Hi jedinat,
If you do decide to create your own platform bed, fell free to post a description and photos back here in the foundation thread. I’ll be interested to learn how it all turned out.
Phoenix
Hello,
I’m looking for a new mattress and have been reading this site for several weeks. I’m very interested in ordering a mattress online because I’m moving and don’t have much time to spend in showrooms. Brooklyn Bedding BME seems like a great mattress and I love that they have a really firm offering, because I prefer firm mattresses.
However, I have acid reflux and need a tilted foundation. Maybe I’ve missed it, but I don’t see anything on the forums about how foam mattresses deal with tilted foundations. Does poor edge support means that the kind of tilted frames I use with an innerspring mattress won’t work, but what about slatted foundations? Could I cover the tilted foundation in some kind of cloth to make a foam mattress stick? Are there any resources here about that, or should I make a new thread for it?
I’ve only slept on cheap mattresses so far, and while I know that I prefer firm mattresses that don’t trap me in them I also know that I need better pressure point relief with my new mattress. I’m also noise sensitive. So foam or latex seems like a really good fit, but not if I have to buy an expensive adjustable foundation.
Hi O_D_O,
Most of the “simplified choice” and polyfoam core mattresses are flexible and will work on adjustable bed bases or foundations using wedges for head elevation. I’m not completely clear with what you mean as far as a “tilted foundation”. Perhaps you could provide a link or photo of exactly what you’re referencing? That way I can be sure to be as accurate as possible in my replies.
Thanks!
Phoenix
Can anyone explain the difference between these two foundations. They are made by the same company, they look the same, but one is about $70 cheaper. It says “same except matching cover” but the covers look the same. Am I missing something? Thanks!
“www.usboxspring.com/wood.htm Wooden slatted version with a high quality organic cover with slats that are 2.75” apart in both low (5.5") and regular (9") profile and an organic cotton cover.
www.sleepez.com/foundations.htm (2.75" gaps). Same as the previous US Box Spring version except product has matching cover to mattress."
Thanks for the quick response, Phoenix!
I mean that the whole mattress is slanted, from head to foot. It’s probably hard to picture if you haven’t used one. Some examples: Amazon.com or this one: http://www.sleephealthy.com/sleepshop/bedsup_insert.shtml
You can see how the frame has triangular sides so that the mattress is one long slope.
I’ve seen similar ones that are foundations (ex, https://www.texasmattressmakers.com/acid-reflux-foundation/) that might work on a foam mattress? But I’m having a hard time finding anyone who’s used them for a latex or foam mattress.
Potential issues I can see:
- The angle might cause the mattress to slowly compress from head to foot
- I might have more sliding issues than with my current setup
- or poor edge support might mean that I have to get just the right footboard so that the whole bottom edge of the mattress stays in alignment
And naturally there could be something else I haven’t thought of that would cause an inclined foundation to not work with a foam mattress.
I’m really interested in hearing from someone who’s done this with a foam mattress. If that’s not possible than hopefully there’s someone around who has experience with foam mattresses and can make some educated guesses to at least get me started on figuring this out?
Thank you,
O D
Hi Callie 123,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! 
There may be differences at times between the covers that each company offers, but the foundations are the same (US Box Spring supplies for SleepEZ). I know it’s been asked about before, and I believe if it is more convenient for you to order through SleepEZ that they’ve offered to match the US Box Spring price, but you have to phone their showroom 480-966-9282 for that.
Phoenix
Hi O_D_O,
The BedsUp elevation system has been discussed here previously on the forum. Thanks for clarifying what you meant. 
You wouldn’t have an issue using a foundation on top of a system like this and then placing an innerspring, hybrid, memory foam or latex mattress on top of the foundation. The issue you may run into would be the coefficient of friction between the foundation and the mattress and how well this would hold the mattress in place. This would be determined by the nonskid material used on the top of the foundation you have and the bottom of the mattress you choose, the angle of elevation, as well as the weight of the mattress chosen (heavier will tend to stay in place a bit better with a good nonskid material).
Systems like this have been used by forum members with good success. It is a nice alternative to people who don’t need the adjustability of a power foundation and can be used with mattresses that are not “adjustable bed friendly”.
Phoenix
Hey O_D_O:
I’ve had customers use all kinds of mattresses with the Beds Up system and I’ve never had one complain whether their mattress was foam, innerspring or latex on top of their semi-flex or torsion modular boxes. The only issue would have been with some older two-sided mattresses that had some quite “slippery” damask ticks that slid all over the place. Hope that helps.
