Adding Wood To Metal Bed Frame

How to build a box around a metal bed frame step 1.

Adding wood to metal bed frame.

Free shipping by amazon. Measure the distance between the edges of the bed frame rails and the length of the bed from head to foot. Discard the box spring. Unfortunately for people who prefer metal bed frames whether a sturdy or standard frame the likelihood that a metal bed frame will creak at some point is high.

Cut two boards measuring 56 by 14 by 2 inches and two boards measuring 77 by 14 by 2 inches using a circular saw. Then cut a sheet of plywood to this measurement and place the piece in the bed frame resting it on the rails. You ve gotten some good tips about the plywood but you could also consider getting a metal foundation to fit inside the frame you buy and skip the wooden slats. The metal foundation fits perfectly inside the wooden bed frame and you don t even see the legs on the sides.

Materials 3 pieces of wood cut to size you ll choose the sizes based on the equation below. Mine fit pretty snug on there but if they are sliding a bit most of the metal frames have holes near the top you could toss a screw though and into the wood to help keep it from sliding up and down. I attached it to each side board with two corner brackets. I did this with my bed.

This frame is 3 sided allowing you to push it flush with the wall or up against molding without creating a gap between the mattress and the head of the bed. Remove the mattress and box spring from the bed frame. Once the sides where on the foot board was the next to be attached. Would it be better to add in a couple wood slats or to buy something like a bunkie bed.

She also likes how the frame s sleek metal lines lend themselves to an industrial vibe but can easily be warmed up by adding wood nightstands on either side of it. I have a best price mattress model e platform bed with metal slats in cal king size and i just realized when switching mattresses that the slats are 3 5 apart rather than 2 5. Apparently the company does not sell replacement slats. Structures by malouf heavy duty 9 leg adjustable metal bed frame with double center support and glides only universal cal king king queen full xl full twin xl twin 3 9 out of 5 stars 1 192.

Get it as soon as wed may 20. Thanks to my earlier wood measuring error i had a few extra boards to work with so i decided to add two support boards to keep the slats from moving and or slipping off the frame. The other consideration regarding noise is how you sleep and who you sleep with. The wood gives the bed a nice clean look without a lot of work.

Once flipped over the supports would hit against the metal on the frame thus keeping the slats in place and look like this.