The exact number will vary according to your individual bed s frame size.
Convert waterbed frame to regular bed.
I did have to do without the box spring cause that just made the bed way too tall.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Less than a decade ago you could only buy mattresses from a showroom.
Lay the mattress in the frame.
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.
We converted our waterbed to regular mattress.
Vacuum out the boxed frame.
Drain the waterbed mattress and remove it.
Moving from a waterbed to a regular mattress can affect your budget.
Knowing what you can afford before you shop is important.
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.
The frame is on a pedestal.
Nov 28 2016 is it possible to convert waterbed to regular bed.
Remove it from the waterbed frame.
You may have extra room on the ends and on each side but not enough to make a difference.
Even with the low profile box spring.
Do they make a special mattress to fit the wood waterbed frame.
I didn t want to give up my storage.
Ours is a simmons.
Have to lift the mattress out of the frame.
While you will need a new frame unless you re converting there is also a lot less maintenance to do.
1 attach a hose to the waterbed.
You will need roughly 21 or 22 of these.
It s so hard to make the bed.
Can t really afford a new bed and i like the headboard we have.
It is a queen size bedframe oak with sides on drawer pedestal.
Used our waterbed frame.