You will use the drill bit to drill pilot holes in your hardwood. Select a drill bit that is approximately the same size as the solid portion of your wood screws. Once you determine that your board will fit properly, apply carpenter's glue generously to its edge, and then clamp the new lip into position on the rail. This ensures that your new rail is level with the other bed rail. Line up your new rail at the top line of the rail you removed. The 1-inch side of the board will attach to the rail, and the 1 1/2-inch board will support the slats. Use your marker line as a guide to position your replacement board no more than 2 inches from each end, lengthwise. Use the chisel to separate the lip from the rail, and to clean the rail's entire inner surface of any remaining glue residue. There should not be any nails in the rail, but remove them if you encounter them. Lay the rail flat, and remove existing screws with your drill. Use the marker to mark the top edge of the damaged lip, in the intact areas. Remove the bed rail by driving it upward, with the mallet, out of its hook-and-pin joints. If your slats sag, break, or become dislodged easily, and if you do not want to go use a netted slat system, then you may want to increase the slat's plank width and remeasure your rail span, which can warp with age. If your bed is wide, you also may want to install a center support rail between your head and foot boards to further disperse the load. If you use netted slats, you can spread the transfer load to provide better lateral support and reduce the risk of board failure. We recommend you choose unfinished and stain to match.Some bed designs transfer weight between the slats, rails, and head and foot-board posts. Note: We cannot guarantee our wood rails will be an exact color match to your existing headboard/footboard set. Exact color may be somewhat different depending upon the wood, or the tint settings on your monitor may make the colors appear different. Also available unfinished if you wish to apply your own stain color and finish. (Will not work on headboard/footboard sets designed for bolt-on rails).Ĭhoose from 3 stain colors of light, medium, or dark. The wood bed rails will fit all head and footboards. Bedding manufacturers recommend the extra under bed supports and may void warranties if support isn’t added to Queen size and above. Without adequate support under the foundation, even the best bedding available will eventually sag thus causing the side rails to warp or break. Today’s bedding foundations need more support in the center, than the bedding of days past. Save money when you purchase center supports with your wooden bed rails. See Set-Up Video on our YouTube Channel here. All are edge banded to keep smooth edges. We finish it off with a polyurethane clear coat to protect the wood stain. Our wood bed rails are made from a 7/8 inch plywood core with a veneer finish. We recommend using our tubular steel center supports for a fix it and forget it project! The wood slat bearer will accommodate either wood or metal slats. If you require a perfect match, order the unfinished bed rails, and work with your paint store to select the right stain. Please note that wooden bed rails come in a dark, medium, and light finish and unfinished. They are 82 inches long and made of high quality wood and come in dark, medium, and light finish, as well as unfinished. These wooden rails replace metal rails or wooden rails that have warped, been lost, or damaged over time. “Carl, thanks for the quick response, bed rails arrived today as promised and the bed had been assembled with new queen mattress and box spring!” -John U.
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