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   Marcello | Nov 09, 2002 09:09am | #1

   I am not sure, the last bed I made has approximately 1 3/4" clear at the perimeter.  It works ok.  All the sheets and blankets tuck into that space.  The slats are strong enough and plenty of them that they have not sagged at all for having the edges of the matress be shy of the rails.  I think I could have cut it back to 1" at the perimeter and still be ok.

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   Ricky_Yu | Nov 09, 2002 01:52pm | #2

   I just ordered two queen mattress sets from a local custom maker. He suggested that there be a 1" clearance on all four sides, so the inside dimensions of the bed frame would be two inches longer than the mattress size. For the queen, that works out to be inside dimensions of 62" x 82" to fit a 60" x 80" mattress. I don't know about undersized mattresses, but I have built a bed frame before for one of his mattresses per his suggestion and it turned out very well. At any rate, it might not be a good idea to work off of an undersized mattress because if in the future you replace it with something closer to the standard size, you may end up with too tight of a fit.