All you need to know about our chemical-free futons
At Sit and Sleep we have been making futon mattresses and sofa beds for over 20 years. We have always developed our choice of futons in tandem with our customer requests.
In recent times we have been asked often for “chemical-free” futons, meaning futon mattresses made without added fire retardants. We initially developed a choice of different mattresses without fire retardants which we brand as Naturally Fire-Safe futons.
Due to the popularity of our Naturally Fire-Safe futon mattresses we have now combined these mattresses with our futon and sofa bed frames to give a choice for a combined product which is free from chemical fire retardants.
Naturally Fire-Safe Futon Sofa Beds
Naturally Fire-Safe Futon Mattresses
More Details about our Naturally Fire-Safe Futon Sofa Beds
How do we make our Naturally Fire-Safe Mattresses meet the UK safety legislation?
In order to make our futon mattresses Naturally Fire-Safe we have to make these in a different way to our other mattresses.
Firstly we make a fire protective inter-liner from Woolguard fabric which is made from 100% wool. Wool is inherently fire-retardant, has no additional chemical treatments added and does not support developing or accelerated combustion. This inter-liner is upholstered over the futon mattress fillings as a fixed cover. The Woolgaurd inter-liner is certified as a Schedule 3 inter-liner under the Furniture (Fire) (Safety) Legislation of 1998 as amended.
Having covered the futon mattress with the wool inter-liner, we then use your choice of fabrics from our Naturally Fire Safe selection. These fabrics are composed from natural fibres (Cotton or Hemp/Cotton) and they are resistant to fire. The outer fabrics do not require any back-coating or additional chemical treatment in order to make the sufficiently fire retardant.
Product Labelling
If you are using your futon sofa bed or futon mattress in a rented property or for holiday accommodation, you may need to be able to demonstrate that it meets the requirements of the Upholstered Furniture Fire Safety Legislation and is labelled accordingly.
Once we have completed the sofa bed a permanent label is sewn into the one end of the mattress to confirm that the mattress complies with the upholstery furniture fire safety legislation by the inclusion of a Schedule 3 inter-liner.
Naturally Fire-Safe Fabrics
Pure Cotton
Hemp
