tolerance of ± 5 mm 
between the two diagonals of the rectangle. 
7 Construction 
7.1 Components 
Wooden beds shall be first made in the component fo rms and then assembled from the components as given  
in 7.2 to 7.4. 
7.2 Head and foot boards 
The head and foot boards shall be made from wood, p articleboard or veneered particleboard or blockboar d or 
plywood panels as specified in Clause 5 and shall b e in thickness of 20 mm or 25 mm ± 1mm, In case of 
unveneered and veneered particleboards and blockboa rds, teakwood or other durable hard wood lipping of  
not less than 10 mm width shall be provided by glui ng in at the time of veneering. If agreed by the cu stomers, 
unlipped head and foot boards of blockboard, unvene ered and veneered particleboards shall be supplied but 
the edges should be scaled with good wood putty or filler. For beading PVC, plywood or veneer strips s hall be 
used with suitable adhesive for joining .  
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 7.3 Mattresses rest panel 
Bed tops shall be made from, plywood as specified i n 5.4 and shall be of thickness 8 mm for single bed s and 
12 mm for double beds. The mattress rest-panel shal l be fixed on the frame, or alternatively cut 10 mm  short 
all round in case this is to be fixed into a recess  prepared in the timber frame .  
NOTE A minimum of five supports should be fixed wit h screws at the bottom of the rest panel. Otherwise  the 
thickness of rest panel should be increased to 12 m m. 
7.4 Frame 
The frame made from wood according to 5.5 shall con sist of two side rails and two ends rails joined by  tenon 
and mortice joint. Half lap joint shall be rectangu lar in shape. The rails shall be of minimum section  100 mm x 
40 mm for single beds and 150 mm x 40 mm for double  beds, and the frame shall be of length and width t o 
cover the inner dimensions of the top. The frame ma y have a recess cut on the top inner-side to the de pth of 
mattress rest panel and minimum 10 mm wide in case the bed top panel is to be screwed into the recess 
prepared in the timber frame (see Figure 2). 
 
 
 
 
7.5 Legs  
The legs shall be made of solid wood as referred in  5.5 and shall be round or square in shape. It shal l be 
joined to the head wood as referred in 5.5 and shal l be round or square in shape. It shall be joined t o the head 
and foot boards with suitable joints after applying  glue and fixed rigidly with screws or bolts and  nuts. 
8 Assembly 
The various components shall be assembled by means of bed fittings, bolts and nuts or screws securely fixed 
under pressure. Before driving screws: pilot holes should. be driven into the wood panels and the scre ws 
should be dipped In glue before driving in the head  and foot boards as specified in 7.2.   FDUS 1918:2018 
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 9 Finish 
For finishing, the surfaces shall be waxed, French polished, varnished or painted. Clear lacquer melan ine 
resin based paint or polyurethane paint, when used,  shall be applied according to the manufacturer's 
instructions. 
10. Performance Requirements of Finish 
10.1 General 
Every bed shall be checked for good workmanship and  shall be free from any stain and warp. 
10.2 Resistance to dry heat  
The test sample surface shall be tested for resista nce to dry heat in accordance with US ISO 4211. 
10.3 Resistance to wet heat 
The test sample surface shall be tested for resista nce to wet heat in accordance with US ISO 4211.   
10.4 Resistance to marking by liquids 
The test sample surface shall be tested for resista nce to marking by liquid in accordance with US ISO 4211.  
10.5 Resistance to mechanical damage 
The test sample surface shall be tested for impact,  cross-cut and scrape tests in accordance with US I SO 
4211.  
11 Packing 
11.1 All the component parts shall be packed after wrapp ing with water-proof material in such a way that no  
damage is caused to them during transit. 
11.2  The purchaser may require the wooden battens to be  supplied in knocked down condition, in which 
case, the manufacturer shall prepare the components  fully for quick joining and shall supply the purch aser 
complete illustrated details and instructions for a ssembly and pack the components in wooden crates af ter 
wrapping with waterproof packing material. 
12 Marking 
All wooden beds shall be legibly and indelibly mark ed with the name, address or his recognized trade-m ark, 
name of the product and country of origin. This sha ll be legible and in indelible ink  
13 Information to be supplied by the Purchaser 
The purchaser shall supply the following informatio n to the supplier along with the order: 
a) for non-teak bed, the species of timber shall be  specified: 
b) type and size of bed;  
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 c) finish required, colour thereof and any optional  fixtures: and 
d) where alternative methods of construction or fin ish are specified, the same shall be clearly stated  in 
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 Bibliography 
IS 7259-1, Specification for wooden beds — Part 1: For use wit h mattresses  
 
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requirements of that standard under a system of sup ervision, control and testing in accordance with th e 
certification mark scheme of the Uganda National Bu reau of Standards. UNBS marked products are 
continually checked by UNBS for conformity to that standard.  
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