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We need to find a better foundation for our ca king latex mattress - our current frame doesn't have a center support. Flobeds has a foundation with its own legs that would fit inside our current frame, but we'd like to find something a little less expensive (the mattress itself kind of soaked up the budget). Anybody have any suggestions? Either a slat structure or a flat platform would be fine as long as it supported the weight of the mattress on it's own. I've looked at those metal frame things ('better than a boxspring', etc) sold by Target and Walmart and I don't think those look like a great idea. Linda |
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Well, it has been a little over a week of using my home made foundation, and it has not fallen apart yet. Works like a charm. It is plenty sturdy and does not squeek or make any noises. I did have one error in my calculations. It was on the weight of the foundation. I fat fingered the value for the wood denisty in my initial calculations, so the foundation will weigh 50% more than what I posted above (with respect to using untreated pine). Helps when you type in 30 as oppsed to 20...lol...I noticed it because I built the first half downstairs (more room to work) and then had to lug it upstairs to the bedroom. Needless to say, I built the second half in the bedroom. |
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Very impressive and awesome looking, and so glad it's working out for you, laredo7! Thanks for sharing this valuable info with everyone. Do the 1" x 4" slats seem solid and supportive (no sag)? I'm probably going to stick with my Wally World platform (since I've already purchased it) covered with 1" Lux foam skin or 1/8" hardboard. (It's still unopened, though... still waiting for a few of my mattress components to arrive.) Otherwise I'd consider building your foundation. I kinda like that idea, actually... would make my whole project "home brew". Well, I guess I will be assembling the Wally platform myself, so a bit of consolation there! This message was modified Jun 3, 2010 by pianoman
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