I have a question about foundations (i.e. box spring), for latex mattresses. Right now I am looking at purchasing a new latex mattress and our current bed frame needs a box spring to work correctly. Right now my options are:
I've looked at a few places and there is somewhat of a price difference. I don't think it matters as long as it works. Even the color of the cloth is not important (I have a bed skirt). Just wondering your opinons on this:
Probably a weird question but I am trying to gather information on each of the components for my purchase (mattress, mattress cover, and foundation). I just want to get it right so I don't have to deal with returns but also not buy more than I need. Thanks in advance. |
| I think that's a good way to go too - that way you know what you are getting for a foundation. Also, shipping costs for foundations are around $150 - $200 at some places, on top of the $400 - $600 price tag. All in, it's quite a lot of money for a piece of furniture you will never directly sit or lie on. At sleepez it's really actually quite cheap, yet I am not sure on the quality/strength yet (any commenters out there on this?). A queen is $245. In any case, I have an furniture outlet store that carries really nice platform bed. I may "use" the $500 towards a nice new bed, which cost's probably around $1000 - $1500 (these are showroom samples/returns etc). |
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I just purchased a few toppers to make a latex mattress, and I'm using my old S box spring and it seems perfectly fine. I was doing research on this as I wasn't sure what to do, and it seems some foam sites will naturally encourage you to buy their foundation, but I don't think it's necessary. This is from FoamSweetFoam's website: Decision #3: Foundation or No Foundation Our mattresses do not need a foundation for support. If you need to put the mattress on something to achieve a desired height, it can be placed on your old box spring (if it doesn't sag), directly on slats (as long as they are less than 8 inches apart), or directly on plywood such as a Captain's Bed or Platform Bed. We offer a 9" wood foundation, but only want to sell it to you if you need one. Bottom Line: If you need to raise in height the mattress you purchase from us, you can use anything that will give you support as long as it doesn't sag. |
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You could use your current box spring and put something like a decent thickness of pegboard under it. With this it would be supported and could also breathe. The company that says anything less than 8" between the slats is wrong. That is way too much spacing for latex and your sleep and mattress would eventually suffer. What I hear for slats is 3" or less but latex is very different and you can actually feel an irregularity underneath an 8" latex mattress. So I think the best surface is something smooth, or near smooth. |
| We have a new king 13" latex (8 pieces) and are using our old simmons foun dation until we decide what to buy. I love the latex, but I can tell our old foundation sags. From other posts, it sounds like we could put some type of board over the old foundation. But I understand we don't want a solid bottom as the latex needs to breathe. True? I read here about putting some pegboard over the foundation. Would this work and allow enough air circulation to the bottom layer of latex? And we could also lay slats horizontally? Would I feel the slats with the 4 layers of latex? Thanks for your help. |