How well does the mattress stay on the frame while in the sofa position?
623877
My son never uses this in a the sofa position, but he says with his type of mattress, it probably would slip/overhang the bottom some, with nothing to stop it. He uses the thicker/firmer type futon mattress.... In the flat position, we give it 5*'s though.... nice and solid!!
623878
It stays on very well. I had an older 8" futon mattress (size = full) that stays on there great. I particularly like leaving it in the most reclined position which does not seem too reclined really. The front is angled up enough that your butt does not cause the mattress to start sliding off. Plus the wooden grooves sort of prevent it from moving. Unless you have a thin rigid mattress with a smooth cover, it should not slide off. I would think a very thick mattress and a thicker, high quality mattress cover would work especially great on this frame. The frame is very strong too.
623879
To be honest, the mattress that I have doesn't stay very well in sofa position. I have an older futon mattress (circa 2002)...so perhaps they've come out with mattresses that don't slide anymore? Ours has been in our storage area for the past 2 years now, serving as an area that holds my kids outgrown clothes, lol. So I don't use it much anymore. Hope this helps.
623880
It stays in place pretty well. It does start to come down after a few weeks of sitting on it everyday and its not really noticeable, like maybe an inch or two? But I pull it back up just to even it out when I clean up.
623881
I would say that it totally depends on the mattress. My futon cushion is actually 2 of the Wal-mart cushions from their (crappy) store brand futons, and while it doesn't slide off, it does "bunch" at the hinge in the center. I've compensated for that by hooking the full fitted sheet I use as a cover over the corners of the wooden frame and it's not a big problem.
41158
I'm not sure but I read a review that said put the futon in the sofa position then put the mattress on it and leave it in that position for a while?!
1250847
We used this mattress with an existing bed frame from Ikea and it holds it up well. No issue with the wood slatted bed frame; however if the slats are too far apart, it might be an issue.
2266161
My wife and I have had our mattresses for over a year and are well satisfied. I have to sleep with my head elevated and the constant up and down action hasn't caused any deformation. I find mine to be very comfortable, but my wife would like to have hers a bit harder.
1253905
You can place the mattress right on top. Mine is still holding steady!!! still love it
872401
I'm guessing here as I haven't tried it- I bet it would be fine when laid flat on frame as a bed- if there's enough support. But it wouldn't be able to sit up by itself as a couch when bed is flipped up, would be too floppy I think. That said, we have pulled it off the sofa fold out before and put it next to the kids bed in bedroom on floor for sleepovers- it really is quite comfortable even if only a few inches thick.
335191
No it doesn't slip once put into the couch position. I have both a wood and metal futon and haven't had a problem. Both my kids jump and play around on them and they don't budge. The metal and wood futons fold differently, and when I'm folding the wood futon into couch position it slips slightly when lifted (not a big deal at all) and once I have it in place I just push the middle and it stays. i also have a fitted sheet over both which would actually make it slightly more slippery. I'm quite impressed with these futon mattresses.
393597
I would describe the sofa it has more on the firm side but its very comfortable in fact both my wife and I use it to read in.
226587
And MZ made a comment about this sofa being uncomfortable so I thought I would elaborate just a little more on this point it is a more firm sofa you're not going to sink in and be embraced but the 6 people that have couch surfed and called this a bed have had nothing bad to say about it, some even preferred it over my bed, as someone who hosted a lot of movie/ study nights and used the hell out of this sofa I never had a problem. Mine still looks brand new :)
1336495
If your mattress fills the cover completely, it should stay in place. Mine does.
139071
Yes! Once I opened my mattress I put it right on my frame and since then it bends and unbends without a problem!
838450
We put the mattress on the Sleep Master Platform frame and it has been fine. The mattress is great.
972254
It is used on my sofa bed and no one has complained...I had guests with us for 4 days and they were very comfortable
1993485
Mine doesn't slide all over bed frame. I use it every night and I have nothing between mattress and frame.
1842395
Yes it moves towards the sofa. You can't put too much weight on it though or else it'll fall
450192
It would need a lot of pressure/weight to stay bent. With the sofa bed there's enough weight on it that it can stay bent.
1104709
There is an inch lip surrounding the frame keeping a standard twin size mattress in place