When you purchases a bunk bed, you must also consider which mattress to purchase for that bunk bed. People often consider the mattress to be an afterthought in the purchasing of bunk bed, but the mattress must be compatible with the bunk bed frame. If the mattress is more thick than the bunk bed, the mattress will reduce the height of the guardrail that surround the bunk bed.
A bunk bed mattress that is too thick for the bunk bed will reduce the height of the guardrail, increasing the risks of young sleepers falling off of the bunk bed. Thus, you must calculated the thickness of the mattress for a bunk bed prior to purchasing the bunk bed mattress. The thickness of the mattress will determine the amount of guardrail that will remain on the bunk bed.
How to Choose a Mattress for a Bunk Bed
To calculate the amount of guardrail that will remain on the bunk bed once the sleeper sleep on the mattress, you must subtract the thickness of the mattress from the total height of the guardrail. If the selected mattress is very thick, then there will be very little guardrail remaining on the bunk bed. If a topper is purchased for the mattress, the thickness of the mattress will increases.
Reducing the height of the guardrail that surrounds the bunk bed. In addition to the thickness of the mattress, you must also measure the dimensions of the bunk bed frame. Mattresses comes in a variety of sizes.
Many bunk beds follow European sizing standards for their mattresses, but many other follow different standards in the United States. If the mattress is too long for the bunk bed frame, the mattress may bunch at the headboard of the bunk bed. If the mattress is too narrow for the bunk bed frame, there may be a gap between the mattress and the bunk bed frame.
Thus, to ensure that the mattress is of the proper size for the bunk bed frame, the interior dimensions of the bunk bed frame should of been measured prior to purchasing the mattress. The weight of the mattress for the bunk bed is another factor to consider. The weight of the mattress will impact the bunk bed frame.
If a heavy hybrid mattress or innerspring mattress is use, it may be difficult to move the mattress to the top bunk bed. A foam mattress, by contrast, is a lightweight option for bunk bed. Thus, a foam mattress may be a better option for the sleeper that must maneuver the mattress to the top bunk bed.
The support system for the bunk bed mattress must also be able to support the mattress. Most bunk beds uses slats as support systems for the sleepers mattresses. If the slats are too far apart from each other, however, the mattress may sag beneath the sleepers.
Some people use a bunkie board to provide even support for the mattress. The use of a bunkie board, however, will add to the total height of the mattress. Thus, any individual that use a bunkie board must take into account the impact that the added height of the bunkie board will have on the total height of the guardrail.
Finally, each bunk bed frame has a weight limit. The weight limit includes the weight of the sleepers that will lie upon the bunk bed and the weight of the mattress. If a very heavy mattress is chosen for the bunk bed, for instance, it will use some of the weight limit of the frame for the bunk bed.
Additionally, many bunk bed safety standards requires that children under the age of six years sleeps on the bottom bunk bed of the bunk bed system. Thus, you should checked the weight limits of the bunk bed frame and the mattress prior to use. Additionally, the guardrail surrounding the bunk bed should also be measured after you have placed the mattress upon the bunk bed frame, since some mattresses, like those containing memory foam, may compress over time.
