Would this work on a platform bed? There is no lip or ledge on the side rails on my bed. Box spring sits on slats attached to siderails with screws.
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Might work if you had pieces of wood attached to the edge of the bed. Otherwise would probably slide off.
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I am not sure but it is very sturdy so I would expect you could make it work.
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The Beds Up Insert can sit on the slats which your box spring is sitting on. There needs to be an opening for the center legs to go to the floor for support. Feel free to send a picture of your bed for review. Cordially, jerry
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The Beds Up Insert can sit on the slats which your box spring is sitting on. There needs to be an opening for the center legs to go to the floor for support. Feel free to send a picture of your bed for review. Cordially,jerry
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Yes, I'm using it on a platform bed without a box spring, and it works great!
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I don't know if the weight of a box spring, plus a mattress, might be too much for the wood cross pieces that make up the support of the platform style mattress which has only mattress padding on one side, with the other having a wood frame surrounding the underside. You would have to see it to determine.
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I would think it would be fine. The bottom long rail goes under the mattress above the box spring. It works wonders for me as I have a high plantation bstyle bed I need a stepstool to get in it . The bed rail is such a help.
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It appears to be designed for use with a metal bed frame. I think it would take some modification to use with a platform bed.
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If the mattress sits down inside any sort of bed frame (meaning that the top edge of the frame comes up above the bottom edge of the mattress on the bed rail side) you will need to make some modifications before it will work. I use the bed rail on a twin bed without a box spring, but I needed to raise the mattress up to the level of the top of the frame to make it work. I did this by placing 2"x10" boards on top of the frame, and setting the mattress down on top of the boards.
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I secured my mother's to the boxspring below her twin mattress...so it depends on the sturdiness and design of the wood platform, I suppose--there is quite a bit strap(s) to work with but I don't know the measurements of your platform. The best I can do is have you compare to a twin size boxspring. The product is very well made, by the way.
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The mattress thickness won't make any difference - it will just stand up a little higher, but it should work fine. The biggest issue is being able to secure it to the "frame" of the bed. We ran the straps around the box springs, under the mattress, but you would need to run them around the upper bed frame, since it's just a thin mattress I'm assuming, and no box springs. Depending on the bed and where you want to put the rail, it could be done. It's quite easy to install.
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If the slats are resting on a "lip" of the rail (frame) then yes this would work.
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Hi, if the platform bed has metal bars or wooden slats/boards that are very strong, then you do not need a box spring, just the mattress will seat there. I have mine on an LL Bean platform bed that also has a center support beam. The King size platform bed has two support beams. I've read that some people add a cut to size, plywood board on top of the slats for extra support because they think that the platform will sag over time, especially with the weight of two people. I hope this helps.
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Yes. My daughter's bed is a platform bed with no boxspring tucked right into the corner of her room. There are straps that go from the rail and they run between the mattress and platform. The straps end with a round metal disc that then rests perpendicular against the other side of the mattress to hold it in place. Works great. We've never had a problem.
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Yes, it will work, but make sure the wooden supports are not too far apart. I have a full size platform bed, so I bought a nice high mattress w/o a box spring. There were only 3 wood supports that are installed with the platform bed frame, NOT enough to put a mattress on, so I had to nail in 4 more planks of wood. Then i put the mattress supports over the 7 wood supports. It's sufficient now. I will tell you over time, you will probably need to buy the mattress supports again after 1.5 years. I'm at that point now. But it worked fairly well for its purpose. Just make sure you have enough wooden supports w/o too large of gaps. Yes, it will work, but make sure the wooden supports are not too far apart. I have a full size platform bed, so I bought a nice high mattress w/o a box spring. There were only 3 wood supports that are installed with the platform bed frame, NOT enough to put a mattress on, so I had to nail in 4 more planks of wood. Then i put the mattress supports over the 7 wood supports. It's sufficient now. I will tell you over time, you will probably need to buy the mattress supports again after 1.5 years. I'm at that point now. But it worked fairly well for its purpose. Just make sure you have enough... » Read More Yes, it will work, but make sure the wooden supports are not too far apart. I have a full size platform bed, so I bought a nice high mattress w/o a box spring. There were only 3 wood supports that are installed with the platform bed frame, NOT enough to put a mattress on, so I had to nail in 4 more planks of wood. Then i put the mattress supports over the 7 wood supports. It's sufficient now. I will tell you over time, you will probably need to buy the mattress supports again after 1.5 years. I'm at that point now. But it worked fairly well for its purpose. Just make sure you have enough wooden supports w/o too large of gaps. « Show Less
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the platform bed I need this for has a lip and I don't think the disc would be able to lay flat on the other side, any suggestions on others like this that WOULD work??
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I have a platform bed so I don't use anything under it. I'm sure a traditional box spring would work.
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This bed rail is between the mattress and box spring. I would think if the bed frame were solid wood instead of slats it may work. If the mattress sits on bed slats of several pieces of wood, the bed rail could slip. Our use is for a Parkinson's patient who has difficulty arising and his bed is a double. He has been very pleased with this bed rail, it is sturdy, easy to install and has made a wonderful difference for him.
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If you mean the wood slat that is part of the box spring the answer is no. The sides of your box spring must be resting on two metal slats that run the length of the box spring. You would need to place a wooden board underneath the box spring in the center of one metal slat across to the other then this Bed Claw would be installed in the center of this wooden board.
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Wow, that sounds like a nice idea, but I'm really not sure. The mattress fits exactly on top of this platform so the platform might slip down inside the frame like a box spring would, but you might have to remove any hardware on the inside of the wooden frame that is built to hold the box spring in place because this hardware will interfere with the metal platform as it has legs to rest on the floor. I would check on the return policy and give it a try because this platform is a brilliant alternative to a box spring. It was easy to set up and way comfortable.