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Foundation for Latex Mattress?
Sep 24, 2010 2:19 AM
kyley
Location: Kansas City, MO
Joined: Sep 20, 2010
Points: 15
Hi All,

What would you recommend as a good foundation for our 9 or 11" latex bed?  I'd like something that's not too expensive, but I want to make sure it's sufficient to support our mattress well...  Here are a few options I'm looking at:

  1. This 8" wood slat foundation (for $225)?
  2. This similar 8" wood slat foundation (same as the SleepEZ website's foundation) for $239?
  3. A new, regular box spring from a local furniture store (not sure how much, but likely twice the cost?)
  4. A used box spring from Craig's List (saw one for $50)?  :)  Not sure my wife would go for that though!
  5. FoamSweetFoam's 9" mattress foundation for $299... 
  6. I think these 3 are perhaps too pricey to consider?

    1. This FloBed wood slat foundation (but much more at $579! - and only 5.5" high)
    2. This FloBed fir wood slat foundation (even more at $679! - and only 5.5" high)
    3. This FloBed euro slat foundation (more still at $779! - and only 5.5" high)
  7. Other suggestions?

Thanks for your thoughts on this!  Take care,

--Kyle

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Re: Foundation for Latex Mattress?
Reply #1 Sep 24, 2010 9:39 AM
markbnh1
Joined: Oct 13, 2009
Points: 156
I would price a good foundation (NOT boxspring) from a reputable local furniture/mattress store.   If you are in the New England area, check out "Gardner Mattress".  They sell a very sturdy wood/metal foundation with their latex mattresses for about $350. as I recall.  Before I bought my latex mattress set from them I asked if they would sell the foundation separately and they said they would.   The foundation quality was the main reason I bought from them.   However, if I had it all to do over again, I'd get JUST the foundation and then custom build my latex mattress from an online seller.    
Re: Foundation for Latex Mattress?
Reply #2 Sep 26, 2010 10:47 AM
cynicaljones
Joined: Mar 14, 2010
Points: 185
kyley wrote:

2. This similar 8" wood slat foundation (same as the SleepEZ website's foundation) for $239?


just fyi, that doesn't look like the SleepEZ foundation I have. Mine came in 3 sections (head, middle, foot) that bolt together, similar to the Flobeds (6.1.) one you link to.

Re: Foundation for Latex Mattress?
Reply #3 Sep 27, 2010 12:21 AM
Relaxo
Joined: Aug 5, 2010
Points: 34
Why not just get a bed frame?  They're cheaper, more portable, and you have tons of available storage under your bed.

Metal & foldable: http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Size-Bi-Fold-Folding-Frame/dp/B002SDIJJG/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285561244&sr=8-1

Metal + wood slats: http://www.amazon.com/Handy-Living-Full-Wood-Frame/dp/B002KQ5KQ6/ref=sr_1_8?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285561147&sr=8-8

Re: Foundation for Latex Mattress?
Reply #4 Sep 28, 2010 9:58 AM
kyley
Location: Kansas City, MO
Joined: Sep 20, 2010
Points: 15
Well, I have a nice wood bed frame already that needs a regular 7-10" foundation.  I found locally owned furniture store that builds their own wood slat foundations for $274 (7") and another one that has a 9" wood slat frame for only $140.  So, I'm going to go take a look at those two today and probably pick from them!  :) 

Thanks for the suggestion Mark!  Take care,

--Kyle

Re: Foundation for Latex Mattress?
Reply #5 Oct 19, 2010 6:15 PM
Brett19648
Joined: Oct 18, 2010
Points: 4
What foundation did you end up going with?

I'm looking as well...

Re: Foundation for Latex Mattress?
Reply #6 May 24, 2011 11:12 AM
kerbos5
Joined: May 24, 2011
Points: 1
Kyley,

     Looks like you and I are in the same area, where did you end up for your foundation, as I think I will be in the market for a couple very soon?

Re: Foundation for Latex Mattress?
Reply #7 May 30, 2011 6:41 PM
daydreamer01
if your not poor and humble, then whats the point? - Terence Mckenna
Location: Earth
Joined: May 23, 2011
Points: 13
I've realised that a lot of the foam mattresses go on regular boxsprings, but the tempurpedic voids the warranty if you use traditional boxsprings. Does any one know why that would be? I want to use my older boxspring I already have for a new foam bed, so tempurpedic is out of the question so far.  Why are there so many grey areas!!!
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