Queen Size Mattress Dimensions and Buying Guide

Queen size mattresses are amongst the most popular size of mattresses chosen. Their size makes them comfortable, as you can stretch out into your preferred sleeping position without your hands or feet hanging off the bed and without disturbing your partner. A queen mattress set is a great investment.

Queen Size Mattress Measurements

A queen size mattress measures sixty by eighty inches. When you compare this to a standard double bed at fifty four by seventy five inches you can see that queen size mattresses are more generous and therefore a lot more comfortable if you like to stretch out.

An Olympic queen size mattress measures sixty six by eight inches. Simmons is well known for their Olympic queen size mattresses and it is worth buying one of these if you want some extra room.

Buying a Queen Size Mattress

You will need a bed frame with five or six legs to support a queen size mattress because it is bigger and heavier than smaller mattress models. If your bed has a headboard and footboard, you will need to use a minimum of five wooden slats with three of them arranged in the center third of the bed.

An innerspring mattress will last about ten years. A memory foam or latex mattress should last double this amount of time. Some memory foam mattresses can last for twenty five years but they do vary according to how you treat them and what kind of mattress you have.

A queen size mattress needs to go on top of a firm base so it does not sag. You should rotate a new mattress every four weeks for the first half a year, and then every couple of months after that. A two sided mattress needs to be flipped as well as rotated. If you want to clean a mattress, you can use a slightly damp cloth and a mild surface cleanser or with a vacuum cleaner. Do not soak mattresses because mildew might develop.

To learn more, click here for the Simmons memory foam mattress review and read reviews of Sealy, Serta, Tempurpedic memory foam mattress.