Does the bed have to be a four post bed, or can it work with a normal bed?
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No not at all the two beds I got it for has no post .It works with normal beds lol
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It can work with any bed. I gave one to each of my two great grandaughters. They hung it from the ceiling to drape around their beds, and their moms were delighted with them. Hope this info helps.
1883454
It should work fine on a normal bed. I have it above my daughter's crib And it looks great
1883455
This canopy has nothing to do with the bed...it just hangs from a hook in the ceiling and just flows down..it would work with any bed
2181158
The frame will work with standard size beds --&gt; from twin to queen. I don't believe 50" is a standard width..? So my guess is, probably won't work as delivered.
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I just got two of these beds, you could use a box springs. We choose not to however it works either way.
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You will need a box spring, only three slats come with it. I recommend this bed for guest only and not regular family usage.
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I had 6 stems on my bed, and removed two of the middle ones. Supports perfectly fine with 4 of them. I added a wooden support platform in the middle rather than using the 2 extra support stems. Works like a charm. In fact, I'd say it's better with the flat plane of support!
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The frame will work with standard size beds --> from twin to queen. I don't believe 50" is a standard width..? So my guess is, probably won't work as delivered.
703090
It will not work with the included clamps. Instead you would have to drill holes and use self tapping screws to attach the cover rails to your bed.
1263799
It requires box springs. I highly recommend you buy thin box springs unless you are really tall. Between the box springs and the mattress, it sits high....but, I LOVE this bed! Had a few issues with the slats falling out, so we had to use wood screws to secure them tighter, but holding up now.
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It only comes with three or four slats, so for added support we bought two or three 1 x 4's to cover the full length of the bed. We just had to cut them to size, an easy project, but well worth it. This bed has a great look and the drawers are great for storage.
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The manufacturer recommends a minimum of 5'' timber posts. Will a 4x4 post work too? We are having trouble finding a 5x5 post and feel 6x6 will be way too large.
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It requires something. I currently have it on my old king box springs (which are close to 2 twin box springs, but are longer)I plan on making a new box spring, as currently the old box springs make the bed a bit higher than I like. I also have a Queen (not linen spa) on a platform bed which has wood slats of about 2 inch spacing.You could easily place this on plywood...16" is plenty support.
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U need a specific frame. I wish I would have known this before I purchased the bed.
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My bed frame has 9 legs so I put 2 sets of 4 under the frame and it worked. I left the middle leg at the head without one. I don't know if one set would be enough to support a king bed.
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i'm not sure if all frames have a portion at the head of bed that the posts from the headboard can fit in - I got another frame so it would have that area for the headboard post to fit in and it turned out my son's frame already had an area for the posts - so that's what you have to check
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if the bed posts are circular 3 inches should fit (the indent in the top is just a tiny bit over 3 inches in diameter so anything over 3 inches at all probably wouldnt fit in.) If the bed posts are square and have 3 inch sides they wont fit.
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The platform bed works in place of your box springs and slats are not needed. If you currently have a bed frame, like a sleigh bed or something similar, and you need to be sure that this platform will fit inside the bed frame, you should measure very carefully. We did not have a bed frame so it was not an issue for us.
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I use a regular box spring and standard metal frame under it and have the headboard attached to the metal frame. The headboard looks great I just love it. It's slightly lighter in real life than the pictures. Amazon doesn't sell the complete bed ( the matching frame with would hide the box spring) but an easy solve was getting a tailored bed skirt. It really looks great. As far as the metal platform you're referring to I'd assume as long as there is somewhere on the bed to attach the headboard to it should work. But I think just a standard box spring frame would be all that's needed. I hope that was helpful.