have a cheap futon, has a center bar, do you think this 3 inch mattress would make it so you do not feel the bar so i can use for extra bed
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Hmmm, that's impossible to answer for sure, without knowing how intrusive that bar is. I CAN say that it will definitely make a significant difference and improvement for the extra bed. Worth a try, I'd say...but hard to say for certain.
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It would help but I don't think its dense enough for bars. I have a $100 one That is much denser
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I guess it depends on how prominent the bar is. I think it would greatly reduce the amount you feel the bar, even if it is really bad. I have used similar foam toppers over bad spring mattresses with super results.
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Not sure....... this was a present for a granddaughter for college dorm room. It worked wonderfully on the not so nice dorm bed.
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Roseann, I don't believe anything can completely keep you from feeling those terrible bars, but using the memory foam along with the futon mattress would be a huge improvment. Hope this helped
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I would go with the 3" at least for that...the 2" might help, but if it was buying one now for you purpose I would get the 3"...it is very firm and will give a better protection to that bar...you would think they would have invented something better for a sofabeds by now...
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Jonah, Although it is soft, it would not stay "folded" in the seated position. Also, because it is memory foam it would compress around the support bars. I would not recommend it for a futon.
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I had trouble with the horizonal bar area. We only had one mattress on our platform bed.It didn't require a box spring. Look at the picture closely and that mattress comes up to the horizontal bar _ we had about a 3 inch gap, my pillow would slide right out the back.I really do like the frame. I taped some heavy foam board to the back and we're OK now.I don't think the up right bars will be a problem.
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The frame is not bad. Just a couple of wingnuts. The matress would be a bigger hassle in my opinion. I'd go with a rollaway couch or futon unless you want to put into storage when not in use.
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I guess that you could but you would probably change your mind and use it as your futon mattress instead, it is much more comfortable than your average futon.
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Yes, that's just how we used it. The futon frame was pretty stable, bit it fit well. Mattress is on the firm side but very comfortable.
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I think it would be too thin and uncomfortable. I have it on a bed frame and I had to buy a 2 inch mattress topper for it and it's okay now.
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If you have a nice thick mattress to distribute the weight a bit, it should be fine, IMO. Super thin futon would probably not be so good... I broke a slat on mine by putting all my weight on the weakest spot 1/4 of the way in from the edge, not a dive onto the bed exactly, but not the gentlest maneuver. We just have a thin futon and a topper. They sent me a new slat and I've been more respectful, so all good.
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As long as the spring futon mattress can bend then yes. We use ours as a lounger and we like it a lot. We would like it even more if we had purchased a mattress with more spring in it. We are using a memory foam futon mattress with no springs and it can flatten out pretty quickly. As far as the frame, purchase without worry. We love ours
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It would be very dificult, this futon is thick and meant for comfort. Just get a normal futon frame from walmart for $70 and this matress.
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I bought a 8 in memory foam mattress to go with it and we don't feel the bars through it. Not sure how a regular mattress would do with it.
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I would recommend getting some Otis grip strps, this will help in keeping the mattress in place. I am very happy with the tri fold futon. Our mattress sticks up higher on the back, but does not fold over. I'm guessing it would depend on the type and quality of your mattress.
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The thinner mattress would work just fine. It may even make it a little easier to make the trundle.
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Patricia, this frame is designed for a box spring. I think you would be very uncomfortable placing just a mattress in it and it probably would fall off the narrow metal side frames. There is only one cross beam to support the middle. It would not work well.
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No, the "handles" on the front are necessary to keep the mattress in proper placement, and if there isn't any resistance from the mattress it will cause issues. Get yourself a nice futon mattress and this frame is well worth it. I'm using an 8" thick full mattress and love it!
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I am in the process of installing it so we have yet to sleep in it. The Murphy bed accommodates only an inner-spring mattress (no box springs) and no comfy pillow top. Just a plain vanilla inner-spring mattress. So I do not anticipate that I would want to use it as my primary bed. However, if you are young and hardy and have no other choice then it could work. I expect it to be more comfortable than a futon bed and about as comfortable as a good convertible sofa bed. In fact, had I purchased a convertible sofa bed for the man-cave instead of a regular sofa, then I would not be assembling the Murphy bed.