Jeff Scheuer
Mattress To Go
Hi Phoenix,
Great! Do you have suggestions for non-skid materials I should look for?
Thanks,
O D
Thank you so much for the quick reply. This website has been a wonderful resource. Haven’t bought a new mattress/bed in so many years that it’s a challenge to figure out what is best to buy
Hi Callie123,
Be sure to check out the Five Steps to Buying a New Mattress and the posts it links to here to assist you in your mattress shopping experience.
Phoenix
Hi O_D_O,
No, there are no specific non-woven suppliers with specific “brand names” of the material used on the underside of mattresses that I could recommend, and in general you won’t tend to have an issue with this if you didn’t have an issue with your innerspring mattress if it was adjusted to the same angle you’d be using for your new mattress.
If you do end up having an issue or adjusting the angle up higher, there are various after-market products that assist with increasing the friction between a mattress and foundation.
Phoenix
I am looking for a suggestion for a LOW profile foundation for a foam mattress. My current box spring foundation is good at only 5" high, but I understand it is not suitable for a foam mattress. (I have a small, older dog who can get up onto whatever bed I have with a ramp, but I can’t control where he may choose to jump off to the ground, and the vet has advised me to try to minimize those kinds of jumps as they are hard on his legs/back, so I am looking to keep the mattress as close as possible to the floor.) Brooklyn Bedding has one that’s 6.5" high, can anyone suggest anything smaller than that? (I’d have even just put the mattress on the floor, but as I understand it, that isn’t good for the mattress.) p.s. – king size.
Hi anotherscott,
There are quite a few links to foundation manufacturers listed in the KD section of post #1 here, any many offer a low profile 5" or so foundation appropriate for latex or foam mattresses. The first manufacturer, listed, US Box Spring, is quite popular.
Phoenix
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Thanks, I checked those links and there were some possibilities, but I have since found this one, which is only 1.6" high!
www.amazon.com/Zinus-Assembly-Bunkie-Mattress-Foundation/dp/B0725GYC81/
The same company also has some 4" and 5" units… wood, metal, no-assembly options… but in this case my priority was lowest height, so unless someone tells me there’s something undesirable about this 1.6" model, I think that’s what I’ll get. My intent is to put it right on the floor, and the mattress directly on top of it (i.e. no bed frame).
Hi anotherscott,
I apologize, I thought that you were asking about something similar to your old 5" foundation, otherwise I would have referenced you toward a simple bunkie board or slatted insert.
My only concern with the model you mentioned is that while the spacing is approximately 5" between slats, the slats are quite narrow and the mattress doesn’t have as much of the bottom surface in contact with the support structure, as it would with a slatted base using 3" or 4" wide slats. If you do order this base, just keep on eye on how your mattress performs and make sure that the bottom foam support base doesn’t being to sink in too deeply in between the slat support network of this base.
Your pup should be happy now!
Phoenix
Yeah, I didn’t ask about bases that were this small, because I didn’t know they existed. And I had never even heard of a “bunkie board” before.
Good point about your concern, though I emailed the link to Brooklyn Bedding and they said that it would be okay. (I decided to go with their bed, btw. Fingers crossed…)
Hi anotherscott,
No worries, just wanted to make sure I’m providing you the most accurate information I can.
Excellent job checking with Brooklyn Bedding, as that is always the final determiner of warranty applicability and foundation appropriateness. And congratulations on your new mattress! :cheer:
Phoenix
Hi !
I have ordered a Zinus SmartBase bed frame for my upcoming all-foam mattress to replace my particle board platform. I have received the frame today, and now that I can inspect it, it does not seem that sturdy. The gaps between the wires are quite large and the wires themselves are very thin. I could bend them with my hand (and I’m pretty far from being a strongman).
I am now wondering if I should return the Zinus and keep my particle board platform. I took pictures to show what it looks like : https://imgur.com/a/1s7VF
Is this sturdy enough for an all-latex mattress ?
Hi IWannaMeetSandman,
That does seem to be a quite sturdy particle board base, and my only concern would be over time if some sag would develop on each side (left and right) as there doesn’t seem to be any side to side cross members and I can’t determine the thickness of the particle board itself. But that is something you could always monitor.
Phoenix