I have a high mattress, 28" above floor. It appears that the lower rail goes under the bed and rests on the floor, and not under the mattress between the mattress and spring. Can the bed be made without moving the bar?
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John - The horizontal U-shaped bar goes under the mattress, typically between it and the box spring. The strap wraps around the mattress and anchors at the horizontal bar. When installed found the entire apparatus to be quite sturdy, and it did not impact comfort.
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As long as it can slide under the mattress you can take the legs to the floor to stabilize it. The mattress can't be too flimsy either but should be able to hold hold the horizontal bars down. You may have tot customize the legs to get the right height but they are easy to cut if needed.
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The rail attaches to your bed under the mattress so the height from the floor would be determined by your bed.
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My Beds Up frame sits within my existing metal frame and works for me on the 4" elevation level. I believe you could place the rails directly on the floor but the foot of the mattress would be resting on the floor and there would be no way to sweep under the bed.
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Hi Ray! We also don't have a box spring and the mattress + frame work great together. We laid on the bed, (we're plus size!) and had a family member look under the bed and there wasn't anything "spilling" between the metal frame rods. I would say a box spring is totally unnecessary unless you want it for height. .
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Thanks for your interest in the bed. This is a platform bed so the mattress just sits on a platform. If you put a box spring under the mattress you would be too high. You could possibly remove the platform and set the box spring down into the frame but I cannot say for sure as I don't have one to look at in person.ThanksRussell WestWest Furnishings
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I did so, and yes it's lower, but what bugs me is the creaking noises. I never heard anything when I had a regular mattress on the box spring, but with the memory foam mattress on top, it makes loud creaking noises when I shift positions. Not always, but often. I'm thinking about putting a plywood board between the mattress and box springs.
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No, not unless you put a piece of plywood on it first. Also, without a box spring your mattress would be really close to the floor.
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Should be able to, but you must install differently than the enclosed instructions. The rail is secured to the bed by straps that are supposed to loop around the bed's foundation. With the automatic bed, you must loop and tie the straps around the moveable base directly under the mattress NOT the foundation. This keeps the bed rail secured to the bed without interfering with operation and movement of the mattress and base. We are using it on a Tempurpedic adjustable twin bed and works great for what we need. The mattress base is metal on this model, so straps are very secure, just had to fiddle with excess length for a while. No problems with it all. Should be able to, but you must install differently than the enclosed instructions. The rail is secured to the bed by straps that are supposed to loop around the bed's foundation. With the automatic bed, you must loop and tie the straps around the moveable base directly under the mattress NOT the foundation. This keeps the bed rail secured to the bed without interfering with operation and movement of the mattress and base. We are using it on a Tempurpedic adjustable twin bed and works great for what we need. The mattress base is metal on this model, so straps are very secure, just had to... » Read More Should be able to, but you must install differently than the enclosed instructions. The rail is secured to the bed by straps that are supposed to loop around the bed's foundation. With the automatic bed, you must loop and tie the straps around the moveable base directly under the mattress NOT the foundation. This keeps the bed rail secured to the bed without interfering with operation and movement of the mattress and base. We are using it on a Tempurpedic adjustable twin bed and works great for what we need. The mattress base is metal on this model, so straps are very secure, just had to fiddle with excess length for a while. No problems with it all. « Show Less
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I had trouble with the horizonal bar area. We only had one mattress on our platform bed.It didn't require a box spring. Look at the picture closely and that mattress comes up to the horizontal bar _ we had about a 3 inch gap, my pillow would slide right out the back.I really do like the frame. I taped some heavy foam board to the back and we're OK now.I don't think the up right bars will be a problem.
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No you can not. I recommend getting a box spring plus your mattress; if not you will definitely feel the bars through your mattress alone.
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No. I bought a separate bedrail and put it inside the bed under the mattress.
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My poster bed rails are 14 inches high. The box spring then sits at the top of the rails, topped by the mattress. To keep my bed height, can I use a box spring and then a mattress atop this frame?
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It is not tall enough to go below both a mattress and a boxspring. If you only have the mattress on top of the bed frame it can work. The rail normally fastens with a belt around the boxspring, but could be adapted to fasten to the bed frame.
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There is approx. 4 inches between the rails. We have the the rails for my 101 yr old mother-in-law and they work perfectly. There is no way she can get out of the bed unless she crawls to the end of the bed. The only way the rails can be lowered or removed is by another person outside of the bed. We sleep fine knowing she is secured in her bed.
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Yes this should fit. The bar goes in between the box spring and mattress and wraps around the box spring. It should fit no matter how high it is off the floor. It fit my moms queen sized bed just fine.
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The lift would stay under the mattress as long as you wanted to use it. It can be lowered at any time using the control that is attached to it. When making the bed, it is easier if you remove it. The purchase is for one only.