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The NM® Essentials collection makes a quality night's sleep affordable, with both individually pocketed coil and flex-support foam-core builds in medium and firm feels across 8 to 12 inch profiles. A smart first mattress or guest-room pick, every NM® Essentials model is backed by a 10-year warranty and free next-day delivery in Toronto.
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Ground-Level Delivery to Front Door/Lobby for Delivery to the first door of the address or the lobby of an apartment or condo.
Inside Room Of Choice for Delivery inside the room of your choice.
Deluxe White Glove for Includes delivery to your room of choice, professional unboxing and assembly by a specialized team, and complete cleanup with packaging removal, and removal of old mattress to the curb if required.
Scheduled Freight Delivery to Front Door for Pallet delivery for mattresses that ship flat and for multi item orders. The carrier will contact you to schedule your delivery.
Scheduled Inside Room Of Choice for Ships flat, never compressed. Delivered inside the room of your choice. The carrier will contact you to schedule your delivery.
Scheduled Deluxe White Glove for Ships flat, never compressed. Room of choice, professional unboxing and setup, and packaging removal. The carrier will contact you to schedule your delivery.
Free pickup from your nearest location
Ground-Level Delivery to Front Door/Lobby for Delivery to the first door of the address or the lobby of an apartment or condo.
Inside Room Of Choice for Delivery inside the room of your choice.
Deluxe White Glove for Includes delivery to your room of choice, professional unboxing and assembly by a specialized team, and complete cleanup with packaging removal, and removal of old mattress to the curb if required.
Scheduled Freight Delivery to Front Door for Pallet delivery for mattresses that ship flat and for multi item orders. The carrier will contact you to schedule your delivery.
Scheduled Inside Room Of Choice for Ships flat, never compressed. Delivered inside the room of your choice. The carrier will contact you to schedule your delivery.
Scheduled Deluxe White Glove for Ships flat, never compressed. Room of choice, professional unboxing and setup, and packaging removal. The carrier will contact you to schedule your delivery.
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A solid foundation
NM Platform Base
The NM Platform Base is a folding platform foundation that gives any mattress the solid, flat support it needs — no box spring required. A plywood deck rides on height-adjustable steel legs and is finished with a black non-skid surface so the mattress stays put, standing about 11″ (27.9 cm) and backed by a 10-year warranty.
Key Features
No box spring needed
A solid plywood deck gives your mattress the flat, even foundation it's built for — on its own.
Folds flat
The platform folds in half for delivery, tight stairwells and storage between moves.
Height-adjustable steel legs
Sturdy steel legs set the bed height you want — stand it on its own or place it inside a frame.
Non-skid deck
The black non-slip surface grips the mattress so it doesn't shift or travel overnight.
Strong, quiet support
A steel-and-plywood build holds firm and even — none of the squeak or sag of an old box spring.
10-year warranty
Backed for the long haul on every size.
Benefits
One piece, simpler setup — the deck and its legs replace both a box spring and a separate frame, so the bed goes together fast.
Made for tight spaces — it folds flat to clear narrow doorways, stairwells and elevators — the apartment-mover's foundation.
Your mattress stays where you put it — the non-skid deck keeps foam and hybrid beds from creeping toward the footboard.
Set your own height — thread the steel legs to the height that suits your room, or take them off to drop the deck inside an existing frame.
Ideal For
Foam, hybrid & latex beds
Modern mattresses want a solid, flat base — not a slatted one.
Apartments & condos
Folds down to move in, then stores flat when you don't need it.
Box-spring replacers
A cleaner, lower-profile foundation with no squeak.
Want the bed itself to move? If you'd like to raise your head to read or your feet to relax, step up to the NM Lifestyle Adjustable Bases — the 1.0 Rise through 9.0 Ultra add powered head-and-foot articulation, presets and more.
How It's Built
Three simple parts, built to hold a mattress flat and stay out of the way.
Folding plywood platform
A solid plywood deck — not slats — spreads weight evenly and supports the whole mattress, then folds in half so it fits through tight spaces and stores flat.
Height-adjustable steel legs
Sturdy steel legs thread in to set the bed height, so the base stands on its own without a separate frame — or comes off to sit inside one.
Black non-skid deck
The deck's non-slip top surface grips the underside of the mattress so it holds its place night after night.
Compatibility & Fit
Works with any mattress — gives foam, hybrid, latex and innerspring mattresses the solid, flat foundation they're designed for, in place of a traditional box spring.
Stands alone or inside a frame — on its adjustable legs it needs no separate frame; take the legs off and the deck drops straight into an existing bed frame.
Folds for delivery & moving — the folding deck clears tight stairwells, doorways and elevators, then tucks away flat when it's not in use.
Sizes & Specs
Size
Dimensions
Height
Base Weight
Twin
38″ × 75″ (96.5 × 190.5 cm)
11″
36.9 kg · 81 lb
Twin XL
38″ × 80″ (96.5 × 203.2 cm)
11″
36.9 kg · 81 lb
Double/Full
54″ × 75″ (137.2 × 190.5 cm)
11″
44.9 kg · 99 lb
Queen
60″ × 80″ (152.4 × 203.2 cm)
11″
44.9 kg · 99 lb
King
76″ × 80″ (193 × 203.2 cm)
11″
64.9 kg · 143 lb
Real per-size values from our catalog. Price is shown live in the buy box.
The National Mattress promise
Solid support, fairly priced, honestly sold.
Sold by salaried experts — never commission — with free delivery across Canada and a 10-year warranty on every NM Platform Base.
10-Year Warranty
Full coverage on every size.
No Box Spring Needed
A complete foundation on its own.
Folds Flat
Easy to move in and store.
Free Delivery
Across Canada.
Setting up a new mattress? The NM Platform Base gives foam, hybrid and latex beds the solid, flat foundation they need — and if you want the bed itself to move, see the NM Lifestyle Adjustable Bases.
Scheduled delivery with National Mattress. Please select your preferred delivery date in the checkout.
Single/Twin XL Size Dimensions
38.0" x 80.0" (inches) - 96.5cm x 203.2cm (centimeters) - 36.9 kg
Double/Full Size Dimensions
54.0" x 75.0" (inches) - 137.2cm x 190.5cm (centimeters) - 44.9 kg
Queen Size Dimensions
60.0" x 80.0" (inches) - 152.4cm x 203.2cm (centimeters) - 44.9 kg
King Size Dimensions
76.0" x 80.0" (inches) - 193.0cm x 203.2cm (centimeters) - 64.9 kg
Shipping Dimensions
38.0" x 11.0" x 80.0" (inches) - 96.5cm x 27.9cm x 203.2cm (centimeters)
Shipping Length
80.0 in
Shipping Width
38.0 in
Shipping Height
11.0 in
Shipping Weight
81.4 lbs
Product Supplier Code
611003
Product Category
Bedframe
Product Type
Accessories - Bedframe
Product Sub Type
Platform
Greater Toronto Area and Ontario Delivery Map
What's Included
We offer FREE DELIVERY to all major cities in Ontario on orders over $199. A delivery surcharge of $45 applies to orders under $199.
Select your delivery date at checkout and add any special instructions in the order comments. You'll receive a 2‑hour window and live tracking on delivery day.
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