The feet of the headboard should be flat on the floor tight against the sides of the platform bed.
Attach metal bed frame wood headboard.
Glide a washer from the incorporated parts onto a bolt.
There will no problems and or additional tools required if you re attaching the headboard to a wooden bed frame.
Attach the nuts to the bolts and tighten them as much as you can as you press the headboard to the metal bed frame.
Stand the headboard in place against the platform bed.
Press the right side of the frame firmly against the headboard.
Drive the bolts through the back of the headboard so that they protrude from the holes in the front.
Metal frames typically have brackets at the ends of the side rails for attaching headboard and footboards.
Classic brands hercules headboard brackets for hercules heavy duty 14 inch platform metal bed frame all sizes set of 2 4 2 out of 5 stars 39 18 32 18.
A headboard turns your bed into an attractive part of the bedroom furniture when it is attached to the metal bed frame.
I can no longer find replacement rails any where i don t want to mount the headboard to the wall.
Its capacity can be depended on and is strong and able to hold up any mattress attach this to any headboard or foot board to finish your bed.
Move the bed frame out into the center of the room so that you can easily access the head of the bed frame.
Repeat the step into the headboard leg too.
I have a vintage wooden headboard the kind that came with rails with a piece of metal that entered the base of the legs in a vertical opening.
Place the headboard in the right position adjacent to the frame.
This metal bed frame supports any type of mattress.
If you re attaching to a metal box spring bedframe which is what we have you ll need either shorter screws or a bolt cutter to shorten the ones that come with the headboard there is limited space at the intersection of the supports frame mattress on a metal box spring bedframe.
Holding the drill horizontally drill.
Position the wrought iron headboard in place at the head of the bed frame.
In the bracket area put in a bolt through a slot.