|
Thanks for all the work you have all put into this site, it has been a tremendous help. I have dug around and dug around and my husband seems to like the idea of a FloBed as much as I do - neither of us 100%, but it's tops on the list at this point. Now here we are at the foundation choice and I find it very interesting about the number of choices the FloBed company has to offer. I've seen foundations for all sorts of companies and they all have a reason to state why pine, or maple or whatever is best. I fully understand that in parts of the country certain woods are easier to come by. I'm not stupid about wood, agree certain types of pine perform better than others and fir is a better choice overall as far as lumber goes (I'm not serving dinner on it - even so had a pine table for many years). Given the choice I would choose the twenty slat fir over the dozen or so slat pine even if it is a bit more money. So I was not feeling particularly picky on this topic, as various companies seem to have variations and all are limited, but here they go and toss in the choices and I'm tired of choices. The Euro Slats are a new idea to me and I am highly curious about them. Beech is a nice wood and this particular system is very interesting, if not appearing as if it has the possibility to be a hassle. Does anyone have any experience with these? |
|
Here's what I found through my research here. If going with the posture deluxe with three cores, the foundation construction will be almost unnoticeable as long as it is solid. Your main concern with the 3 core bed should be having enough slats so the gap between each is 3" or less. Although pine is not a hardwood, it is still very strong. I would not use whitewood, but pine will be fine. I will be replacing the slats on my current foundation with 1x3 untreated pine using 2" gaps between boards. The foundation choice becomes more important if going with the 2 core bed. Here is where a European slat system might be a good choice, since you can adjust the pressure under different sections of the mattress. Under a double core, you can notice the difference. Most people claim it is not noticeable under the 3 core versions. |
|
Thanks megalops, makes perfect sense to me. I still prefer fir to pine, looking at the thinner slats with essentially more airflow makes sense and fir is stronger, but at this point I am looking at my budget in horror.... It has been discovered that I can actually replace my bedframe for not much more than a foundation and get the support as well as a new look for the same price and now I am thoroughly dizzy. |
| Does Flobeds sell the slatted Euro adjustable foundation or only with a full mattress set? I am interested in buying a Euro style slatted foundation so if anyone knows where to find one for a good price please let me know. |
|
jimsocal wrote: Does Flobeds sell the slatted Euro adjustable foundation or only with a full mattress set? I am interested in buying a Euro style slatted foundation so if anyone knows where to find one for a good price please let me know. |
|
jimsocal wrote: Does Flobeds sell the slatted Euro adjustable foundation or only with a full mattress set? I am interested in buying a Euro style slatted foundation so if anyone knows where to find one for a good price please let me know. |