Place the mattress directly onto the slats attached to the platform bed instead of onto a box spring on a standard bed frame.
Can you put a spring mattress on slats.
If you cut plywood to fit make sure you drill some holes in it.
Slats may give a hard feel if you re using a thin mattress.
If you opt for the most inexpensive slats chances are they won t go the distance.
If you still want to put a box spring on top of slats then you should pick one which one s height is very low.
It has slats that are closer together to support the casper mattress.
Now come to the point platform beds are attached with slates.
Some other mattress companies like nectar suggest that you actually can use your existing box spring to support a foam.
This can seriously hamper your sleeping comfort.
Rock bottom priced slats can be problematic.
Choose any mattress type coil foam latex or pillowtop but be.
Yes you can but should you.
If your mattress is thin you ll feel the slats.
Yes and no the slat base will work if the slats are robust enough and spaced properly that is probably twice the amount you already have if you had slats supporting a box spring and mattress.
You need to just place your mattress directly on it.
Inadequate materials or oversized gaps mean less stability as well as less durability.
If you don t do a good job you ll end up with an uneven surface for your mattress.