Mattress directly on top of a slatted bed?

[Leros]

I bought a bed that has slats across the bottom (see example below if you don't know what that means).

The guy at the furniture store told me I can put my mattress directly on top of it. The guy at the mattress store says I should put 1/2" plywood on top to provide a solid base for the mattress. Who is right?

Example of a slatted bed (mine has similar sized gaps).

 

[IEC]

Plywood = less creaky.

Maybe.

 

[Born2bwire]

Huh, dunno. I had to buy a new queen mattress a few months back and I found that the mattress itself felt a little floppy compared to the old ones that I have had in the past. Course with a small gap in the slots it probably doesn't matter but then again getting a piece of plywood won't cost much either. I'd probably just look at what the warranty on the mattress says.

 

[IronWing]

If that bed is made by the one company that seems to make all those platform beds for all the companies that sell those platform beds you should be able to buy an extra slat set to fill in the gaps. That's what we did when we bought ours and we put the mattress directly on it.

 

[Anubis]

i have a bed like that, i just put the mattress on top, seems to be fine

 

[Bignate603]

If the gaps are as small as the one in the picture you don't need the plywood.

 

[nageov3t]

if the crossbeams are screwed into the bed frame, I'd throw the mattress on top and not bother with plywood.

 

[DCal430]

Looks like an IKEA bed frame. We put it directly on the slates.

 

[Leros]

i have a bed like that, i just put the mattress on top, seems to be fine

Yeah, my mattress is on top right now. It seems fine.

Every other slat is is bolted down and the slats are connected by a vinyl strip. There are legs running under the middle to provide support to the floor.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea if the mattress was that structurally unsound u shouldn't be using it.

 

[zinfamous]

slats are fine. I had placed super thin plywood under a new foam mattress for worry of the slats causing a problem, only to discover that the flat surface created a wonderful place for mold to grow.

removed, created air flow, all is fine on slats.

 

[Colt45]

Why would you put plywood on it? The factory would do that if it was superior... They are slats intentionally.

 

[waffleironhead]

slats=air flow
plywood= trapped moisture and mold

 

[DirkGently1]

If the slats are sturdy it's fine to leave it as is. Mine is cheapo pine and a couple of the slats broke pretty quickly. They're easily replaced though.

 

[blurredvision]

The title of this thread:

Mattress directly on top of a slatted bed?

What I read:

Mattress directly on top of a shatted bed?

I came in here just to see WTF it was that you were asking....

 

[roguerower]

Looks like an IKEA bed frame. We put it directly on the slates.

+1

 

[kami333]

Looks like an IKEA bed frame. We put it directly on the slates.

+2

 

[SamQuint]

How about a box spring and then mattress on top of that?

 

[drebo]

We have a queen mattress on top of slats, but are thinking of getting a box spring with our next mattress. It's a little uncomfortable at times, and the crossbar is bent now, too.

 

[nanette1985]

Looks like an IKEA bed frame. We put it directly on the slates.

+3

 

[blackdogdeek]

we have a king mattress directly on top of slats with a memory foam mattress topper. it's all awesomesauce.

 

[corwin]

How about a box spring and then mattress on top of that?

Seriously..who doesn't use box springs? And WTF is with the mold comments? How do you get moisture under your mattresses?

OK...seeing the "wet the bed" post maybe I shouldn't wonder so much...

 

[ussfletcher]

Seriously..who doesn't use box springs? And WTF is with the mold comments? How do you get moisture under your mattresses?

OK...seeing the "wet the bed" post maybe I shouldn't wonder so much...

Everybody sweats in bed, a lot, probably more than anyone would guess.

 

[Drako]

Seriously..who doesn't use box springs? And WTF is with the mold comments? How do you get moisture under your mattresses?

OK...seeing the "wet the bed" post maybe I shouldn't wonder so much...

We have 3 beds in out house, and none of them have box springs on them - they are all platform beds like the one shown in the OP.

 

[ElFenix]

Seriously..who doesn't use box springs? And WTF is with the mold comments? How do you get moisture under your mattresses?

OK...seeing the "wet the bed" post maybe I shouldn't wonder so much...

why would i use a box spring on a bed that's designed not to use one?