Expert: Eileen Cronk - 7/11/2008

Question
We have two antique twin mahogany beds that we have pushed together to form a king (split king box-spring and king mattress).  The original side boards for the bed frames were damaged, so we have "modern" twin side rails.  Our problem is the bed constantly squeaks.  Is there a way to convert the twin frames to a king, or do you have a suggestion on how to attach a "modern" king frame to the antique head/foot boards, without damaging them?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

Thank you in advance.
Nancy


Answer
Hi Nancy
Nice to hear from you.
This question brings back memories.
We had almost the same problem.
We did away with the side rails, and attached the head board to the wall. Easily done with screws (2 in each head board).
The foot board we attached to the box spring.
If you feel under the bottom edge of your box spring you will see there is wood under there.
We attached "L" brackets to the foot board and attached the foot board to the box spring.
Now this will take a bit of measuring.
You want to find wall studs to attach the head boards to.
And insert the screws so they are below the mattress level so they are hidden. Thats the head board done.
For the foot boards you will need 4 large "L" brackets (2 on each foot board.)
These brackets will be screwed to the posts of the foot board then pushed under the box spring and screwed in place.
So you have one twin foot board attached to each of your box springs.
Then push both together and add the matress. No more squeaks.
And the bed can be easily moved for cleaning.
Nancy if this is unclear I would be happy to send a diagram if I had your e mail.
But this is fairly straight forward so hopefully you understand.
Kind Regards
Eileen