I just purchased this bed in Full size for my daughter. The thing is, I totally overlooked that the bed requires a box spring. Thats right, I said REQUIRES a box spring. So I took off a star merely for this product being described as mattress support. Maybe a traditional mattress may start off okay but overtime, I bet youll be getting slats or seeing a chiropractor. A foam mattress? No way, unless you weigh next to nothing.
Anyway, the full size version properly recommends a box spring, but crazily this item for an even heavier mattress is not recommending a box spring or even slats. I know why they dont say to get slats, because pre-made or even self made slat supports are not drop ins. This bed lacks lips and middle support for slats.
Heres what I had to do to correct my error in buying a non-platform canopy bed. Big box stores like Home Depot sell flat steel bars, 72 long and 1/8 inch thick, get 3 of them; at the time theyre about $8 a piece. Get a roll of velcro for about $5. Now drop in the flat bars on each side of the inner frame and one right down the middle. It might need to be a little offset because of the screws used for the supporting plastic legs which is fine. I recommend using Velcro to the underside of them to keep them in place, I only did the middle flat bar. You could drill holes into the steel if you want, but I think thats far more work than its worth. I cut my slats at 53.8 so they wedge right in-between the frame, so the side steel bars are going nowhere. However, if you buy pre-made slats youre now drop in ready. Youll see in my photo, I stapled nylon rope alongside of my slats. I got that idea from the other platform beds I just bought and built for my other kids. I can just roll it off when my daughter want to take her bed with her, if and when she ever moves out.
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I just purchased this bed in Full size for my daughter. The thing is, I totally overlooked that the bed requires a box spring. Thats right, I said REQUIRES a box spring. So I took off a star merely for this product being described as mattress support. Maybe a traditional mattress may start off okay but overtime, I bet youll be getting slats or seeing a chiropractor. A foam mattress? No way, unless you weigh next to nothing. Anyway, the full size version properly recommends a box spring, but crazily this item for an even heavier mattress is not recommending a box spring or even slats. I know why they dont say to get slats, because pre-made or even self made slat supports are not drop ins. This bed lacks lips and middle support for slats. Heres what I had to do to correct my error in buying a non-platform canopy bed. Big box stores like Home Depot sell flat steel bars, 72 long and 1/8 inch thick, get 3 of them; at the time theyre about $8 a piece. Get a roll of velcro for about $5. Now drop in the flat bars on each side of the inner frame and one right down the middle. It might need to be a little offset because of the screws used for the supporting plastic legs which is fine. I recommend using Velcro to the underside of them to keep them in place, I only did the middle flat bar. You could drill holes into the steel if you want, but I think thats far more work than its worth. I cut my slats at 53.8 so they wedge right in-between the frame, so the side steel bars are going nowhere. However, if you buy pre-made slats youre now drop in ready. Youll see in my photo, I stapled nylon rope alongside of my slats. I got that idea from the other platform beds I just bought and built for my other kids. I can just roll it off when my daughter want to take her bed with her, if and when she ever moves out.