Dave wrote:
Most beds I see these days (cheaper ones anyway) have wood slats to support the
matress.
There used to be a type which was a kind of trampoline/net thing
supported in the frame. Are these still available from somewhere?

I've never seen the point in these. They only allow the bed to sag in
such a way as to negate any advantage of the modern pocket sprung
mattress.
I see a lot of the sprung bases at the local tip. Not seen them in the
shops.

Actually I have an oak wooden frame I'd like to fit with such base - but I
suppose (if available at all) are fixed sizes(?)

Could you use elastic strapping instead ? If you weave it at
right-angles, that might do.

Simon.

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Dave wrote:
Most beds I see these days (cheaper ones anyway) have wood slats to
support the
matress.
There used to be a type which was a kind of trampoline/net thing
supported in the frame. Are these still available from somewhere?

I've never seen the point in these. They only allow the bed to sag in
such a way as to negate any advantage of the modern pocket sprung
mattress.
I see a lot of the sprung bases at the local tip. Not seen them in the
shops.

Actually I have an oak wooden frame I'd like to fit with such base - but
I
suppose (if available at all) are fixed sizes(?)

Could you use elastic strapping instead ? If you weave it at
right-angles, that might do.

Simon.

Ah - just thought - a rope bed :-)

The secret is to make it of short lengths of rope rather than one long one,
then you can tighten them individually.

Sleep tight ...

Mary