Tall footboards require that the bedspread be tucked into the gap between the footboard and the mattress.
Gap between mattress and footboard.
Wedge shape fills gaps up to three inches.
Prevents arm and leg entrapment.
It pushes the mattress all the way up to the headboard so that the gap doesn t occur at all.
Check pieces and determine measurements.
I bought my mattress about 4 or 5 years ago.
Works when side rails are raised or lowered.
This will display the footboard and still leave the bedspread visible.
It was supposed to be a standard king.
Diy headboard mattress gap filler so full disclosure this gap filler technically goes between the foot board and the mattress not the headboard and the mattress.
Stand at the bottom end of the bed and try to push the box spring until it hits the headboard.
If you prefer you could push the mattress all the way up to the headboard and fasten the stop gap board s to the footboard instead.
Step 3 remove both the mattress and box spring if this still doesn t fix the situation.
Closes space between mattress and headboard footboard.
When they arrived and set everything up i also noticed that there was a huge gap between the mattress and the rails and the mattress and the headboard footboard though not as much.