Just wondering are there any advantages on having a semi-flex box spring over semi-flex slats specially from IKEA Sultan Luroy/Lonset?
I ordered a low profile semi-flex box spring with my mattress and a metal bed frame, I wanted to get a upholstered headboard but I’m reading the headboard can be really wobbly and unstable (which reminds me of the time I had a headboard growing up in high school and it was also wobbly).
So I’m thinking of going back to plan A which is to get a IKEA Hemnes bed frame, properly reinforce it with center legs (2-3) and either get IKEA’s slats or put a low profile semi-flex box spring into the Hemnes bed frame which makes the overall setup too high (26-27") for my liking and would not allow me to get a Latex topper.
IKEA sells two slat systems one being the Luroy and the other is the Lonset both are semi-flex wooden slats but most importantly both would lower the overall height of my mattress setup by at least 2-4 inches over a low profile box spring in the same setup (in a Hemnes bed frame).
The Ikea slatted bed bases are flexible slat systems that have more flex than a semi-flex support system (such as this) which has very little flex at all. ADMIN NOTE:Removed 404 page link | Archived Footprint: Error 404: Not Found - L&P Bedding Group
A flexible slat system under a mattress can change the feel and response of the mattress compared to a rigid non flexing or semi-flex support system which can be either neutral (meaning you can’t feel the difference), detrimental, or beneficial depending on which combination is the best match for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences). A flexible slat foundation is an “active” part of a sleeping system just like any of the other layers or component in the mattress itself that compress or flexes under your weight but the only way to know whether it would be better or worse for you (or whether you could feel any difference) would be based on your own personal experience (you could compare your mattress with flexible slats underneath it to the same mattress on the floor to see how much effect the slats would have).
I felt the semi-flex boxes from Dreamstar, they seem to have some more flex (no a lot) when compared to the Legget & Platt system you showed me in the link (just by looks).
I would definitely prefer the semi-flex boxes from Dreamstar as my support but then I wouldn’t be able to get a Hemnes bed frame from IKEA and would have to go with low profile metal bed frame made by Malouf in combination with a headboard (which I can reinforce) which is not my preferred method for a complete bed frame.
Malouf’s low profile bed frame has plastic legs and can only take a maximum of 750 lbs when compared to Knickerbocker’s 7" bed frame which has metal legs and can take up to 1000 lbs, I don’t like the idea of a wobbly headboard and the mattress and box moving independently from each other over time with use.thus why I’m turning back to the IKEA bed frame idea but with a semi-flex box the mattress would be too high.
This was the main reason why I asked the question of this thread, otherwise the low profile semi-flex support box that comes with the Dreamstar mattress should be just fine, I’ll just have to work around the overall height of the bed.
While there may be a small amount of a different “feel” in semi-flex units, they are all designed to be, in effect, metal grid-network risers. The term semi-flex is a misnomer, as these units are meant to be rigid. There may be a little bit of flex initially, but that goes away pretty quickly as the unit settles in. A unit that would be more like the bowed slat network you referenced in feel would be the older torsion modular units that came about after actual coil box springs. These units are not used much these days, and the use of them would void most new mattress warranties.
The ultimate source of the proper type of foundation to be used with your mattress would be the manufacturer. There are some generalities in the article you referenced that would void your warranty on many mattresses, two-sided or not. I would not use that article as an overall reliable reference for your mattress, and I would also take issue with some of the other “advice” presented in that piece.
I’ll just add a “ditto” to Jeff’s comments.
You can see my comments about the Old Bed Guy and his website (and some of the very strange comments he makes) in this topic. There is “some” good information on his site and some information that is questionable at best and misleading, inaccurate, or deceptive at worst.
My mattress set arrives tomorrow morning with recommended semi-flex foundation support made by Dreamstar only in low profile as requested myself since I do not want my mattress set with bed frame any higher than 26" overall (including a 2" Latex topper possibly in the near future).
Edit:
The mattress set arrived today with low profile semi-flex box spring, I’m very pleased with Andy’s service and the quality of the mattress set thus far.
The mattress is thicker than I expected (not sure if I can still get a Latex topper), it measures 20" with a low profile box (5") and with either regular or low profile bed frame my whole bedding setup could potentially end up to be 25 - 27" high (without topper).
Even so, the mattress without topper feels every good for my sleeping positions and would probably feel even better when it breaks in properly with routine rotating and flipping of the mattress withiin a few months time.
