How To: How to build a standing desk yourself

Have you heard of standing desks? You don't have to buy an expensive desk. In the beginning, you can also build a standing desk yourself.

Word has already spread that too much sitting is very harmful and can also cost us precious years of life. But did you know that sports can't compensate for that?

Sport is healthy and absolutely necessary, but it is not enough as a balance.

But even though we know this, it's anything but easy to incorporate more movement into everyday life. In most cases, office workplaces are designed for people to sit down at the table.

Think about a typical day at work. You start it sitting down. At breakfast. After that, you get in the car, on the bike or on public transport. And what do we do here? Exactly! Sitting.

In the office, you take a seat for the time being. Until it's time for lunch. There we sit down at a table and then return to the office chair. When we get home, we sit down on the couch. A cycle that repeats itself every day.

You can escape this vicious circle with a standing desk. By the way, standing is also good for your figure: standing burns a lot more calories than sitting.

If you want to save some money, you can build a standing desk yourself. But if you prefer the hassle-free version and are not so skilled, then I can offer you the Yo-Yo desk attachment* recommend. I used it myself before I decided to buy a proper stand-up desk.

Expensive vs do-it-yourself standing desk

The ideal standing desk is adjustable in height and this is best done at the touch of a button. But there are also many models with a crank. Both can be quickly and easily converted from a sitting desk to a standing desk.

Anyone who has already spent a little time on the subject, knows how expensive can be a ready-made bar table. The most common models are not available for less than 200 euros. However, these are then not height-adjustable, but have a fixed height.

Height-adjustable desks cost between 300 and 800 euros. Anything but cheap.

Especially if you are not yet sure whether you really want to work standing up.

For the first test, we have therefore simply set to build standing desk itself. After a few hours of standing work, you can easily transform the desk back again.

This is perfect to get used to working standing up. If you make the switch, you'll find that your body won't be very happy at first.

You have sore muscles and your feet hurt. But that is quite normal. After a few days this should be gone.

What speaks for building a standing desk yourself

1. you can test the standing

You can try out whether standing is right for you. Not everyone can work and concentrate well while standing

2. you save money

Build standing desk yourself is inexpensive. The cost of materials is very small.

3. you save time

A few screws and your standing desk is ready.

4. you do not need to throw away your beloved table

You have an intimate relationship? Your normal desk remains with you.

5. your superiors do not mind

How could they? After all, your normal office desk only gets a top. This neither damages the table nor makes it unusable.

Our experience with a standing desk

Build standing desk yourself - these options you have

1. the standing desk from a living room table

You can build a standing desk yourself for less than 50 euros. It's also anything but complicated and can be easily done even by laymen.

What you need:

• A side table work surface about 50×50
• A wall shelf
• One shelf
• A cordless screwdriver, a spirit level and a tape measure
• Two wooden blocks - the size depends on your height

Here's how:

1. Build your table
2. Screw the wall shelf together
3. Now attach the wall shelf to the legs of the Lack table. The height depends on your height!
4. Screw the cuboids and the shelf together. Place them on the lacquer table.

Place your DIY standing desk on your existing work desk

2. the stool on the table

It's even easier and cheaper with a stool that you already have at home. However, this homemade standing table only works if you work with a laptop. Because there is no space for a keyboard here.

What you need:

• Your desk
• A stool with straight and large storage surface

Here's how:

Make a little space and put the stool on your desk. Ready is your self-made standing desk. Perfect for those who are not so tall. :) If the standing desk is too low for you, you can place the stool on books.

This stool is good for first tests

However, this variant is only suitable for a laptop without a mouse. Because otherwise the space is simply not enough.

Build height adjustable desk yourself

But if you want your standing desk to be adjustable in height, you won't get far with the table or the stool. You need a height-adjustable desk frame and a matching worktop.

And here you have the choice of a frame with a crank or one with an electrically adjustable table. You get off cheaper with a crank table. Adjusting the table is really not complicated. Simply operate the crank to the right of the table and you can raise the table or lower it again.

I recommend you the Flexispot crank table because it has very good reviews and fits all common table tops. You can choose from the colors gray, white or black.

You can adjust the table from 72 cm to 123 cm. You can buy the table top separately - which is really worth it.

If you build the rack and order the plate separately, you can save yourself money.

There are sellers on Amazon that only have tabletops in their range. So you have with this Manufacturer's choice of 6 colors for your table top* and of course different sizes.

Our conclusion

A standing desk improves your health and posture. It doesn't even have to be expensive. Making a standing desk yourself is anything but complicated. For those who find model 1 too difficult, a simple stool will do the trick :)

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