I need some help!
It's time to buy a new mattress. Hubby and I are in disagreement about the need for a new box spring to go along with the mattress. (Box spring is 20 years old and mattress is 7 years old). I think it's time for both. He is trying to save a few bucks. I have done my due diligence by researching online and checking with Consumer Reports. There is no hard and fast rule about this that I can find. Here are a few points we are considering...
1. Inspect the condition of the box spring for rips, tears, lack of firmness etc. Will do tonight!!
2. Mattress sellers recommend purchasing these in pairs...seems to be financially motivated, i.e. more sales.
3. Risk of voiding manufacturers warranty...okay, I get that, but who really returns their mattress?
4. Old box spring could decrease the life of the new mattress. I think this was the case with our current mattress. Hard to convince hubby of this.
I need your opinions and advice. How can I convince hubby that a box spring is necessary?
Note: I sleep in this bed a lot more often due to hubby's snoring. That is an entirely different post.
ADD: Our master has a fabulous and comfy king. This is for the guest room.
NO!! Do not try and save a few bucks!! BUY BOTH!!!
The life span of a box spring is usually 15 years. You are on borrowed time.
Buy BOTH...don't skimp on money here.
Absolutely need both!!!!
I agree to buy both. Each time I've bought a mattress, I've bought the box spring because when I look at the old one it looks the worse for wear. Because the salesman didn't try to convince me I felt it was my choice.
You have all the info. If this isn't enough then I don't know how you'd convince your husband.
I know you didn't ask but I suggest that your husband needs to get a sleep evaluation. I just finished with one. The key to suspecting sleep apnea, which is detrimental to our health is whether or not the person stops breathing for a few seconds. If so, then it's time for further evaluation.
A mattress set is a system. They are built to work together. A Sealy box spring will not work as well or be as comfortable with a Simmons or Serta mattress. It is called a sleep system.
Most stores will throw in a new frame when you buy a mattress set and the frame is also part of the sleep system. When a frame is old it does not support a mattress a box spring and causes them to wear out faster.
You a right there are no hard and fast rule on it but the lifetime of one of these things is more like 15 years with the matteress being 1/3 to half that. The rule I have always heard is it should last at maximum two matresses.
Also a bad box spring will up your medical bills. Ask your husband if he would rather pay 100 a month for a chiropractor for your back for 10 years or 1000 on a box spring. Thatis really what you are looking at!
Both.. They will last longer..
FYI after years of coughing, sore throats, and snoring.. I will be getting a CPAP machine tomorrow.
The sleep study showed I only have 1 session of dream sleep a night. We are supposed to have at LEAST 15... When I went for the second session, using a CPAP. I went into deep sleep 18 times and when I woke up that morning, I was so refreshed and awake.. It is going to change my life.
Tell your husband he needs to go and be tested.... He AND you, do not have to live like this.
I'd TOTALLY skip the queen and go king. You'll THANK me later!
hey, one of the smartest things we ever did: my DH built a wooden brace to go under our queen-size frame. It truly saved our queen mattress! No sagging issues allowed!
I'd splurge and buy both. You want the best possible sleep, the best support for your back, etc. 20 years old is quite old. I think it's about time.My husband would agree. We've gotten new mattresses and got box springs too - and our box springs was only 8 years old.
I have never had to replace a mattress after seven years and I always replace the box spring with the mattress. When you consider it is the mattress and not the box spring that is expensive it makes no sense to save money by sacrificing the more expensive part.
That would be like sacrificing the life of a TV to save money on the DVD player.
You need a new boxspring to go with that new mattress. Specially if you are the one sleeping on it. If he won't do it, make him sleep in there when he snores. Its not fair for you to have to move since is making all the noise.
Our new mattress came with a box spring and so did my daughter's. I just assumed that's how they came.
I don't even think they sell them separately, right? Don't you pay the same price whether you want a new box spring or not? May as well get the new one.
