ZINUS Van 16 Inch Metal Platform Bed Frame / Steel Slat Support / No Box Spring Needed / Easy Assembly, King

IMPRESSED BY THE COMPANY AS A WHOLE!
I’d nearly given up faith in Amazon. The quality of the products I’ve been purchasing lately seem like they come from the local auction or swap meet, you know what I mean? Cheap, junky items brought straight over from China? Amazon is great about their customer service but what’s the price we pay? Crap for convenience? Uggh. Worse is the endless bombardment of emails from sellers trying to get you to review their items. It’s almost sickening, but then comes along Zinus…MARKETING:I bought this little bed frame for $53 bucks and at this price point, I’m thinking…straight from a factory from a third-world country, automatically assuming it’s going to be junk with horrible instructions written in (enter foreign language here/poor English. Sadly, I’ve been conditioned to just accept and EXPECT crap. Although the frame may have very well been made in (enter country here), WOW. Upon opening the box I was impressed from the get-go. Included was, not one, but three greetings cards; a Thank You card and two Hello You cards. There was a SINCERE thank you note attached in which they kindly suggest you recycle the cards that were included. I know, I know, this may seem insignificant to most people but I am driven by customer service and the marketing world and THIS is great stuff! At this point, not even knowing what the quality of the frame is yet, I already know I’m going to give them at least a four-star review, just based on their marketing. So, Kudos to your marketing team, Zinus!INSTRUCTIONS:I have YEARS of constructing and assembling many household items throughout my lifetime. I’m pretty certain this is the BEST set of instructions I have ever seen. Not even kidding. Just one large sheet with clear instructions in perfect English on how to assemble it. Super Simple. Took 15 minutes all by myself.QUALITY:Oh my gosh. Not what I was expecting…as you all know by now. It’s sturdy, durable, and very well made. No need to elaborate on this point further.BONUS POINTS:Now, this is the item that, in my book, sailed Zinus to the TIPPY TOP of all the businesses I’ve bought from on Amazon. It’s the gosh dang adorable little ratchet that was included. Yup, this little tool made a HUGE difference in the ease of assembling the frame. If Zinus had included a picture of the ratchet and added $5 or even $10 more dollars to the price, I would have bought it over all of their competition! A ratchet…sounds silly, right? But I truly believe the frame will hold up longer having used this tool rather than hand-tightening it with a customary allen wrench (which happens to be included in case you have a preference). I have very sensitive wrists and this was an unexpected true blessing.HOME RUN:I am so pleased to have bought this item from you, Zinus. The people at your company really love what they do and it shows. And it wasn’t just about the marketing. The combination of sincerity and a great product (and the ratchet, of course) shows you guys are in it for more than just the money. I must add too, this is the first time I’ve taken the time to post pictures. Not lazy, just very busy, but your product and customer service made that much of an impact on me that I felt the need to show specifics.Wishing you the best of luck, Zinus. It’d be awesome if ALL THE SELLERS on Amazon were held to your standards.

Very sturdy and stable
This bedroomed is very high16 ” from floor, but it is so stable and sturdy. It doesn’t move when I sit or turn over. I feel safe and comfortable using it. There has been no noise when I move on the bed. I love the height because I can have tall storage underneath. That being said , it did take a hot minute to figure out the connections of the corner legs to the side and end rails ,but once that was figured out (pictures helped ) then the rest was easy peasy. I had 2 of us but one could have done it too. We did it in an hour and a half. But we are old. They give you everything to put it together, including a little ratchet tool that fits all the bolts and an Allen wrench (never used )as backup. The price for the quality is fantastic!

Good Platform bed
Super sturdy and easy to assemble. It does need support to span the spaces between horizontal bars as they can be felt through the mattress

Top quality frame.
This frame was so well packaged and easy to put together. Pieces nicely marked, great instructions, top quality construction….and it came with a mini ratchet for ease of assembly.I got a king size frame and had it put together in 30 minutes, by myself. ( I’m a 67 yr old female.)

I’ve purchased two Zinus bed frames in the last month. This is a review of the 16 inch Metal Platform Bed Frame with Steel Slat Support. The other bed I purchased is the Modern Studio 14 inch Platform 3000 with Wooden Slat Support. The review will compare them as I think they both are very good for what they cost but there are reasons why you might choose one over the other. I live on the Canadian prairies where mildew will never be a problem due to the extreme dryness of the climate.Assembly: The metal slat bed has a more pieces and was a more involved build. The frame sides are in two pieces. The instructions had me assembling the foot of the frame into U with the feet attached and the head into an n with the feet attached. I was then to join the two assemblies into the complete frame. When I went to do so, one of the sides had a slight twist preventing the join. I tried using a large adjustable spanner (Crescent wrench) to twist the rectangular tube to fit. The frame material is very solid so this was not successful. I loosened the leg and the attachment of the side piece to the end piece and this allowed the join to be made. This problem speaks to how solidly the frame is built. The wooden frame went together without any hitches and with fewer steps. The metal slat bed kit included spare fasteners but the wooden slat kit did not. One of the hex holes on a bolt on the wooden slat bed stripped but the head was large enough to be able to use a Vise grip to finish the tightening. The finished build on both beds was very solid and I don’t doubt that both will be around after 20 years of daily use. The metal slat model seems to be the more robust of the two. It has three middle support legs vs one on the wooden slat model.Design: The wooden slat model has 12 slats that are 65 mm wide and the metal model has 10 slats that are 12 mm wide. The wooden slat model does a better job of distributing the weight of the mattress. The metal slats are held in place with tabs welded onto the frame. They are not going anywhere. The wooden slats are held in place with Velcro. It might be necessary to redo the Velcro at some point in time (although probably not as there won’t be a lot of stress put on the Velcro under normal use.) The wooden slats appear to be of sufficient quality that they won’t warp from the dry weather however only time will tell.If you have a need for extra strength (say rambunctious teen-aged boys) or you want to save a few dollars (the metal frame model is slightly less expensive,) you might opt for the metal frame model. Both of these beds offer great value for a low price.

Armado facil , y una vez que se haya armado la estructura es muy liviana y sumamente resistente