Curved slats on bed keep popping out!

Drake5

Drake5

Drake5

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I recently purchased a new bed, the slats are wooden and curved upwards.

As soon as a little bit of weight is applied on to the bed, the middle slats just collapse.

Does anyone know how I can fix this?
 
Make sure the slats are anchored at the foot and head of the bed (usually there's a little notch that keeps them in place and they're held together with some fabric to keep them taught).

If they can slide around and one side moves while the other doesn't, then Pythagorus tells us that the slats will no longer be long enough to reach across!
 
Check that all the slats are still there, some may have been removed to make roof supports for an escape tunnel.

Centre the slats and duct tape in place, the weight is causing them to slide across and fall out.
 
Here's a picture:

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One thing the instructions didn't say is which way the slats go. I just assumed they should be put in the curved upwards position because all the other beds I've seen are this way?

Should I try and turn them over?

Or should I just try to duct tape them in place?

Cheers
 
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