How is the quality of Ikea products?

[izod]

They look pretty flimsy to me. I'm looking to buy a bed but I don't really get the slatted foundation. Wouldn't it cause problems for your back because it wouldn't get enough support? I think this is especially the case if you use a foam mattress.

[sonic]

I just bought a slatted bed base (dble) i couldnt figure out HOW to attach those metal brackets that came with it...there were no PRE_DRILLED holes in the wood & the diagram suggested you use an Ice pick!

anywho..i didnt use them & the bed is fine, you dont need a box spring , so with just the foam mattress i found it too LOW to the ground ...i ended up putting my old dble mattress under my NEW foam mattress & its fine. its alot firmer than i had hoped .

[apetimberlake]

Hi.
Im a residential insurance adjuster and most ikea items are considered low
quality and depreciate quickly.
Not to say that Ikea does not have some good products that differ from the rest of there line.

[ifeature]

It really depends on the product. They have both ends of the spectrum and everywhere in between. Its common sense and fairly obvious really.

[Spor 13]

In my experience with their slatted bed bases...they ALWAYS came loose, and one slat would fall through..which in turn causes other slats to eventually do the same. Then it increases in annoyance and in the middle of the night, I'd feel a bunch of slats have one of the sides just fall through. This happened on a daily basis...even when I just sat on the bed. Eventually I gave up and just slept on my couch.

[Siefer999]

In my experience with their slatted bed bases...they ALWAYS came loose, and one slat would fall through..which in turn causes other slats to eventually do the same. Then it increases in annoyance and in the middle of the night, I'd feel a bunch of slats have one of the sides just fall through. This happened on a daily basis...even when I just sat on the bed. Eventually I gave up and just slept on my couch.

that is so true. it would happen on a daily basis for my friend. he ended up buying a bunch of 2x4's at home depot and filled the bottom rack with them so there is no space for them to turn. some of the slats broke too cause he is a large fellow but they seem so cheap that I think I would break them under regular use

[bionicbadger]

arent the slats about 2-2 1/2 inches wide and only have about 1/2-3/4" space between them?

I don't see how thats bad for your back. If you want box spring, get one. The foam matress is probably worse for your back than the lack of a box spring.
Try a spring matress.

As for quality, its Ikea. So its cheap/disposable. If you need something for a guest room that isn't used regularly, or a dorm room for a couple years its fine. Its not super high quality or high durability though.

I think some of their matresses come with a pretty long warranty though.

[izod]

I used to have the old slatted foundation but it broke apart on me after a couple months. Then I saw the new curry ones and thought they were better quality but i guess not.

So do you guys just recommend getting 2x4s and laying them across the bed? I have an Ikea frame so it won't break it right?

[mirek]

that is so true. it would happen on a daily basis for my friend. he ended up buying a bunch of 2x4's at home depot and filled the bottom rack with them so there is no space for them to turn. some of the slats broke too cause he is a large fellow but they seem so cheap that I think I would break them under regular use

I had the same problem with my double bed, however i got the same bed in queen size, and it works fine.

[sonic]

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50021627

Here is the bed i have...ive never had a problem with it...the slats dont have room to Shift.

[izod]

I thought they were connected by cloth and plastic? How can it not shift?

[sonic]

My slats are connected by 2 pieces of canvas tape...also I have 2 Mattress on my bed, so that probably helps it to NOT shift ;-)
might be something to consider? put a cheap mattress on the bottom, & good one on top.

[mrcantrell]

My wife and I bought a wrought (sp?) iron bed from Ikea that has slats on the bottom. We haven't had a single issue, and I've dismantled the bed and moved it to a new house. We've had it for about 3 years now. That being said we do have a box spring with a pillow top mattress (hey, you going to try to convince me your wife isn't the queen?)

We have all sorts of other Ikea furniture too, partially because I don't know where else to buy furniture. As someone else said, some Ikea stuff is better than other, you need to look closely at each piece. I don't want to worry about taking care of my furniture and making sure it looks perfect, so I buy mid-range stuff... so far so good. Also I should mention that we've moved twice with the majority of this furniture and it's held up just fine.

[nalababe]

While not ikea (it was similar), I had a slat based bed for about 20 years--kid through university. Eventually the slats shifted and I just screwed the slats into the frame (two slats had extra support that permitted this)...

[excel]

i was told that these ones are better than the normal flat ones. each piece adjusts to body weight and because there's so many it is better. is that true?

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/10112554


http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/25844409