Suport options for storage bed

[phoenix]

Hi jeubank,

I would agree that your current support surface wouldn’t be a good choice for a latex mattress.

Add more (stronger) slats between the current ones and run 4 slats head-to-foot underneath, 1 on each side of the support legs, to tie everything together and prevent sagging. My gut tells me this would not be strong enough since the existing slats are so flexible, but I don’t really know.

I’m not quite clear on how you would secure the longitudinal support slats or what would prevent them from flexing. Given the flex of the slats you have this probably wouldn’t be the best solution.

Put some type of 2" foundation or bunky board (not a solid one) over the current setup, perhaps with additional slats added as well.

If you were to use something like the slat conversion kit here (you can see the prices in post #6 here) on top of your current slats it would probably work well.

Buy wood to make all new slats, or buy a set of slats and not use all of them (since I’m not going the whole 80"). If I do this, I know I’ll have to also build a spine down the middle, with support legs. You can also see in the photos that the headboard does not drop down level with the rest of the frame, so I may have to add a cross-beam there.

This would be a suitable solution as well but I would definitely add the center support beam and make sure that it has good support to the floor.

Build a complete box foundation (like a mini platform bed) to fit within the bed frame.

This would also be a suitable solution as well.

You can also turn your current slats into T-slats to help prevent flexing but you would still need to add additional slats to reduce the gaps in between them.

Phoenix