A very common mattress question we get asked is regarding the necessity of a box spring for a memory foam mattress.
It's a great question, but in short, YES, you do need a box spring for your memory foam mattress. All foam mattresses need to have some type of solid surface or foundation.
What are my foundation options?
Three common options include a box spring, platform bed with solid surface, and a Bunkie board. A Bunkie board can go on a platform bed that has slat rolls on it because again you need a solid surface for that all foam mattress.
Do you have a platform bed with slat roll? Then, you need a Bunkie board!
If the mattress were to just sit on a slat roll, the weight on the sleep surface and the mattress going down into between the slats could void the manufacturer warranty on that mattress. Not only could it void the manufacturer warranty, it could damage the mattress.
Platform beds are designed to take the mattress only with no box spring/foundation. Depending on the manufacture of that platform bed will totally depend on whether or not you need a Bunkie board. You need to do a small amount of homework and determine if your platform bed has a solid surface or slat roll. Solid surface means that you do not need a Bunkie board for support. If it has slat rolls on the bed, do not put an all memory foam mattress on a slat roll. It would void the manufacturer warranty and it could damage the mattress or the sleep surface.
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