For beds and adjustable bases we recommend rubber caster cups to place underneath each bed leg.
Sleepnumber using old box spring on the floor.
We recommend a solid surface platform bed or slats no more than 2 inches apart.
If the slats on your bed frame are further than 2 inches apart we recommend laying a bunkie board inside your bed frame to create a solid surface for your sleep number mattress.
Hi george i urge you to replace the box spring regardless especially if what you have is 7 10 years old or older.
But you most likely have one or some other support feature under your mattress.
Do you have hardwood floors.
Unless you ve recently purchased a bed you probably haven t been thinking a lot about box springs.
Box springs once had metal springs inside to absorb shock but today s box springs are more often made from wood or metal and consist of a hard sturdy box that sits under the mattress and supports it.
You don t have to follow any rules in the bedroom except your own so it s as ok to leave your box spring and mattress on the floor as it is to mount your bedding into a conventional bed frame.
If you have antique or custom furniture we want to make sure that your new bed will fit.
The sleep number mattress would come with a firm non yielding flat platform so if you do decide to use your current box spring you need to inspect it to be certain it s flat across with no soft flexible areas.
So why exactly can t you use your old box spring.
Using an existing frame.