When to Replace a Boxspring?

Reasons for Using a Box Spring

• There is always the option of just buying a mattress without an accompanying box spring, and if you're young, healthy and able to sleep anywhere, then this might be enough for you. A well-matched box spring and mattress, however, work together to give a much better sleeping experience than what you would receive from a mattress by itself.

  In addition to more comfortable sleep, box springs also receive most of the wear and tear that would otherwise be experienced by the mattress over its lifetime. Thus, it prolongs the lifespan of your mattress. Also, be sure to match your mattress to your box spring. If this is not done, the box spring will have the opposite effect, shortening your bed's functional life.

Reasons to Replace a Box Spring

• There are three main functions a box spring serves, and you should consider replacing it if it no longer fulfills any of these purposes. A box spring most obviously serves to raise the height of the mattress, making it more convenient to get in and out of bed. Therefore, if your box spring is collapsing, it's a clear sign that you should be replacing it soon.

  A box spring also absorbs a lot of the shock caused by a body clambering or jumping onto the mattress. This is how it lengthens the lifespan of a mattress because the mattress springs don't have to absorb all the shock of people sleeping or moving about on top of it. When the springs in your box spring stop being springy and no longer absorb movement as well, it's a sign to replace it.

  Finally, and less crucially, a box spring creates a perfectly flat and firm structure for a mattress to sit on, giving you a good night's sleep with no fear of rolling off because the mattress is on an incline. If your box spring ever begins to bow or buckle, replace it as soon as possible. Otherwise, there's a distinct possibility that one night it could give way entirely and break while you're asleep.

  Flexible box springs, as a rule, should be replaced at least every seven years. This is because the spring coils in the box spring are almost guaranteed to have worn out by this time. In general, replace your box spring when you replace your mattress. Do this because ill-matched box springs and mattresses make for uncomfortable nights.