Mattress Forum

Hi Leo, I'm sorry I made you more anxious with my answers -- I can relate, as I myself have gotten nearly phobic about the bed-buying process, having learned from my recent experience that the wrong bed can not only wreak havoc on one's sleep and all one's waking hours, but can also lead to a ridiculously time-consuming process to work through and resolve. I've already spent untold hours on researching and trying out beds, not wanting to repeat the same bad mistake.

I will say that a firm mostly cotton tufted innerspring (with minimal padding) ended up being great for my back, but I got rid of it for other reasons. I did try it with a latex topper and didn't love it, but it was slightly more comfortable than lying on just the innerspring.

I wouldn't try Talalay again, as it was so disastrous for me last time. To be honest, I am a little worried that the Dunlop might be problematic too, but when I lay on several Savvy rest ones the Dunlop felt more solid with less 'push-back'. I have also been reassured that Dunlop is closer to innerspring than Talalay so I am hoping (praying) this will be the answer.

Have you tried a high-quality innerspring? I wonder if that will help, with a soft topper (e.g., the wool one you have, maybe a little thicker on on top of a thin dunlop topper) for your hips. I think for some back problems, as with mine, a firm mattress can help.

Also, I didn't mean to discourage you re: the Flobeds Euro Slat foundation. I actually thought it was a good product for the price, even if the workmanship could have been a tad better on the details. Overall, it seemed sturdy and functional.

That's what I've got.  But it's unsupported in the middle.

Linda

Did the Euro slat foundation creak or make noises when you toss and turned?

I am still undecided on the whole thing.  I have only been searching for over a year for the "perfect" solution.

Did you make a decision on your slat foundation?  Or a mattress?

Inkholder, Did you find a foundation that works with your Flobed?  What setup did you end up with (F, F, XF?) and the Vzone?  

The nomad for king size is $199 on Amazon, and does not look very sturdy to me.  The side rails look thin.

Plus I am building mine in two pieces which will make it much easier to move in the future.

Can you provide your DIY list of materials and pictures?  That sounds great to me.

for legs, I am using what Home Depot calls a Waddell Leg.  Here is a picture:

They come in all different lengths.  I am going to use 6 or 9 inch legs.

To attach the legs to the foundation, i will use the Waddell Plates:

The legs come with the 5/16" screw in the end and that just screws into the above brackets.

With the two foundations bolted togeter, I will have one leg in each corner using the triangle shaped bracket.  And three legs down the center rail using the square bracket.

You could use 2 x 8 lumber, but I want a bit of extra height, so I think I am going to go with the 2 x 10 lumber.

I am going to use 14 slats, so on a king sized foundation, they will have about 2.375 inches between them.

I have the foundation modeled in 3D.  Let me see if I can get a screen shot and I will post the picture.

Hope that helps

Using 2 x 10 construction and 9 inch legs, the price (without sales tax) comes to about $99.00

My local Home Depot will cut your lumber to size at no extra charge, well they have for me in the past, hopefully it still holds true today.  So all I have to do is nail/screw it together.

My 3D model is coming in at about 117 pounds when made with 2 x 10 construction and about 100 pounds with 2 x 8 construction.

For this design you will need:

4 - 2" x 8" x 10' boards (cut one 38 inch piece and one 77 inch piece from each board)

14 - 1" x 4" x 8' firring strips (cut two 38 inch pieces from each board)

7 - Waddell Legs

4 - Waddell Corner (triangle) Plates

3 - Waddell Square Plates