I have a bed with metal side rails -- will this work with an all-metal frame? One reviewer says it won't, but the product description says it will work with both a metal and wood side boards. What's the story?
150525
This is a bit of a mixed answer - It CAN work with just about any metal frame, but it will be a lot easier with some frames compared to others. The support does include the necessary hardware to bolt to a metal frame. The tricky part is that with a wood frame, you simply screw the cross rails down where they rest. Most metal frames will have some holes pre-drilled in them along the rails, but the support may not perfectly line up with all of those holes since it has a fixed spacing between cross rails. With a metal bed frame, the options usually are: 1) Rest the "lip" of the cross supports on the inside of your bed rail. Bolt down as many holes as will line up, leave the others resting. This isn't the most secure option, but will still provide good support. 2) Drill 1/4" holes in your bed frame using a bit made for metal which will line up with the ends of the cross supports, so you can bolt down all six points. Using this with a metal frame is definitely possible and will provide good support, but it won't be quite as easy as using it with a wood frame. If your metal frame already has some pre-drilled holes, you may want to look at a support such as the Mighty Lift FQU-11 which doesn't have a fixed spacing - This will let you line up the cross rails with the pre-drilled holes.
244766
Yes it will attach to a metal frame. I am really happy with this I have had it over a year now. It's really pretty and adds just want you need to the bed
397472
IMHO, a metal frame would not work. You need wooden slats to hold up the matress. However, the slats that come with the bed are questionable at best. If you buy this bed, go to Home Depot and buy a supportive peice of plywood to go underneath instead of the slats ($20).
713001
I put mine in a old antique iron bed. I do believe a metal frame would work. The frame of the bottom matress is matal itself.
1902541
I do not see any reason why it would not be OK for metal frame. In the worst case you can add additional 2 small screws in the existing holes. but i do not think it is neseccasry. You can also add more webbing strips to reduce the load on each one of the strips.
1566872
Annie -- it should work but wont have any thing to connect too-- just the weight of the bed will hold it in place. When it's on the metal frame in bolts on.
781911
I think it would work with either. I got a metal frame and just put it on top of that -- seems to work well. A fairly decent mattress for the price.
1784101
I have a regular metal frame. It isn't attached, it just sets between your bed and the wall. It is wide enough for the fram, but they made it too low. I had to get some boards from Home Depot and boost it up about a foot or your pillows will slide into the bottom shelf.
1829389
i am sure it could be attached to a metal bed frame. it is not pre-drilled for it though. you would have to drill it to attach it. i debated about doing that. but i currently just have it against the wall with the frame against it.
97785
We bought it to use with the memory foam mattress we got for our son and his wife and they love it. It fits on the metal frame made for foam mattresses perfectly. According to our son it was very easy to assemble. Hope this information is helpful to you.
89072
We don't have a metal frame; have a memory foam mattress with a wood frame. We have the headboard against the wall with the fabric covered legs attached and it holds up just fine.
1442885
If it's a spray on bedliner, yes it will work. The frame of the cover uses clamps, so it needs to have a place to clamp to. It won't work with side rails.
1099046
It DOES NOT have metal rails. We actually had a bed with box spring so we were ok. If we didn't have box spring we would have to come up with something.
753987
We just purchased a metal frame for it and seems to work fine. However, it would be nice if the mattress had more support around the edges.
49172
The supports have a hole on each end for either a bolt or screw. To attach to metal rails, you may need to drill a hole in your frame. The supports are fairly stable, though, so you may not need to bolt at all -- depends on how 'active' you are in bed...
2085616
Same here. I have a platform bed frame with no side support at all and I have no problem at all. I hope this helps.
424577
The corners of the metal frame that the mattress sits on has holes and corresponding hardware to attach a headboard and footboard to. You might not be able to use the sides you bought. The height of the mattress on top of the metal frame stands roughly 26 inches from the floor. Hope that helps. We love the mattress.