Plywood Under Memory Foam Mattress
One memory foam manufacturer says that if you want to add a plywood base on top of your metal frame or existing box spring that you put 1 holes.
Plywood under memory foam mattress. Most foam mattress manufacturers recommend that you have wooden slats or a metal foundation that allows your mattress to breath and eliminate any water or sweat that might get into the mattress pad. Any solid uniform bottom will work with that type of foam core. Memory foam material is self ventilating and therefore have cells that are open and breathable. For a memory foam mattress yes.
If you do not want to throw out your box spring just yet adding a few layers of plywood will make your box spring firmer. Yes plywood can be used under a box spring. Brian anderson author from united states on january 07 2017. Can i use plywood under a box spring.
Most people prefer a firm mattress and rightly so. Ditch your uncomfortable mattress for nectar s memory foam mattress with a lifetime warranty. I have a metal bed frame. There are many ways to make your mattress firmer.
If your mattress has no box spring as support for instance a foam or latex mattress designed for use without the box springs or on a platform bed designed for just a mattress plywood comes to. Since i can t fit one large sheet of plywood even cut to size up the stairs can i cut the plywood into halves or thirds and still have it be effective. Susan on december 04 2016. Using plywood board between the mattress and the bed frame can provide the additional support you need.
Knowing that boxsprings are a no no for memory foam many have said to place a 3 4 piece of plywood underneath the mattress. Plywood thinner than 3 4 inch should not be used as it will not be strong enough to hold the weight of a bed mattress and a person lying down. The plywood can be exactly 3 4 inch thick but ideally it should be thicker. The thickness requirements for plywood vary depending on the type of mattress.
You will definitely need a strong support if your mattress is foam or latex. You could put plywood on a regular set of box springs if need be but you just do not want your memory foam to sag as it would do on a bad set of box springs. Though they are not technically box springs they have no springs they are a simple box with a hard surface they are not soft.