Very nice looking masculine bed
Been looking at this bed for a while, and the sale price hooked me. It shipped in three boxes, one which arrived a day earlier than the other two. Also, one of the boxes was broken open woth styrofoam hanging out, so I was concerned about the shape it would be in, but all was ok. Lots of packing to protect it. Took about two hours including unpacking, etc. I was worried about some who noted only three slats; however, the bed it replaced only had three slats, so I felt pretty safe. Also, as noted in the pictures, the slats each have two support legs under them. This bed is heavy, that's for sure. I posted a picture showing about 9 and 1/4 inches from the rail that holds the slats to the top of the rail. Slats we're about 3/4 inch thick so you're probably looking at about 8 and 1/2 inches for your box springs.
I will say to be careful placing the box springs into the frame. I scratched the tip of the side rail not realizing that the bottom of box springs had staples in them (grr).