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dfrbrowne May 19th 2014 3:00 pm
Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
I have just built the two single beds we brought over from the UK for my two sons who are visiting this summer, we did not bring the mattresses as we though we would get new ones over here.

But can I find a mattress to fit!!? There are single beds and I just need a 3ft by 6ft mattress but can't find any that size, nearest I have found is a 37 and 3/8" from Ikea but that will be over the sides of the beds.

Anyone offer any advice or help? Don't want to pay for custom made. Just wish we had bought them in UK before leaving.

BunnyGirl May 19th 2014 3:04 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by dfrbrowne (Post 11266573)
I have just built the two single beds we brought over from the UK for my two sons who are visiting this summer, we did not bring the mattresses as we though we would get new ones over here.

But can I find a mattress to fit!!? There are single beds and I just need a 3ft by 6ft mattress but can't find any that size, nearest I have found is a 37 and 3/8" from Ikea but that will be over the sides of the beds.

Anyone offer any advice or help? Don't want to pay for custom made. Just wish we had bought them in UK before leaving.
Buy new beds.

H Bomb May 19th 2014 3:07 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by BunnyGirl (Post 11266580)
Buy new beds.
:thumbup:

All US beds and bedding are different sizes. We are ditching our bed here and buying a new one there - easier than shipping our current one then having to buy fresh bedding ever time we are back in the UK as we cannot buy it there.

Sally Redux May 19th 2014 3:11 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
If that's your biggest worry you're doing all right :lol:

Pulaski May 19th 2014 3:23 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by dfrbrowne (Post 11266573)
I have just built the two single beds we brought over from the UK for my two sons who are visiting this summer, we did not bring the mattresses as we though we would get new ones over here.

But can I find a mattress to fit!!? There are single beds and I just need a 3ft by 6ft mattress but can't find any that size, nearest I have found is a 37 and 3/8" from Ikea but that will be over the sides of the beds.

Anyone offer any advice or help? Don't want to pay for custom made. Just wish we had bought them in UK before leaving.
You can get custom made matresses from The Original Mattress Company, and making custom mattresses for caravans, boats, cots, etc. is a significant part of their business so they are not outrageously expensive. We had them make a sprung seat pad (mattress) for our fireplace raised hearth, so it can be used as a low seat by children (when the fire isn't bejng used!)

Mrs P and I have an OMC mattress on our bed. It is reasonably comfortable and supportive, though not as comfortable as the previous mattress we bought, but then the OMC mattress was only about a third the price! :)

mikelincs May 19th 2014 3:24 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by dfrbrowne (Post 11266573)
I have just built the two single beds we brought over from the UK for my two sons who are visiting this summer, we did not bring the mattresses as we though we would get new ones over here.

But can I find a mattress to fit!!? There are single beds and I just need a 3ft by 6ft mattress but can't find any that size, nearest I have found is a 37 and 3/8" from Ikea but that will be over the sides of the beds.

Anyone offer any advice or help? Don't want to pay for custom made. Just wish we had bought them in UK before leaving.
A bit of internet research would have sorted that out for you before you moved.. Remember everything is bigger in the US..

Pulaski May 19th 2014 3:28 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by mikelincs (Post 11266602)
A bit of internet research would have sorted that out for you before you moved.. Remember everything is bigger in the US..
Apart from pints, quarts, and gallons! ..... And US tons are most definitely short. :whistle:

rpjs May 19th 2014 4:05 pm
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You can get metal bed frames from Target or the like, incl online, for quite reasonable prices.

Pulaski May 19th 2014 4:15 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by rpjs (Post 11266646)
You can get metal bed frames from Target or the like, incl online, for quite reasonable prices.
So then the OP will have his British beds, and some American metal bed frames, but still no mattresses. :rolleyes:

rpjs May 19th 2014 4:42 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11266664)
So then the OP will have her British beds, and some American metal bed frames, but still no mattresses. :rolleyes:
She said she can't find American mattresses to fit her British beds. I'm suggesting it might be cheaper to buy cheap bedframes and OTS mattresses than getting custom mattresses made.

dfrbrowne May 19th 2014 5:42 pm
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He, please RPS!

mikelincs May 19th 2014 10:27 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by dfrbrowne (Post 11266739)
He, please RPS!
Maybe rpjs didn't see that little blue male symbol next to your name.. or doesn't know what it means.. :D

Bootle May 19th 2014 10:45 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by dfrbrowne (Post 11266573)
I have just built the two single beds we brought over from the UK for my two sons who are visiting this summer, we did not bring the mattresses as we though we would get new ones over here.

But can I find a mattress to fit!!? There are single beds and I just need a 3ft by 6ft mattress but can't find any that size, nearest I have found is a 37 and 3/8" from Ikea but that will be over the sides of the beds.

Anyone offer any advice or help? Don't want to pay for custom made. Just wish we had bought them in UK before leaving.
This might be what you are looking for.

http://www.finewebstores.com/Cot-Mattress-_p_66616.html

rpjs May 20th 2014 12:14 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by mikelincs (Post 11267127)
Maybe rpjs didn't see that little blue male symbol next to your name.. or doesn't know what it means.. :D
I'll just blame Steve Jobs for the size of my phone screen shall I?

kins May 20th 2014 12:29 pm
Re: Mattress sizes!!! Any Help?
 
Originally Posted by mikelincs (Post 11267127)
Maybe rpjs didn't see that little blue male symbol next to your name.. or doesn't know what it means.. :D
Huh... I've never noticed those symbols either.


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