I have been given a new long single mattress for free and I am trying to find affordable bed frames for it. It seems the only long single frames are adjustable for orthopaedic purposes and are expensive.
I was thinking maybe I could get away with getting a frame with a low lip at the foot of the frame and let it hang over a bit. Long singles are the same width but 15cm longer. Something like this:.
My budget is up to $200. Thoughts?
It's one of these: https://solacesleep.com.au/product/copper-care-mattress/.
Wasn't my idea, wife accepted. Now I'm stuck with it.
OP should consider King Single bed (and matress)
My budget is up to $200. Thoughts?
Uncommon mattress size, so start googling.
Eg
https://yona.com.au/products/cardboard-bed?variant=407211085…
Heh, good find but $174 for cardboard is a hard sell.
In my opinion the most important thing to look for is the distance between the slats.
"For optimal comfort and mattress support, bed frame slats should be 5 to 8 cm apart.
Recommended spacing by mattress type:
Memory foam & latex: 5 to 8 cm (wider gaps can cause sagging).
Innerspring & hybrid: 8 to 13 cm (since these mattresses have built-in support).
If the slats are too far apart, consider adding more slats or using a bunkie board for better support."
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If you're going to copy/paste AI, at least apply a little bit of common sense first. 13cm gap in slats is insanely wide, that'd only be 9-10 slats on a queen size bed.
make one yourself?
I doubt OP has time or skills to do that. They are so time/skill poor they are outsourcing their web searching to an ozbargain forum thread.
Is the mattress a king single? If it is then search for king single mattress base and check the prices.
long single is less width than king single
Yep thought about that, but it's for my kid. Could be a problem?
Long single is narrower than king single by 15cm, but would it really be a problem putting a long single mattress on a king single frame?
Just put it on the floor. Too easy.
Too much dust on a carpeted floor. Have to be Japanese level of clean to sleep on the floor.
https://www.litfad.com/scandinavian-styled-natural-platform-…
A bit more than you want to pay but something like this might work.
milk crates topped with sheet of ply to fit
Thanks for the suggestions, but we have decided to offload the mattress and get a standard single mattress and bed.
lol
And so the cosmic dance of the long single mattress continues.
King single beds. King single is wider than long single.
Good find. Thanks.
A very quick google search - this one is 197cm long and has no end rail so the mattress can hang over a bit - https://www.fantasticfurniture.com.au/Categories/Bedroom-&-M…
Cheap, but the reviews aren't great. Have given the mattress to my uncle anyway. It will sit on top of a ensemble base and hang over a bit.
How good is the long single mattress that you want to plan your whole bed around it? Might be a good reason that it is free…
You definitely don't want to be stuck with a custom sized bed frame just to save a hundred on mattress.