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Old Jul 23, 2007, 11:05 AM
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bed slats

I have a queen bed with wooden head and foot boards and two(2) metal rails that are L shaped. The mattress sits on the horizontal portion of the rail quite snug/tight. Why were three wooden slat shipped with the bed? Are they necessary?

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Old Jul 23, 2007, 11:09 AM   #2  
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I think they are to support the middle part of the mattress.

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lobozo disagrees: i want an absolute answer.
Clough agrees: Balancer. You were trying to help. You are also probably correct that they are to support the middle of the mattress.
antipode12 agrees: Yes - if you don't support, the coils get screwed up.
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I would think that the boards/slats are to be placed under the box springs equidistant from each other and going from the left to the right side of the bed while being placed on the metal frame. They will then support the middle of the mattress and box springs.

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lobozo agrees: i agree. However, the slat sit on top of the rail, the box spring sits on the ends of the slat. thats it, three inches per end of slat. the box spring basically floats above the box no connection in the middle.
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Many mattress companies have warranties to dictate whether a mattress set requires supports. For any bed larger than a queen, slats are required to adhere to the warranty. Some bedding manufacturers send supports with their products as a selling point. Other manufacturers do not send any at all, and consumers are required to make a separate purchase.
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