MDF boards on slatted base
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Hello Mike,, We recently brought a king size bed frame with sprung slats (spine in the middle). We shipped our mattress from another part of the world where it's common to use MDFs for base, rather than slats. Our mattress is a 10cm thick latex (was told it's purely latex, no other component), and we find that it's is not supportive enough for us the mattress when put on top of sprung slats, I feel it is too bouncy almost. What would you suggest us to do?
Would placing an MDF on the sprung slats solve the problem?
I was told that sprung slats increase comfort and ventilation for the mattress. Would placing an MDF on top of them defeat this purpose?
Many thanks for taking time to reply. Diane
Hi Diane,
We would always recommend placing some form of barrier between a mattress and slats, particularly with Latex mattresses to avoid the gaps in the slats creating ridges on the mattress and the mattress slipping into the spaces between the slats.
Placing MDF on the slats would firm up the mattress although you will still retain a spring effect with the MDF pushing down on the slats and it would eliminate the ridge created by the central spine.
I trust that this helps, if you require any further assistance please call the office on 0161 437 4419
Kind Regards Gary
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