The Best Foundations or Base for a Latex or All Foam Mattress

[phoenix]

Hi tlh205,

I WISH I had found other DIY plans here because it was stupid hard to find some myself that didn’t involve building a platform bed with drawers, etc., from plywood. What I wanted was really simple - and in the age of Pinterest simple isn’t what pops up in a search.

I thought you had seen some of the suggestions in the first post in this topic which includes some links to DIY foundations and platform beds that you could use as a guideline.

It’s basically 12 horizontal slats that are 53" wide (full bed) resting on each side on 2" of antique bed frame. Two pieces of wood placed vertically under them are screwed together to really act as a bumper so nothing slides off the bed frame. The vertical slats do not provide support. The support is only from the 12 horizontal slats that rest on bed frame.

If the center support isn’t load bearing then with a 53" span and with the weight of a latex mattress I would tend to put at least one center support underneath it (and possibly two). There are some suggestions in post #12 here that may be helpful.

Alternatively you could make your slats into T-Slats like this to prevent any sagging over time…

Phoenix