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. |
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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. |