General Overview
The bed has flat surface with a bed frame or bed slat, where the bed mattress is placed. The bed is made up of many natural materials like iron, steel or wood. The life span of the bed is nearly 30-35 years if cared properly.
Do Queen Size Beds Need Center Support?Yes, the queen and king size beds need center support because without the centrwe support the mattress will not get adjusted, so give center support to queen and king size bed for longer life.
Steps To Fix Broken Bed Slat
Here are the easy steps to fix broken bed slat:
- Strip: The first step to fix broken bed slat is to remove box springs and mattress from the slat and leave the slat as it is.
- Utility Knife: Use utility knife to clean chips or splinters from the bed slat. In order to pry out the frame, insert screwdriver into the crack and pry it out.
- Glue: Use tip of glue bottle to inject glue, use thin blade of putty knife to smear glue inside the cracks.
- Clamps: After applying the glue, now place bar clamps across the bed slat and apply tight pressure until the glue comes out from the cracks and leave bar clamps for 1 night.
- Reinforce The Joint: Now, measure the length of the bed slat then cut a strip of plywood (1/2-inch).
- Drill Holes: After, cutting the plywood now use a 3/16-inch bit and drill/driver, to pre-drill the piece of plywood. Randomly place holes about 2inches apart and stagger crew holes.
- Glue And Screw: Finally, apply glue on one side of the plywood, then place it on bed slat from inside. Now drive 1inch screws through the plywood board using the holes.
- Dry: Allow the bed slat to dry for 1 night before using it for sleeping or relaxing.