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[phoenix]

Hi Dangeresque55,

Am I correct in assuming you could eschew using a metal frame in favor of a platform bed if you so chose?

Seemed like many platform beds could be used as a foundation themselves as long as they were solid or had slats less than 3" apart, so if you were to use one in addition the foundation would more be about raising the height of the mattress, is that correct?

A platform bed or adding a headboard or footboard to a steel bedframe would be a matter of room decoration and aesthetics and would be a personal preference. If it had a suitable support surface with slats that were 3" or less apart and had good center support to the floor … they would both would be fine in terms of supporting the foundation, the mattress, and the people on it.

If you do choose a suitable slatted platform bed then yes … you wouldn’t need a foundation unless you wanted additional height in which case you could add a bunkie board, a low profile foundation, or a full foundation depending on how high you wanted the sleeping surface to be.

And can I assume if I were to go this route that a platform bed with a solid base would be fine since the foundation would still allow the mattress to breathe?

There is more about a solid surface support system in post #10 here but if you added a foundation or a slat conversion kit or a bed rug on top it would be fine (again depending on the height that you prefer).

Phoenix