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Bedding question

You won't necessarily need it. If the bed you are buying doesn't have a completely flat place to "lay" the mattress in, pick up some plywood and create a flat surface to lay the mattress on. For example, my (admittedly shitty) bed just has some iron beams that run across it for a box spring to lay on. I would need plywood for a memory foam mattress because there are "holes" that the foam will fall into.

With memory foam, you may want a box spring to increase the height of the bed.

Hope that helps.
 
Saint Nick said:
You won't necessarily need it. If the bed you are buying doesn't have a completely flat place to "lay" the mattress in, pick up some plywood and create a flat surface to lay the mattress on. For example, my (admittedly shitty) bed just has some iron beams that run across it for a box spring to lay on. I would need plywood for a memory foam mattress because there are "holes" that the foam will fall into.
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Yeah, I was assuming that bed frame came with slats of some sort...although I dont see that on the website at all. Perhaps I should call them and ask?


Saint Nick said:
With memory foam, you may want a box spring to increase the height of the bed.

Hope that helps.
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Is this because memory foam sinks a lot when you lay in it? I was looking at getting the 12" mattress as opposed to the 10" one. Think I still should look into one?
 
Ok I called them and they say it comes with 3 main slats, so they recommend a box spring with the mattress.

Couldn't I just cut a few more slats up and save myself the cash? Or is there something I'm not getting?
 
Yeah, I'm not sure. I like the Amazon one since it's Prime so the cost will come out about the same since I won't pay taxes. 😛

I just know I can't go back to spring mattresses, the one I have in storage now is such a POS. I hates it.
 
nick1985 said:
Ok I called them and they say it comes with 3 main slats, so they recommend a box spring with the mattress.

Couldn't I just cut a few more slats up and save myself the cash? Or is there something I'm not getting?
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I don't see why you couldn't just go to Home Depot or Lowe's and get some plywood to put down over the slats.
 
nick1985 said:
Ok I called them and they say it comes with 3 main slats, so they recommend a box spring with the mattress.

Couldn't I just cut a few more slats up and save myself the cash? Or is there something I'm not getting?
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This is what the plywood is for (just as Nintendesert stated). I would buy the mattress, the bed, and some 3/4" plywood. The box spring will do the exact same thing as the plywood, but will raise the mattress higher off of the floor.

I'm not sure how the different mattress thicknesses will affect how it feels. I am guessing the 10" would be a little more firm because there would be less distance between the top of the mattress and where it is resting on your bed (the plywood/box spring).

Good choices in mattress and furniture BTW. You won't regret the Tempur-Pedic.
 
A "box spring" - is sort of outdated. Back in the day they actually had springs, and were considered inseparable from the mattress.

According to Wikipedia:

The purpose of the box-spring is threefold:
to raise the mattress' height, making it easier to get in and out of bed;
to absorb shock and reduce wear to the mattress; and
to create a flat and firm structure for the mattress to lie upon.

I can't say I believe or understand the first. The last 2 are technically true. So really all you need for a mattress is a flat firm structure - enter plywood. Or the floor.
 
no box springs. they are the "undercoating" of mattress sales people. Do not be duped.

it's simply a raised platform with a flat surface--there are no fucking springs. lol.
 
bobdole369 said:
A "box spring" - is sort of outdated. Back in the day they actually had springs, and were considered inseparable from the mattress.

According to Wikipedia:

The purpose of the box-spring is threefold:
to raise the mattress' height, making it easier to get in and out of bed;
to absorb shock and reduce wear to the mattress; and
to create a flat and firm structure for the mattress to lie upon.

I can't say I believe or understand the first. The last 2 are technically true. So really all you need for a mattress is a flat firm structure - enter plywood. Or the floor.
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old people like high beds. It's attributed to elderly people, but it makes sense--it's hard to get up and down when you get old. This is the only reason to have a high bed, but many, MANY people in the US consider super tall beds normal.

I hate them. :\
 
Saint Nick said:
This is what the plywood is for (just as Nintendesert stated). I would buy the mattress, the bed, and some 3/4" plywood. The box spring will do the exact same thing as the plywood, but will raise the mattress higher off of the floor.

I'm not sure how the different mattress thicknesses will affect how it feels. I am guessing the 10" would be a little more firm because there would be less distance between the top of the mattress and where it is resting on your bed (the plywood/box spring).

Good choices in mattress and furniture BTW. You won't regret the Tempur-Pedic.
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Oh FFS--why didn't I check out Amazon back in November? awesome price--I got mine on sale at Costco and still paid about $100 more. I seem to remember people complaining about the smell on those sleep innovations mattresses, though.

Agree with this post though. I did the same thing--bed has about 12 thin slats, so I just went to Home Depot and cut up two long sheets of flat wood (didn't have a single piece large enough to make one to fit the bed).

I was going to do a nice sheet of plywood (Well, two slats) and buy some fabric and staple to the board to make my own bed board, but went with a sheep, very thin and finished sheet of wood. If there is a lot of gap between the slats in the bed, you might want something thicker.
 
nick1985 said:
Ok I called them and they say it comes with 3 main slats, so they recommend a box spring with the mattress.

Couldn't I just cut a few more slats up and save myself the cash? Or is there something I'm not getting?
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As long as there's a rim on the inside of the frame the runs it's length, you should be able to make some slats and use them. Also, worst case scenario, you have to go buy a box spring after.
 
i have the mattress in the OP. not a big fan of it; its too soft for me. but it seems to be holding up better than the other $300ish memory foam mattress from amazon i got 2 years ago.

i'd be afraid of hard boning on just my mattress and some slats. a piece of plywood might fix the problem, but I think it will sag in a few months or less.
 
jteef said:
i'd be afraid of hard boning on just my mattress and some slats. a piece of plywood might fix the problem, but I think it will sag in a few months or less.
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Hard boning is a concern of mine. It sounds like plywood is the way to go.

:thumbsup:
 
the europeans (who shun box springs) primarily use a complicated set of slats for the base. cheap 1x4 slats or plywood just aren't going to be durable, especially with lots of bouncing.
 
A box spring will ruin a temperfoam mattress. Slats will not do either. If you want to install it on that bed, then either buy a platform box which acts a box spring, or get a couple sheets of 3/4" plywood or MDF cut to size AND slats. Option #2 is the best imo as it stronger, lower, and cheaper.

Plywood and MDF are not inflexible enough alone. Slats under the plywood. I am not wrong about this.
 
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