Hello - before I put my question may I say how helpful your website is. We have a metal slatted kingsize bed. The slats are at least 4 inches apart and obviously rigid (being made of metal). Our current pocket sprung mattress was a cheap, poor quality one but has only just lasted for about 10 years and is now indented with our body shapes and supremely uncomfortable!

We've just bought an Elixir Tempur mattress (memoryfoam and pocket springs). Do you think we'd be better off putting a sheet of plyboard (perforated perhaps???) below the mattress and, if so, should we cover it in a blanket for extra protection?

Or should we just put an old duvet between the slats and the new mattress?

We'd really appreciate your help with this!

The Elixir mattress was very expensive so we'd like to look after it and keep it going as long as possible!!

Jennie .