Low profile foundations and weight support

[phoenix]

Hi stratocaster1422,

1.) Should I be concerned with using a bunky board given the lack of any center support and questionable platform slats? Should I simply just make a support piece that sits in the middle of the bed under the board?

I wouldn’t be concerned with the bunkie board as much as I would with the strength of the frame underneath it and if it was me and there is a potential 400 lbs on the mattress I would reinforce the center and make sure it was supported to the floor. There are some suggestions in post #12 here and post #5 here that may be helpful.

2.) Would my setup be ok with the “roll of slats” from here? They also have the 3" foundation, but again at about double the price I’d like to pay. Organic mattress foundations of wood, cotton, wool. Organic & Healthy, Inc

This must be the day to ask about organic and healthy’s slats :). You can see my comments about them in my reply to mightyh here. They would certainly be fine if there is suitable center support underneath them.

3.) Amazon has a Classic Brands 4inch foundation for $200. I don’t know the slat gap though and I need to determine if that’s enough of a drop for what I am looking for. I also don’t know about the Classic Brands quality.

I’m not familiar with their foundation so I can’t make any meaningful comments about it but again the bigger issue seems to be the support for the bedframe underneath it. There are also some sources for bunkie boards in post #4 here that may be helpful … particularly flobeds slat conversion kit.

Phoenix