Our Continuous Bed Slat Holder Strip is a simple solution for accurately and efficiently fitting bed slat pockets to wooden bed frames. Each strip has a total of 19 slat holder pockets attached. It is suitable for 53mm wide flexible slats and designed for 8mm thick slats, although 9mm thick slats can also fit. Sold as a set of 1x 2100mm continuous slat holder complete with x7 fastening clips.
Number of strips required for bed frame sizes:
- Single or king single bed frames: 2 strips.
- Double, queen, king, or super king bed frames: 4 strips
Enjoy superior flex slat holders with this easy-to-use design!
If the 2100 mm length is too long, the continuous strip can easily be cut to length. There are several options for fixing the continuous strip to the wooden bed side rail or an internal timber cleat running inside the length of the bed frame. Position the strip in advance to locate hole positions if you intend to use method 1 (below).
Method 1: This is the neatest and most secure method. The fitting utilizes the plastic caps that come with a vertical post. The caps are fitted into vertically drilled holes in the bed side-rail or internally fitted timber cleat. IMPORTANT: Trial the width of slats fitted into 2 continuous strips to ensure the location of the strip is correct before drilling. The drilled holes are aligned with the open-ended slots shaped into the continuous strip. Seven (7) fixing slots are available down the 2100mm length at 315mm spacing—usually, the fitting slots in the strip face outwards. The 'caps with the post' are pushed into the pre-drilled holes. This is a compression fit, and the 'caps with post' won't fall out. There will also be tension from the slats assisting. The advantage of this method is that you will not see fixing screws or staples as the caps hide the fixing method from view. Also you may be able to pre-load the slats on both ends the full length of the strips as the caps with post are simply pushed into the pre-drilled holes. Tap in the 'caps with posts' if necessary to get a snug fit.
Method 2: This method avoids the need to drill holes as the 'caps with post' are not used. Instead, the plastic strip is simply positioned correctly and then screwed, stapled or nailed into place directly through the plastic strip base where it is accessible. Suitable sized fastenings need to be used, with large heads in the case of screws or nails (clouts) to secure the continuous strip. Fixing the pockets close to the actual slat is recommended. You may not be able to pre-load slats using this method and may need to fit the slats manually after the strips are fitted. In addition, the method of fixing the continuous strip will be laid bare to view, although they will be partially covered by the slats and ultimately by the mattress and bedding.