Amerisleep Aldine - Mattress Store in Houston, TX

Yes, you can place your mattress directly on the frame’s slats. Just ensure the slats are no more than 3 inches apart. If the distance between the slats is greater than 3 inches, your Amerisleep mattress may dip between the slats and stretch out of shape.

If you have a panel bed with slats that are too far apart, you can support one of our mattresses with a piece of moisture-resistant plywood or a mattress foundation. Do not place an Amerisleep mattress on a box spring because the design does not offer sufficient support.

No, our memory foam and hybrid mattresses are not designed to be used with a box spring. A box spring is designed to support a traditional innerspring mattress. The coils inside a box spring are not grouped close enough to create the consistently even and supportive surface our mattresses need.

Instead of a box spring, we recommend a mattress foundation for support. A wooden foundation can replace a box spring inside a traditional panel bed, raising the bed’s profile. Usually, you can also use the foundation on its own, attaching legs to create a simple platform bed or place the foundation on the floor. Just make sure the foundation’s slats are no more than 3 inches apart.

While all of our mattresses are high-quality beds, their different designs mean that not every mattress will feel comfortable to you. To choose the right mattress, keep in mind your sleeping style:

• Side sleepers should try an AS3, AS4, or AS5 mattress.
• Back sleepers can rest well on AS1, AS2, or AS3 mattress.
• Stomach sleepers can keep their spine aligned with the AS1 or AS2 mattress.
• Combination sleepers should consider our AS3 memory foam and hybrid mattresses.

If you have questions about our mattresses or want a recommendation, feel free to ask any of our on-site Sleep Ambassadors. You can also reach us by phone or chat with us online.

Yes, you can damage a mattress by leaping up and down on it. Even worse, you risk injuring yourself if you jump on the bed.

While mattresses like ours are designed to absorb motion, even high-quality beds are not equipped to deal with the sharp impact of your body bouncing about. Memory foam can tear under the extreme pressure, while the springs in a hybrid may lose support and create lumps in the mattress. For your sake and your bed’s, we strongly recommend against any jumping.

How high your bed is shouldn’t affect your sleep quality. However, the bed’s profile can determine how easy it is for you to move in and out of bed.

Older people, in particular, need a bed that’s easy for them to get out of. A too-high mattress can increase the chances of injury from a fall. A bed that’s too low can be hard on their joints.

How do you know if your bed is at the correct height? Try sitting on the edge. Your feet should rest flat on the floor, with your knees bent so that they are roughly level with your hips.

There are two reasons why you might struggle to fall asleep on a new mattress.

The first reason is the scientifically observed “first night effect.” Researchers observed that sleep study subjects tested over multiple days often struggle to fall asleep the first night and concluded it was because they hadn’t fully adapted to their new surroundings.

Similarly, you may need to correct your sleeping posture if you’ve switched an old mattress out for a new one. Your body adapts to a mattress as it loses support, compensating through your position. So when you lie on a new mattress, you tend to assume the position you adopted to deal with your old mattress’s failings. Some sleepers take as long as a month to correct their sleeping posture fully.