I have 9" dunlop latex mattress &amp; was told I would need slats spaced 2.5 - 3" apart and a center support. Is this solid enough without it?
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Hi, I have the twin platform bed frame. The 2 3/4 inch slats are spaced about 3 inches apart. There is no center support however this frame is solid.
1584805
The slats are wide apart. So I bought a compressed board at lowes for $20, had it cut to fit the gaps and put mattress on it. It saves the extra height of the box springs
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I have slats and have had no problems with my queen sized mattress. I, personally, would not recommend solid plywood as the lack of breathability could encourage bacterial/mold growth in the mattress.
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I bought a double or full-size mattress and supported it with plywood without a box spring. The mattress alone is just as thick as my old mattress and box spring combined. I use my same fitted sheets, and they fit okay. The bottom fitted sheet works okay, but it doesn't tuck underneath the mattress.
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Yes, you need a box spring with this! There are 4 slats that go across and that is not enough for the mattress.
528843
Can't answer about the slats right now but I use it over a memory foam mattress support
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I am using a foam mattress without a board. Plenty of slats provide all the support needed.
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There are no slats with this design. On the inside of the bed there are a couple crossmembers & supports for 2 big sheets of PDF board that support the mattress. I've had no sagging or issues with mine at all.
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You'd certainly still need slats. The gap between cross rails is probably 18 inches. A single mattress on these rails would be painful!
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it depends. if you have a regular spring mattress you're good to go. the slats are about as far apart as they are wide. i have a memory foam mattress and would have needed a box spring but opted instead to buy a large plywood slab the size of the bed.
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My guess would be yes. The mattress weighs 86 lbs which is less than a normal mattress of the same size. I have seen on a memory foam mattress site that the slats should not be separated by more than 3 inches. If the slats are wider you could place a piece of plywood on top of the slats or provide more slats. Hope this helps.
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It requires something. I currently have it on my old king box springs (which are close to 2 twin box springs, but are longer) I plan on making a new box spring, as currently the old box springs make the bed a bit higher than I like. I also have a Queen (not linen spa) on a platform bed which has wood slats of about 2 inch spacing. You could easily place this on plywood...16" is plenty support.
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You might need to add a few more slats but it will work. We have a twin bed that has slats about 4 inches apart and it works fine.
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The slats are relatively close together (4-5 inches), but I think it's still recommended to have bunk boards. If you don't have a bunk board, over a period of time the mattress could sag between the slats.
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you don't need any slats. It is designed for a memory foam mattress to lay right over the top. It eliminates the box spring, I should have put this thing in years ago!
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I have a platform bed and this mattress feels fine on it. I was also concerned about this before purchase and called Sleep-EZ on the phone. They said it should be fine but after a few weeks of getting used to latex, if I felt like I more cushioning was needed between the mattress and the platform, a simple solution would just be to purchase regular poly foam to put between platform and bottom of mattress as it would not change the "feel" of the latex and only add thickness between mattress and platform. Sounds like a good plan to me if the need arises.
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I have a 12 " thick foam mattress in mine. It is separating and the slats are not held in place any more. Bad quality.