Can we put this mattress on top of our current (12 year old ) box springs? If so should we put a piece of plywood on the box springs first?
896353
I placed mine on top of my old box spring.Don't see why you couldn't do the same.
896354
I have mine ontop of the boxsprings( 11yrs old). Works perfectly fine. I should review this since I bought it few months ago. Its been great for us!..
475882
I suppose you could, but the frame itself is already pretty hight off the ground, and as soon as I added the mattress, it was a about 12 inches off the ground; no need for a box spring.
907475
For best results, a flat platform frame or foundation is needed. We have used box springs on a standard metal frame with memory foam and were happier once we switched to a platform type frame with the mattress directly on top of it. We have this mattress directly on a wooden bunk bed frame and it is great!
1403233
You CAN put this on top of your box spring, but it's a very thick mattress. You will need something underneath it to support (like slats or a board) it.
11747
Definitely. We originally placed the mattress on top of a platform but it was too low. This mattress works great with a box spring.
1180547
would say yes, toss the box spring (I didn't have one). I'm not sure if you can put it on top, but even if you did it would make your bed really, really high (the height of your mattress & box spring + about 15 inches)
834432
I did not put plywood on top of the slats. I got a good mattress and the bed is really comfortable. Since the closely spaced wooden slats are essentially the same as having plywood, I don't think another 1/2 inch of wood would do anything. This bed frame is not meant to have box springs. I've been very happy with the bed frame.
1638377
Like you, we only wanted to replace the mattress not our box Springs & frame. I contacted the manufacturer about using their Mattresses on our old frame & box springs and we're told that we could. We've had this mattress for several months with no problems. So my "short" answer is yes you can.
23454
You can put it on top of a box spring, but you can also put it on a platform bed, then it doesn't require a box spring. You can make your own platform out of plywood, and 1 x 8's or something similar also.
1201037
The original box springs do NOT work well, you need a flat surface so there is not sagging - we removed the box springs, put in 2x4s and plywood and that works wonderfully well on the original frame
1801965
It's an all foam mattress. I should think it would be fine on a box spring. I would check with the company.
970937
You need something because the mattress will sink between the slats. A box spring will set the mattress way to high for the bed design though. I just flattened the box after I unpacked the bed pieces, and laid it over the slats. Worked perfect!
2105123
No, I do not have a box spring. My bed has storage drawers underneath it and we just placed ply wood on top of the slats and the mattress directly on the plywood.
2267698
You do not use a box spring with this bed. It would make the mattress too high. There are round metal rods that support the mattress. You need a mattress and that is it. I did place a thin board atop the metal rods to keep the shape of the mattress, but the board is not necessary.
1763340
No, you do not need a box spring. I have my mattress on a plain plywood board and it works fine.
947596
I would not do that. If you already have a bed frame with slates, you can go to a local Lowes or Home Depot and buy a piece of plywood to put on the slates and then put your mattress on top of that.
922637
We didn't because we wanted the bed to be lower to the ground. We used slats with a large but thin piece of plywood on top and put the rail on top of the plywood. Because of our bed's frame & b/c we didn't use box springs - everything sat farther down in the frame so we didn't anchor this rail down on the other side. It wasn't going anywhere! So yes, it CAN be used w/o box springs but it will probably depend on how your bed frame is set up.