Hi iqjump123,
[quote]One thing I did find was
www.amazon.com/Zinus-Upholstered-Detaile...owse-bin%3A368699011
According to a representative in the website, the wood slats are 3.5 inches apart. Other similar ones show separations of over 4 inches, so I didn’t consider that. This also doesn’t tell me whether they are using particle wood (heard to avoid those) or not.
Do you think 3.5 inches would be okay for the mattress? [/quote]
The description says that it only has 10 slats which means that the gaps between the slats would probably be more than 3.5". I also don’t know the thickness or strength of the slats in the bed or the bed itself (although based on the price I wouldn’t be particularly hopeful about the quality or strength of the materials) but in any case I would use 3" as a maximum distance between the slats (assuming that they are 1x3 slats) and less than that would be better yet so it’s not a platform bed that I would consider for an all latex mattress.
I don’t know the prices of the platform bed options that are listed off the top of my head so you would need to check their websites or call them to check their specifications and prices.
[quote]IF not, I am planning to purchase the foundation (sleepez) and using a simple frame such as this- would this be the best?
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www.amazon.com/Zinus-Compack-9-Leg-Suppo...owse-bin%3A368699011
If you can let me know what you think, that will be great.[/quote]
The SleepEZ foundation would certainly be suitable.
There is more information about metal bedframes in post #10 here.
I’m not familiar with the Zinus bedframe and I don’t know the weight it’s designed to support or how stable it is but if the foundation you choose has a center support beam or is a split king foundation I would tend to choose a bedframe that also has a center support that goes from the head to the foot (directly under the center support of the foundation) rather than side to side. I would also make sure that the center support legs were in the middle of the bedframe directly under the center support beam as well when the frame is extended to king size. My “instinct” says that there are probably better and stronger options available and it wouldn’t be my first choice.
Phoenix