Flex slatted bed base

The frame is made from beech plywood, and its 27 sprung slats are made from solid birch, are foil-coated and slightly curved. They sit in pairs in caps on the frame and spring evenly. Flex was designed at the Proschlaf® Institute to distribute pressure evenly across the sleep surface.

The sprung slats are more finely designed in the shoulder area. Here, the frame gives way a little more easily, allowing your shoulder to sink deeper when lying on your side if it needs more room beyond what the mattress provides.

The firmness adjusters let you make Flex continuously firmer or softer, from the head to the pelvic zone. The effect is deliberately subtle. The mattress provides the actual adjustment to your body; the adjusters are there for the final fine-tuning. Of the slatted bed bases at slaapTEQ, only Flex has this adjustment across the whole area.

At around 10 cm, Flex is almost twice as high as Stabilo. This means your mattress sits a little higher in the bed, which can make getting in and out easier. If your bed has a low internal height, Stabilo is often a better fit.

Flex comes in three versions, all with the same external dimensions. Which one suits you depends on how you use your bed.

• Flex Basic, fixed: the sprung wooden frame without adjustment.

• Flex Plus, mechanically adjustable: The head section can be raised by up to 15°, and the foot section by up to 6°. The height remains around 10 cm.

• Flex Premium, motor-adjustable: The back section lifts by up to 60°, and the head section can be tilted by an additional 25°. The leg section has two joints, each adjustable by up to 23°. The motor is located beneath the frame.

External dimensions for 90 × 200 cm: 196 × 88.5 cm; 197 cm long with end caps; 89 cm wide with screws Height, fixed and mechanical: around 10 cm Height, motor-adjustable: 16 cm including motor, of which around 10.5 cm is beneath the frame Weight, fixed, for 90 × 200 cm: approx. 20 kg

Flex is suitable for mattresses in the Level system. Your sleep advisor will work out which slatted bed base suits your mattress during the sleep ergonomics analysis. For the Level Nature mattress, they generally recommend the metal-free slatted bed base Natura.

Both suit most people. Flex may be right for you if you want your shoulder to sink deeper in addition to the support provided by the mattress. It has sprung slats, a more finely designed shoulder zone and firmness adjusters from the head to the pelvic zone. At around 10 cm high, it is also taller, which can make getting in and out easier. Stabilo is firmer, lower and designed for all weight categories. The sleep ergonomics analysis shows which one suits you.

They let you make Flex continuously firmer or softer, from the head to the pelvic zone. The effect is subtle because the mattress provides the actual adjustment to your body. The adjusters are for fine-tuning, not a replacement for your mattress configuration.

Possibly. Your sleep advisor will look at it with you during the sleep ergonomics analysis. Stable wooden slats with a gap of no more than 5 cm work well. Disc and individual-cap systems, or very soft frames, are often not a good match for an individually configured mattress. Your sleep advisor will discuss any concerns openly, and the decision is yours.

Yes, as the mechanically adjustable Flex Plus and the motor-adjustable Flex Premium. With the mechanical version, you adjust the head and foot sections by hand. The motor-adjustable version is useful if you like reading in bed or want to lie in a different position during the day. It also makes changing the cover easier: raise the head and leg sections all the way, pull the cover on without stretching it, then lower them again.

The fixed and mechanical versions of Flex are around 10 cm high. The motor-adjustable version also needs around 10.5 cm of space beneath the frame. If your bed has a low internal height, Stabilo, at 5.5 cm, is often a better fit. If your bed has crossbars, a storage base or used to be a waterbed, the motor-adjustable slatted bed base Flat may be a better choice. It’s best to bring your bed’s internal measurements to the sleep ergonomics analysis.

The slatted bed base is covered by the statutory warranty, the duration of which varies by country. It is still important for your mattress: the 10-Year Materials Guarantee requires a supportive base, and Flex meets this requirement.

No. Your sleep advisor will work out which slatted bed base suits your mattress and bed during the sleep ergonomics analysis. You’ll also get the price for your size and chosen version there.