Can You Use a Slatted Frame With Our Memory Foam Mattress?

We get this question quite a bit. 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. They will, but only if you add a 1/2" to 3/4" thick cut plywood or pressboard, laid over the slats, to create a uniform, solid bottom for our mattress. Because of the polyurethane core foam construction, our mattress requires a solid, uniform bottom (as do most memory foam mattresses on the market today). You'll also want to add some sort of a cloth fabric over the plywood or pressboard, to avoid any fraying or splintering of the mattress fabric caused by the plywood or pressboard. These options will provide a more stable, uniformly supportive bottom for our mattress, which will greatly improve the performance of our memory foam mattress.

To find out more about our mattress, see our Memory Foam Mattress page.