How deep is the box | what depth of mattress would be used for mattress top to be flush w/ top of footboard?
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It's about 81/2" deep, but slats arc up so maybe 8". Our padded mattress sits above the footboard but it still looks good. (Our mattress is a full and is a bit narrow-slats show a little on sides but comforter covers it.)
922224
I use an 18 inch matress. It comes a little above the bottom part of the headboard. No box springs necessary. This bed had the most sturdy slats system I have ever used.
922225
My mattress is 91/2 and sits a few inches above foot board so flush would be a 7 inch mattress
829706
Assuming you drilled your own holes into headboard / footboard, you should have measured width to a standard mattress size. You may need to reattach to head/footboards farther inboard to fit mattress. Only other possibility is you have wrong mattress size (twin vs full?)?
1331859
I used a box spring for this. If you choose not to use a box spring, you would need to get something to support the mattress. Also, in my opinion, the headboard/footboard would look too high because the mattress would be so low. Hope this helps!
193182
To best be able to answer you, it would be helpful to know exactly how deep it is from the top of you bed to the box springs.
1138314
if u use a box spring & mattress it will be way too high. we bought a very good top mattress and it works great. same for the lower bed. hope this helps!
772231
The only drawback to using both the box spring and mattress is that the decorative head and footboards would not be seen. Other than that, they should fit. However, I am an average size adult and I sleep comfortably on this bed with only a mattress.
907755
The box's height comes up to my hips. Foot and a half for width. The bed is compact within the box.
1965661
from the floor to the first slat is 5 1/4 inches, from the slat where the mattress would lay to the bottom of the headboard is 17 inches, the foot board is roughly 17 1/4 inches tall, and the shelf where the mattress would lay is about 4 3/4 inches tall. We have a queen size mattress on it with a box spring and there's still a little gap of 2-3 inches from the mattress to the headboard. Hope this helps :)
840181
The mattress is indeed 13" deep. The boxspring is approximately 10" deep. You will love it. Very high quality.
2061997
Hello - not sure where you read your measurement however I measured 2x's and it is 471/2" from the floor to the top of the filial. We have a box spring and a mattress and the frame looks great. I think it should work for you.
244348
The depth where the mattress sits in to the top of the side slats is about 5 inches
1399568
I am not sure how deep your mattress is. But the deeper the mattress the less height the rails will be above the top of the mattress.
109223
The instructions say that a box spring is not necessary. I had both, and it does put the mattress higher than the foot board & you can only see about a foot of the head board, which I don't mind. But the metal slats are pretty close together & can easily hold just the mattress.
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Higher than I thought it would. I have a 17" drop on my King pillow top mattress. Does NOT need a boxspring. Top of it is as high as my dresser at about 30". The bottom of mattress starts at about 14".
217973
I need to revise my response... My mattress is closer to 8" deep. Sorry about that!
1873957
No, it will be way to high. It comes with bent wood slats sit on the metal edges and flatten when you add the mattress. A box spring would add at least 6-10 inches and the mattress would be higher than the sides.
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You would not use a box spring with this bed - and it is quite firm as it is without it. The height under the bed from the floor to mattress is 10" (we are on a carpeted floor so it may be 1/2 inch more on hardwood). Not sure if you are looking for under-bed storage, but there are support bars and posts in the center of the bed, so you would deduct another inch at the center.