The picture shows that you can basically put this inside of a bed to use as a box spring/base... has anyone tried to use it this way? Problems?
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I'm confused how this would fit inside an existing king bed frame. Mine has center legs (which all king frames should)--and so does this product--so that wouldn't work, right?. I'm buying a new mattress but don't want a new boxspring. I already have the headboard and frame.
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I used this to replace two twin box springs on my king sized full frame (wooden head, foot boards and side rails) bed. The original system used slats so I wasn't sure it would fit inside the frame but I took a chance. I am hoping my experience will help you decide if this frame will work for you. All of the frame legs except for two fit easily within the original bed as they are a couple inches inboard. However, the two center legs would not. It was necessary to notch the original bed side rails in these two places with a reciprocating saw to fit the new frame within the original bed.
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That's exactly how I used it! ;) I have a frame (headboard/footboard/side-rails) and set this inside of it so I could use one of those foam deals as a mattress. It fit perfectly inside and the pair of foam pads (about the same thickness as a normal mattress) worked out just as you would hope. As a side note, however, my son is very autistic and loves jumping on the bed. Unfortunately, with his size and strength, one of the cross-rails broke. That being said, for "normal" use, this thing is quite stout and I would highly recommend it. I hope this helps.
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Works great that way, exactly as intended. Use pipe insulation around metal legs to save toes.
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No!!! I was sent one accidentally and tried it. Its too high I sent the box spring back . Its essentially a platform bed
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no, i have a futon mattress on top of the slats. you cant use a box spring ,it would be taller than the headboard. plus with all that weight the slats will break
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Yes--we do not use a box spring--the wooden slats are intentionally bowed, to give flexibility, but slightly flimsy (we needed to use small pieces of cardboard to keep them in place--was not hard to do) but we are happy with the looks and durability of the bed.
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We use ours in a Murphy bed and there is no room for a box spring. We had to buy a foam mattress topper as the mattress is very firm (hard) and not comfortable without the topper.
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Personally, I wouldn't. The bed became loose after a few years (the bed was used by a 100lb girl), we fixed that, but I think a box spring would add unnecessary weight. Also, like someone else stated, with a box spring, the bed would be very tall.
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I'm using it with just a platform bed..no box spring. It's incredibly comfy and it is so much fun to release it. My only advice it is to do it in the room where it will wind up.
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You do not HAvE to use a box spring. We like our bed to be high off the ground so we chose too. It works either way and looks great!
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I suppose you could but (a) it's going to be a high bed and (b) the foam mattress might slide atop the box spring base. The whole point of this mattress is that you don't need a box spring. I bought the bed "box" to go along with it and it's perfect!!
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You do not use a box spring with this bed. It would make the mattress too high. There are round metal rods that support the mattress. You need a mattress and that is it. I did place a thin board atop the metal rods to keep the shape of the mattress, but the board is not necessary.
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I did not simply because with the box spring on top of the platform frame slats the bed was about 4 1/2 feet off the ground. so we just put it directly onto the slats... if you purchase just be careful during construction as some of the wood is kind of thin and soft so screws can shred or tear if you have to screw in/unscrew and screw again
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The box spring has an attachment at bottom (head side) for you to put a headboard on. Doesn't have to be the headboard in pic. Looks like you can attach any headboard! Good luck!
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Thanks for your interest in the bed. This is a platform bed so the mattress just sits on a platform. If you put a box spring under the mattress you would be too high. You could possibly remove the platform and set the box spring down into the frame but I cannot say for sure as I don't have one to look at in person.ThanksRussell WestWest Furnishings
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It would be way to tall with a box spring. It has slats you put on the bed to act as a box spring. Without a box spring we still have to climb into it lol
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In my opinion the bed would be too far off the ground. Also the fact that you don't need a box spring to begin with. That being said I don't see any downfall with it
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I believe that you could use both a box spring and mattress with this bed frame if you wanted too. It would make the bed much higher though and the only consideration would be that the frame could support the weight. This type of bed is usually made for just a mattress which avoids the need for a box spring because of the supporting slats on the frame which is what I was looking for. With a good firm mattress like we have it is just as supportive as one with a box spring and we don't have the extra cost for one like we would have with the standard bed. I find that with just the mattress it is easier to make up the bed and turn the mattress occasional as it is suggested. I love this bed frame.........it is also high enough to store items under it in storage bags or they even make bed "drawers" that slide under the frame.
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I would question using as a bed base. Pretty sturdy and I guess it would depend on how many you used. Also if the weight was distributed evenly, say as in a twin that wasn't used roughly.