We've just purchased a king size bed (headboard, side rails, footboard)
with the expectation of using our existing, nearly new twin size
mattresses and boxsprings. Learned the hard way that king side rails
are 81+" long while the twin mattress/boxsprings are only 75". What
does one do to fill-in the 6+" gap?

RJ

I'd get some lumber and build a rectangular thing that would fit into
the empty space, put padding on the top, and cover with heavy cloth so
it doesn't scratch anything. It would be like a little extension of
your box springs and mattress. Doesn't matter if it's real comfortable
unless you're 2 meters tall. Then you could use king-size sheets and
mattress pads.

The only catch is, what would this rectangular thing rest on ? Is
there any support underneath ? May just need to add another rail.

On 12 Mar 2005 07:23:30 -0800, someone wrote:

Just buy a king.


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RJ, could you please share with us how far you went in school.
Why do you think they named it a KING sized bed?
Do whatever you usually do to fill the 6+ gap.

"itsallgood" wrote in message
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RJ, could you please share with us how far you went in school.
Why do you think they named it a KING sized bed?
Do whatever you usually do to fill the 6+ gap.



A king size mattress is 76 X 80

A California king size is 72 X 84

Those are the standard industry wide dimensions.