Putting A Regular Mattress On A Futon Frame

With a regular twin mattress the futon must always remain as a bed.

Putting a regular mattress on a futon frame.

Since i get a lot of visitors i actually have a futon in my living room and keep a rolled up memory foam mattress topper under it. The futon may also need some additional support to. These mattress are overwhelming uneven and turned out to be extremely hard after a period of time. When someone stays i lay the futon flat put the foam topper on it then make the bed.

If you are only using your futon as a bed you can put any mattress on it. It will fall right through a standard bed frame. If you wanted to build a platform to put on the standard bed frame or just buy a standard box spring and put the futon mattress on top of that that would work fine. A solid plywood base placed over a few wooden slats works best.

The usual purpose of a futon is to provide a single piece of inexpensive furniture with a cushion that can be used for both sitting and sleeping. Using a twin mattress on a metal framed futon is simply a matter of opening the futon and putting the mattress and box spring down but a wooden futon frame may need reinforcement to take the. The main problem with using a regular mattress is that the futon will not be able to fold into sofa size. They either are too heavy to be used on a futon or have a large slab of soy foam or latex so they will not bend as easily.

Using a traditional mattress with a futon frame is a simple process. You must create an almost solid base for the futon mattress to rest upon. A standard box spring can be placed on just three or four boards placed across the bed frame. But a futon is more flexible.

Mattresses that have been specifically designed for every night sleep on a platform bed frame for maximum comfort and will not bend on a futon sofa bed these mattresses are designed to be used on platform bed frames as traditional mattresses. Mattresses do not fold unl. People say it s more comf. It won t work out right because a futon mattress is too flexible.