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I need a double mattress for a slatted bed frame - Kozeesleep?

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aliasojo
aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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edited 3 December 2010 at 1:00PM in I wanna buy it or do it
I know this has been done to death but just in case opinion has changed or something new worth recommending has appeared, I thought I'd ask afresh.

Just ordered a wood frame bed for daughter and I need a mattress to go on it.

I wanted pocket sprung with memory foam but I'm not sure if this type can be used on a slatted base? I've got a lot on my plate so not really up for having to adapt the bed base to suit whatever mattress and would prefer to just buy and site iyswim.

I need a double size but really cant afford huge prices, maybe somewhere in the region of £250/£300? Is that do-able for a half decent memory/sprung mattress?

She's only petite but she had a cheapo mattress previously and it was awful, no support and horribly uncomfortable with noisy springs. This one will have to do her for years so I know I can't buy too cheap.

If I cant use mem foam/pocket sprung with a slatted base, what should I be looking at?

Also opinion as to whether to get medium or medium firm? She's 11 and a petite lightweight if it makes a difference. That said, there may be times where she may have to give her bed up to her (pretty overweight) auntie and uncle for the occasional visit so that might need to be taken into account.

We dont have choice of stores here, we have a small Bensons for Beds and Blindcraft and that's about it so it's not like I can spend the day in town bed testing unfortunately.
Herman - MP for all! :)

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  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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    Opinions?

    Kozeesleep Contour Pocket (with memory foam) £325
    Kozzesleep Caversham Pocket (without memory foam) £215

    Both medium support.
    Herman - MP for all! :)
  • Tim_Deegan
    Tim_Deegan Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    As long as the slats are no more than 3" apart you could use a 2 sided pocket sprung and memory foam mattress. However you didn't say what size, and you won't get a decent one any bigger than a single within your budget.

    If you really want pocket sprung, then you would have to lay a sheet of pegboard or hardboard over the slats to spread the weight out and protect the springs.

    Or the other alternative is to buy a good quality open coil sprung mattress.

    If she is petit then you would be better off going for medium.
  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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    Cheers Tim. It's a double I need, no idea how far apart the slats are, bed's not arrived yet.

    Is there a big difference in comfort levels between pocket and open coil?
    Herman - MP for all! :)
  • Tim_Deegan
    Tim_Deegan Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    aliasojo wrote: »
    Cheers Tim. It's a double I need, no idea how far apart the slats are, bed's not arrived yet.

    Is there a big difference in comfort levels between pocket and open coil?

    Well with pocket sprung only mattresses you don't really want gaps of more than 1", which doesn't include many slatted beds.

    You can get some very good quality and comfortable open coil sprung mattresses. They don't give as good supporth though. However I would suggest a top of the range open coil sprung would be better than a bottom of the range pocket sprung as far as comfort goes.
  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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    I've just called the manufacturer to check as none of the stockists seemed to know. The distance between slats is apparently 9cm, which seems huge to me. I'm not fond of the idea of hardboard tbh, it would concern me that a solid sheeted board would cut down on air flow. I've just searched for pegboard and none of the builder's merchants or diy sheds near me stock it and it's not all that easy to find in single sheets online.

    Looks like I'm adapting the bed after all then. I'm not happy with that distance apart no matter what mattress I go for. Is there any reason why I can't simply insert extra slats in the 9cm spaces which in turn would narrow the distance between each slat? Is there a minimum slat width that should be taken into account?

    What a pain in the bum. Why dont bed frame manufacturers make beds with much smaller gaps so ANY kind of mattress can be used? Surely it cant be that much more expensive!
    With regards to open coil v's pocket sprung...how do I know what is top of the range or bottom of the range?

    An inflatable Ready Bed is looking good to me right now!
    Herman - MP for all! :)
  • Tim_Deegan
    Tim_Deegan Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    aliasojo wrote: »
    I've just called the manufacturer to check as none of the stockists seemed to know. The distance between slats is apparently 9cm, which seems huge to me. I'm not fond of the idea of hardboard tbh, it would concern me that a solid sheeted board would cut down on air flow. I've just searched for pegboard and none of the builder's merchants or diy sheds near me stock it and it's not all that easy to find in single sheets online.

    Pegboard isn't as widely available as it used to be. However you have to take into account that most divan bases actually have a top that is made from hardboard. So as long as the mattress has vents in the side, and doesn't contain loads of reflex foam, then ventilation shouldn't be an issue.
    aliasojo wrote: »
    Looks like I'm adapting the bed after all then. I'm not happy with that distance apart no matter what mattress I go for. Is there any reason why I can't simply insert extra slats in the 9cm spaces which in turn would narrow the distance between each slat? Is there a minimum slat width that should be taken into account?

    If they are 9cm apart, then they are probably standard slats rather than sprung slats. In which case you can just add extra slats. This is what I did. I just went to Wickes and bought a pack of planks of wood that were the right thickness, then cut them doewn to length.
    aliasojo wrote: »
    What a pain in the bum. Why dont bed frame manufacturers make beds with much smaller gaps so ANY kind of mattress can be used? Surely it cant be that much more expensive!

    Because bedstead manufacturers very rarely make mattresses. So they make them the traditional way, which comes from the days when almost all mattresses were open coil sprung.
    aliasojo wrote: »
    With regards to open coil v's pocket sprung...how do I know what is top of the range or bottom of the range?

    I'm afraid that's the difficult bit, as the retailers don't want you to know.
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