Most box springs sit on a metal bed frame.
Can you put a foam mattress on a regular box spring.
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Hi stan the good news is you can definitely use your box spring under your memory foam mattress.
You should never use a box spring with a memory foam mattress and an adjustable bed frame.
The mattress placed directly on the adjustable allows the mattress to move freely as you raise or lower the head or leg sections.
A good queen memory foam mattress will approach 100 pounds.
At leesa we have a foam mattress and a hybrid mattress option we do not recommend putting them on a box spring.
The reason is because memory foam mattresses are heavy.
This is because memory foam mattresses are naturally heavy.
If you get a good king size memory foam mattress it will way approximately 120 pounds.
A memory foam mattress on top of a regular mattress is a workable option.
Answer by rich silver.
Some other mattress companies like nectar suggest that you actually can use your existing box spring to support a foam mattress as long as it is supported by a metal bed frame like this.
Newer mattresses may simply need a solid metal frame to keep their solid shape and overall firm structure.
Box springs are designed to support innerspring mattresses and therefore can change the way your foam mattress feels.