Convert Waterbed Frame To Regular Bed

It is a queen size bedframe oak with sides on drawer pedestal.

Convert waterbed frame to regular bed.

If you currently already own a hard side waterbed you should have everything you need to change your water bed back into a regular bed. While you cannot convert a waterbed mattress into a standard one you can convert a waterbed frame to hold a conventional mattress without a lot of fuss and muss. Remove it from the waterbed frame. Do they make a special mattress to fit the wood waterbed frame.

Cut the 1x4s to the slat length you decided to use. Prop it up behind the new bed pushing against the headboard and the wall. Have to lift the mattress out of the frame. 1 attach a hose to the waterbed.

I did have to do without the box spring cause that just made the bed way too tall. It fit almost perfectly. Knowing what you can afford before you shop is important. We have a california king mattress set inside a waterbed frame.

For example in a matter of 2 hours you can easily convert you old bed back into a conventional coil spring mattress or even one of the popular specialty mattresses like latex memory foam airbed or softside waterbed. Moving from a waterbed to a regular mattress can affect your budget. Can t really afford a new bed and i like the headboard we have. Less than a decade ago you could only buy mattresses from a showroom.

It s so hard to make the bed. The frame is on a pedestal. Used our waterbed frame. Ours is a simmons.

Lay the mattress in the frame. The exact number will vary according to your individual bed s frame size. Basically all we did was take out the water bed mattress and put the new 3 4 sized box spring and mattress right inside the waterbed frame. Drain the waterbed mattress and remove it.

I didn t want to give up my storage. There was a space of about 10 inches or so right underneath the headboard so we stuck some small pieces of board inside there to stop the box spring from shifting. While you will need a new frame unless you re converting there is also a lot less maintenance to do. Even with the low profile box spring.

You may have extra room on the ends and on each side but not enough to make a difference. Vacuum out the boxed frame. We converted our waterbed to regular mattress.