Mattress for slatted base - any recommendations?

kev_pecker

I went through the pain of trying to get a new mattress 6 months ago, it was so difficult to choose. I found a lot of good info here, they certainly seem to know their stuff. I thought the mattresses they sold were a little pricey though.

I'm 10.5 stone and my wife is 9, we went for the Millbrook Temptation 2000 with a medium firmness and are very pleased with our choice, we got it for £575 so a smaller budget than yours.

Once you find the one you want it's definitely worth emailing retailers that sell it to see if they will give a discount, I got 10% off doing it.

bpk101

sniggings wrote: »

If I had that kind of money for a bed, I sure wouldn't buy one I would have concerns about.

That money has been long saved for just this occasion ... after 20 years of renting in London, and never having bought my own mattress(!) it's probably the most important item of our (first) house shopping list... but i'm still concerned about getting the choice right, especially at that price.

All said and done, after trying out more models we decided on the Vi-Spring Elegance Bed Stead mattress, £1800 but will - with good care - have 10+ years in it i hope.

The model we tried in the shop was on sprung slats so we might upgrade our fixed flat slats on the bed to sprung... it did feel good.

sniggings

bpk101 wrote: »

That money has been long saved for just this occasion ... after 20 years of renting in London, and never having bought my own mattress(!) it's probably the most important item of our (first) house shopping list... but i'm still concerned about getting the choice right, especially at that price.

All said and done, after trying out more models we decided on the Vi-Spring Elegance Bed Stead mattress, £1800 but will - with good care - have 10+ years in it i hope.

The model we tried in the shop was on sprung slats so we might upgrade our fixed flat slats on the bed to sprung... it did feel good.

that's the point I'm making, get the base you have no concerns about.

Spending the kind of money you are, you shouldn't have to worry about feeling slats, and altering the base.

I wasn't making a comment on the cost, in as far as justifying the expensive, good on you for getting what you want...just wish I could do the same .

Buy quality the first time round is the way to go.

littlerock

We have a Dunlopillo mattress on a slated sprung wooden base. Works very well.

boliston

I recently brought a latex mattress and would now never go back to a sprung or foam mattress again! Latex is a 100% natural product so no risk to allergy sufferers but not cheap. The manufacturer is Abaca based in south wales and I'm very happy with the mattress after 3 months use http://abacaorganic.co.uk/mattresses/latex-mattresses/ramsey-medium
I'd check the slat spacing is not too wide as some bases have big gaps - about 5cm gap between slats seem the optimum for support vs ventillation.

cepheus

I've heard that certain types of foam mattresses can be very warm, has anyone else found this? With me warmth increases itching although I've never isolated the problem. They suggest here that latex foam is the best solution

http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Does-memory-foam-make-you-too-hot-in-bed-/10000000004680582/g.html

Gosh going on a grand for a mattress? I could hire someone to come round and scratch me for that!

boliston

cepheus wrote: »

I've heard that certain types of foam mattresses can be very warm, has anyone else found this? With me warmth increases itching although I've never isolated the problem. They suggest here that latex foam is the best solution

http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Does-memory-foam-make-you-too-hot-in-bed-/10000000004680582/g.html

Gosh going on a grand for a mattress? I could hire someone to come round and scratch me for that!

When you consider that you spend about 8 hours a day on a quality mattress which could last anything up to 20 years that works out at less than 15p per night!

pendragon_arther

Ruski wrote: »

Cover your slatted base with a piece of 12 or 18mm ply/mdf (cut to size) if you feel you need a 'solid' base on which to put your mattress.


HTH


Russ

We used large folded cardboard boxes.

dander

I wouldn't worry too much about the slatted base on your bed - slatted bases are more common than any other type these days, and the slats in your link look normally spaced to me, not unusually wide. I don't think you need to get anything specific in your mattress to handle that. Just focus on choosing the mattress that feels most comfortable to you. Personally I agree with others here that there's no real advantage to memory foam - I've got it on my mattress and it honestly feels no different to any other mattress. Definitely not something I'd pay extra for.