What alternatives exist for NOT using a box spring
foundation for a bed?

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What alternatives exist for NOT using a box spring
foundation for a bed?

Put it on the floor or on a [wooden] platform.

"John Weiss" wrote:

wrote:

What alternatives exist for NOT using a box spring
foundation for a bed?

Put it on the floor or on a [wooden] platform.

Yeah I'm looking for some ideas on a portable
"platform" to set it on.

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What alternatives exist for NOT using a box spring
foundation for a bed?

Plywood or boards on top of large bricks.

On floor.

Sleeping bag. Actually I like this and sleep quite well for some reason?

wrote:

What alternatives exist for NOT using a box spring
foundation for a bed?

Put it on the floor or on a [wooden] platform.

Yeah I'm looking for some ideas on a portable
"platform" to set it on.

Build one.

Look for a used futon base.

Shawn Hirn wrote:

Why is portability important to you? How often do you expect to move
your mattress?

Two or three times a year

| 2010-02-14 | 2:02:29 PM wrote:

What alternatives exist for NOT using a box spring
foundation for a bed?

Go to a waterbed store. They'll sell you a few pieces of 1/2-inch
plywood and brackets that will do the job admirably. Back in the
Seventies, they sold for about $15.00, so they're probably $30.00 now.

* Two pieces 8" x 74" (one foot shorter than the mattress)
* Two pieces 8" x 48" (one foot narrower than the mattress)
* Four pieces 8" x 36" with a 1/2" x 4" notch in the middle so two
pieces fit together to make a big "X"
* Two pieces mattress length x one-half mattress width

Put the corner brackets on, forming a rectangle.
Assemble the X supports. Put them inside the rectangle.
Lay the two big pieces flat on top.
Put the mattress on top of the whole thing.

I used to install them in about ten minutes, then put a waterbed on top
instead of a mattress.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX USA