Upgrading bed to sprung slats?

benjus

I bought a new wooden bed base recently to upgrade from an old metal bedstead. The bed base just came with basic wooden "planks" as slats, and I think it feels somewhat less springy than the old bedstead.

I was wondering if I should invest in sprung slats as an upgrade. I was looking at this website: http://www.bishopsbeds.co.uk/shop_products/view/individual-sprung-slats - does anyone have experience of this? How much difference is it likely to make, and how much do sprung slats from different suppliers vary in quality?

devildog

Some of our beds in the house have 'basic' slats and some have sprung slats and tbh I don't think it really makes that much( if any) difference. To my mind the sprung slats are nothing more than warped basic slats.

benjus

Interesting... I've read a few conflicting opinions around the internet.

The new mattress is being delivered in a couple of weeks, so I guess I'll see how comfortable it is with the new mattress before deciding whether or not to try changing the slats.

Pinkypants

How would you attach the sprung slats to your current bed frame?

Normally sprung slats "sit" into plastic cups which normally push into a metal fillet rail.

The slats will not vary that much in the give from different suppliers. But will be softer and act as a shock absorber compared to a solid slat.

benjus

Pinkypants wrote: »

How would you attach the sprung slats to your current bed frame?

Normally sprung slats "sit" into plastic cups which normally push into a metal fillet rail.

I was thinking of using these fixings: http://www.bishopsbeds.co.uk/shop_products/view/fixings-for-wood-or-metal-bed

Along the edges they would just butt up against the side of the bed and rest on the supports for the existing slats. Along the centre they would rest on the centre support with the lip of the plastic fixing against the side of the centre support. The slats on either side of the bed would be offset from each other so that they would overlap slightly around the centre support (i.e. each slat would reach slightly further than the centre of the bed).

Does that make sense? Are there any issues with it?

Pinkypants

Not so sure that would work, as you put weight onto the centre of the slat will the plastic cups rise upwards?

The cups really need to be fixed somehow, otherwise they will end up moving around and then finally heading to the floor.

Call Bishops and see if they have any solutions.

benjus

I'm pretty sure it is possible to do... if the separate slats don't work, Bishops have a product that is an entire slatted frame that just sits over a bed base.

I'm more interested in deciding if it's worth spending the money...