# Buying a Box Spring **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 26, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-box-spring/620039 "2012-04-26T17:42:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-box-spring/620039/1 "2012-04-26T17:42:03Z")
So my spare bedroom is getting a mattress upgrade. Sort of. I’m tossing out the decades old full-sized mattress and box, and putting in my only 1 decade old queen mattress. The problem is that I can’t fit a queen-sized box up the stairs. I had to get mine up by going through the window. Now, I can do that again if I have to, but I’d rather just get a split box so I can just walk it (them) up. Where’s the best place to purchase box springs, especially one likely to have a split queen sized box? Just your typical American Mattress found in every strip mall in the nation, or does it need to be more specialized? ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-box-spring/620039/2 "2012-04-26T17:45:53Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > So my spare bedroom is getting a mattress upgrade. Sort of. I’m tossing out the decades old full-sized mattress and box, and putting in my only 1 decade old queen mattress. > > The problem is that I can’t fit a queen-sized box up the stairs. I had to get mine up by going through the window. Now, I can do that again if I have to, but I’d rather just get a split box so I can just walk it (them) up. > > Where’s the best place to purchase box springs, especially one likely to have a split queen sized box? Just your typical American Mattress found in every strip mall in the nation, or does it need to be more specialized? We bought a split queen box spring when we moved to Pittsburgh, for the same reason you’re getting one. I don’t remember where we ended up buying it, but I don’t remember us having much trouble finding a mattress store that sold them. Maybe a store somewhere where there are a lot of older houses would be a good bet? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-box-spring/620039/3 "2012-04-26T17:54:03Z")
Thanks - any chance you remember how much you paid? I hate to spend much money on a box I’m not going to sleep on. (Though I guess I could put it under my bed…) ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-box-spring/620039/4 "2012-04-26T17:56:43Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Thanks - any chance you remember how much you paid? I hate to spend much money on a box I’m not going to sleep on. > > (Though I guess I could put it under my bed…) Sorry, no, it was five years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-box-spring/620039/5 "2012-04-26T18:30:53Z")
Buy a bed platform instead. I’m using [this one](http://www.walmart.com/ip/Smart-Base-Bed-Frame-Queen-King/10924588) from Walmart (it’s a queen by default, & expandable to a king). It’s $110 online right now (free shipping site-to-store!), which is cheaper than what I paid for it a year ago. It’s really easy to put together and no tools required, just a bunch of wing nuts to twist. The box is quite small.