Zinus Easy Assembly Quick Lock 1.6 Inch Bunkie Board / Bed Slat Replacement, King

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I am a very handsome big bear. I purchased a bed from one of those places where you have 1000 parts that you have to put together by following crappy instructions. The trouble with these companies is that they use cheap pine boards to make up the slats and supports for the bed. I knew that after time these would start to dry out and crack as there are so many knots in the cheap wood that it is bound to fail. I called the store to complain about it, but they just told me I could buy replacement slats which were, well, pine board.
After weeks of searching bed companies online, I found this SPECTACULAR product. I measured carefully and figured this would fit into the bed frame making it a much stronger support. So I ordered it in QUEEN and waited.
The package arrived and EVERYTHING was inside, packaged so amazingly well. And get this, unlike those other stores that give you EXACTLY the amount of parts you need, these people give you extra of the screws as well as the plastic wedge holders that hold the slats in. Only a caring company would bother to give you free extra parts saving you a trip back to the store, lining up for and hour only to get ONE part to complete the project.
I mean look at the instructions: COLOURED and CLEARLY LABELLED! These instructions made it so easy to put the frame together step by step. And look what else they included. In addition to the standard Allen Key they send, they also put in this RATCHET which is FABULOUS! No more banging my hands against the wood when the screw is in a tight place. And you get to KEEP it.
Every bed is different based on whether or not there are enough boards along the sides to sit this on. My bed had wood along the side pieces which was a bit wider than the frame itself. I used sheets of thin styrofoam on both sides of the frame to center it to the bed. If you don’t have styrofoam, small wedges will work. My bed does not have any wood supports on the headboard or the foot board. This concerned me as that meant only the sides were supported. I went and purchased some L brackets to support the head and food board along that axis. You’ll see them in my pictures.
Now, if you are a big person like me, expecting this to withhold a lot of weight particularly in the middle if you don’t put in some kind of support underneath is going to end up disappointing you. The pine boards had two “feet” that connected the middle beam to the floor. If you are smart, you will also pick up some adjustable feet that you can put under the middle beam for support. I used the old wood as a spacer to make sure the pressure was along the spine. THIS FRAME IS PERFECT. Now my mattress is secure, I can move around in the bed without worrying about the Gods of Pine forsaking me and sending me to the floor.
I seriously cannot think of a better solution to BEAR-ifying my bed! GREAT COMPANY. GREAT PRODUCT.
I am a verified buyer. You can tell them Daddy Bear sent you!!!!!

Measurements are as stated, but description of size is misleading. Don’t throw out the W.M.D.’s !
When I read a previous review that said buyers who complained about the size did not measure accurately, I thought it was a bit presumptuous, since one can’t know how other people measured. Thank you to a different reviewer who alerted me beforehand that the item is under-size. Nevertheless, it measures precisely as stated in the description, to the millimeter. So, what is the problem ? Well, I purchased a frame that is labelled as “full”, otherwise known as “double”. The advertised size of this product, in millimeters, equates to 74.0″ x 53.0″ wide, but the convention in North America is that “full/double” means 74″ x 54 “. If the support brackets on your bed rails do not protrude far enough, the frame can slide to one side and fall off the other side. That is where the W.M.D.’s come into play. They are cleverly disguised as foam packaging, but if you stare at the ripples in the foam without blinking for about 30 minutes, you will be able to visualize the faint, raised lettering “Width Modification Device”. By tightly wedging 4 pieces of foam between the purchased assembly and the bed structure, I was able to make it work.
It took me 45 minutes to assemble at a leisurely pace, not counting unpacking and removing the packaging when done. As usual, if I were to assemble another one now, it would take less time. There were no extra bolts, as stated in some other reviews, but there was a handy ratchet. I wasted an additional 10 minutes finding my 5 mm driver bit for my electric drill. I needn’t have bothered, because the manufacturer has gone to the trouble of providing a style of bolts that can be easily and quickly threaded in by hand, then tightened with the ratchet. There are only 8 bolts. Lastly, the rails/slats snap into slots in the frame after you bolt the outside pieces together. I also wasted 10 minutes before assembly, looking up how to return it or get help from the manufacturer, since there were only 13 cross-bars instead of the 14 on the instruction sheet. It turned out that 13 was a complete set and the instructions were incorrect.
Overall, I am happy with this purchase of what appears to be a quite sturdy item. Would definitely buy again, if the need arose and the measurements worked.

Under mattress support
Very simple to put together and fit my bed frame nicely. Gives me added support without a box spring.

My bed with box springs and mattress was about 20 inches tall causing me to have to use a step stool to “crawl” into my bed. As I am aging, my knees are failing. Thus each time I would crawl into bed, on my hands and knees, it would be excruciating!
Switching out my tall box springs for this bunkie board is perfect! It was ridiculously easy to put together and is genuinely solid! I did add some plywood between the bunkie board and mattress, as I have a Tempur-pedic mattress and wanted to be sure it did not fall between the slats, though the slats are close together.
I highly recommend this product and hope it serves its purpose as well for you.

I have one of those fabric bed frames with fabric headboard. Its really beautiful. However the boarder frame on the inside that goes around the inside of the bed where u put the slats down is wood. I’ve had 2 of these bed frame beds and both had wood slats. One came with a ton of slats and the other came with only 4. The wood slats broke on the first bed, they arent very good for these beds in my opinion. Not strong and sturdy wood slats at all. But my point is this product is a perfect solution. I ended up throwing out the frame on the bed that broke because where the breaks were it couldnt be salvaged. I didnt want that to happen with bed number 2. I put the frame together and the 4 weak slats. Then this product came to mind. My first bed was a regular mattress and I guess the wood slats replace box spring so I didnt have box spring. The mattress was older and everyone in my house had a memory foam mattress so I finally upgraded. I have a queen frame and queen mattress. Not only was I worried these weak wood slats wood break again but my mattress was sinking between the slats. Everything felt like a horrible nightmare bedtime wise. This product saved me. It was completely simple and quick to put together. You simply attach each side together to form the rectangle board frame. All hardware and tools are included. Only took a few minutes to do. Then you just snap all the slats in. The just push down into all the little openings, you dont even have to mess with twisting and turning more screws. I hate putting furniture together but this was a simple fast easy breeze. I laid this board right over the wood slats and it damn near was a perfect fit. The length is perfect fit for a queen bed. I gave 4 stars and would have gave 5 stars but I found one issue. Now this holds my mattress up where its supposed to be, no more sinking and unevenness. The bed supports it well, everything is strong and sturdy. 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the width. Its a little short but not by much at all. I couldnt find anything with a tad bit bigger width that I needed and all descriptions with these measurements said its for the average standard size queen so I just took my chances. Its still enough for me to love it and keep it but if I had to guess I’d say it could be about a centimeter to a half inch longer in width and it would have fit right in snuggly. This is why I had to lay it over the wood slates or one side wouldnt sit up properly on the wood boarder on the inside frame. It was either the description or other reviews that said laying it over the current frame/slats was fine and it is. Hope this info helps. I’d buy again if another bed in the house has issues with the wood slats again