Hi June,

Thanks for getting in touch asking about sprung slat bases and mattress suitability.

The quick answer is that any quality mattress should be suitable to go on top of a sprung slatted base. However, there are a few things you need to consider.

The first thing is to make sure that the gaps between the slats are no more than 2 inches apart. This is because a wider gap can cause settlement issues and dips in your mattress over time. This is because these wider gaps cause the mattress to bulge between them after a period. The best way to address this is to use some thin MDF or plyboard to stop this. It sounds like the cover on top is partly addressing this. A old duvet cover on top of slats can help prevent slats from nipping and snagging a mattress.

The other thing to bear in mind is that a slatted base will always feel firmer than a sprung edge divan base. So will make a mattress feel slightly firmer than if it was on a pocket sprung base. Most pocket sprung bases are paired with high-end models, and lower entry-level models are nearly always designed for a platform top divan or slatted base.

The Origins Pocket 1500 would be fine on this base based on the above and would give you a medium feel in the top upholstery layer. There's some more detail below about the mattress.

Origins Pocket 1500 Mattress

1: 300GSM WOOL

2: 750GSM VERY SOFT POLYESTER

3: 500GSM POLYESTER PAD

4: ONE INCH FOAM INSULATOR LAYER

5: 1500 SPUN BOND POCKET SPRINGS

TOTAL 1550GSM

DEPTH 30-33CM

We hope that helps and gives you further mattress buying guidance. If you have any more mattress related questions please get back in touch on info@localhost or 0161 437 4419.

Sleep well
John & Ryan