Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

There are many reviews on this bed already, so I'll just try to keep mine focused on the point. This is a whole lot of bed for the price. My bed wasn't missing anything nor was it damaged, so that's a plus. I have read reviews, where people say this bed may get squeaky and need retightening on the bolts. So being aware of this, as I assembled the bed, which didn't take long, maybe 30 minutes. I put thread lock, medium strength (blue) on each bolt, so they should never back out on their own. I also used a torque wrench, to ensure even pressure on each bolt, I had it set to 50lbs. I have absolutely no squeaks! The bed is incredibly solid and I assume I never will get squeaks, having used the thread lock. You may want to try this too! Hint. Hint. As for the other modification, I bought a Tuft & Needle mattress, which I love and recommend. Anyways, the slates on the king size bed are about 4.7 inches apart. The problem, the mattress manufacturer recommends the slates be only 3-4 inches apart. With that said, I didn't want to damage my mattress and void my warranty. Now there's a few ways to fix this, simply add more slates. But doing it that way, would probably mean removing the velcro straps. Then adding more slates, adjusting the gaps evenly and screwing them all down. But I was having difficultly finding more slates similar to the ones this came with. You also run the risk of splitting the slates, with the screw. On top of that, they were too expensive to replace them all. And I didn't feel like crafting a few of them myself. That's just too much effort for a new bed, that should have came with more slates! I mean most memory foam mattresses, recommend 3 inch slate gaps anyways. And this company makes foam mattresses, you'd think they'd have a clue! So, I decided to go to my local home improvement store. After seeing a review on a smart base platform, where someone used pegboard, for a similar problem. I really liked the idea, knowing that memory foam mattresses can sleep hot. So kinda how drag racers, will modify any and everything for extra performance, even if it's just a placebo. That's how I feel about the pegboard, I want to believe it helps the mattress breathe a little better, whether it does or not, I couldn't tell you. I can say that I'm not sleeping hot though! But that could be due to a number of factors. Airflow is a big reason why I wanted a platform bed with slates, for potentially increasing the mattress being able to breathe more. I believe laying down a solid base over the slates, is counterproductive in that aspect. It'd be similar to laying it on the floor, guaranteeing no air would flow through the bottom. Instead of pegboard, you could use plywood, if you want maximum strength. The pegboard is surprisingly strong on the slates, so I assume partical board would be just fine too. A king size mattress dimensions are 80"x76". Because I didn't have a truck, I got my pegboard cut into four sections, which easily fit into my SUV (should easily fit in a car too). Also because I'm aware of the fact, if I got the boards cut that exact length. It may have been way too snug of a fit and tried to overlap each other. Thus requiring more trimming of boards. So I got the pegboard cut into 39.3/4" by 37.3/4" sections. I had this done at the store, it didn't cost me anything extra, just the price of the materials. The sections fit perfectly and are still a bit snug, but I didn't have to modify them. So if you decide to do plywood, pegboard or partical board those are your dimensions. You're welcome. From there, I simply zip tied each section of pegboard, on the corners onto the slates and they do not move. I used 16 zip ties, four on each section. All in all, the pegboard, thread lock and zip ties cost me less than $45. Now I have the bed I needed to begin with. The thread lock, should keep the bolts from ever backing out. And the pegboard has supplemented for the slate gaps being too far apart. I would have given this bed five stars! But I feel like the manufactor, could have easily and very cost effectively addressed these problems. To include a disposable tube of thread lock and a few more slates! That would solve many issues customers had with the bed. On that note, it only deserves four stars. But it's still a good bargain for the price in my opinion. I will warn you though, the pegboard was a bit "loud" smell-wise at first. If you've never smelled it before, I recommend doing so, before you buy some. If it's too much for you, just go with plywood instead. But if you wanted the potential benefit of improved airflow, you could always drill a bunch holes in the plywood yourself. But have fun with that! Or just add more slates, so there's still gaps for air to travel through. I hope this helps!