Can You Put A Memory Foam Mattress On Slats

We get this question quite a bit.

Can you put a memory foam mattress on slats.

Check the mattress company s. Platform frames are usually made with heavier material and use a thick layer of plywood for support making them an appropriate choice for memory foam mattresses. Whether it s a futon frame used only with our mattress in the pulled down flat position or a slatted platform bed wood or metal potential customers have asked whether these options would work with our mattress. Foam mattresses work equally as.

Memory foam material is self ventilating and therefore have cells that are open and breathable. However a bunkie board with slats will only be supportive enough if the slats are wide and spaced tightly enough to protect the mattress from sagging. A memory foam mattress can be placed directly on the wooden slate foundation. It s not always the case.

If you have a memory foam mattress we advise people to put a plywood on top of your foundation if it has big slats gaps to avoid sagging. Given the fact that foam mattresses latex foam mattresses and memory foam mattresses are all dense and heavy they require additional support and breathability. A bed frame with horizontally. The way that memory foam is made with several layers of different types of foam it does not require the type of foundation needed for innerspring mattresses.

The slates are evenly spaced to distribute the weight placed on top. Can you use a slatted frame with our memory foam mattress. That said if your box spring is rigid and firm less than an inch of give it should be okay to use with a memory foam or latex mattress. According to the official tempur website and their guidelines.

A metal or wood slat bed foundation usually works well for a foam mattress since the slats are evenly spaced and provide solid support for the mattress s weight. Typical foundations on the market today are either steel frame and steel frame wood slat combinations or come with a nice zippered cover and a solid wood top or even tacked cardboard. The only bed base that you cannot use a tempur mattress with is an old fashioned spring type base. You can also use a tempur mattress on bed base that has asolid platform.