Box Springs

[JoeyGee]

I need to get a couple box springs for some twin beds. Is there any reason I can't just make them? I can't see anything special about them. I figure just a tortion box, with 1/4" ply on both sides. I'm talking about the ones without springs, so maybe it's ot really a box spring .

I haven't priced them, so I don't know if it's worth it or not.

[TheRic]

I need to get a couple box springs for some twin beds. Is there any reason I can't just make them? I can't see anything special about them. I figure just a tortion box, with 1/4" ply on both sides. I'm talking about the ones without springs, so maybe it's ot really a box spring .

I haven't priced them, so I don't know if it's worth it or not.

Are you talking about a frame for a twin bed?

I remember having bunk beds, there was a mattress that sat on a piece of plywood with a little cushion / padding on one side and covered in cloth.

[OpaDC]

Torsion box for a bed, OUCH! Pressure points through the mattress sounds like insomnia in the making. Suggest platform bed if looking for something nice otherwise box springs with cheap metal frames.

[Knottscott]

The quality and style of the mattress and the weight of the person using the bed might come into play a bit....a kid should have no trouble...big teen/adult, hard to say. I think you could probably build one but I'd use Ric's suggestion to use a pad.

Are you buying new mattresses too? We recently needed a twin mattress for a bunk bed. I actually found a surprisingly good mattresses at Ollie's Bargain Outlet...the mattress was priced @ $140 as an individual piece, the box spring @ $90, but as a set it was priced at $160 for both....for $20 I grabbed the box spring and upgraded one of the other kid's beds while we were at it....now it makes a suitable guest bed for an adult.