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I'm looking for a good basic innerspring mattress, in a firm configuration so it doesn't have a lot of crap foam, that I can then customize with a couple latex or memory foam toppers to get my dream bed. After trying a few all-foam beds I find I still like having an innerspring somewhere better than just foam, even if its very good foam. I notice that dial-a-mattress. aka 1-800-mattress (who have actually recently been bought out by one of the big mattress chains) still carry a line of "CEO's Private Collection" doublesided (flippable) innerspring mattresses, at quite reasonable prices (@$600 for a king mattress alone). They claim these are high quality mattresses, but private label made for them by a local company (Rex Bedding, of whom I can find very little on the net). These are described as having 312 coil 13 gauge bonnel springs. Anyone know if this is any good or not?
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| Thats a very common spring. The coil count they are listing is for a double/full size mattress. Its a pretty basic coil though, not that there is anything terrible persay about a bonnell coil, but this is as basic as they come. |
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Find out what gauge the springs are if you can. I have bonnell coils in my Englander, but they're 12.5 gauge which is very firm - maybe too firm for me, not sure. But I think usually they are more like 13 or 13.5 which is less firm. I would say it should work, but if could spend a bit more I might be inclined to get a Sealy (one of the better ones) or S&F because I believe Budgy said they have pretty good springs. |
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13 gauge. Oh, I don't think Sealy makes flippables anymore. jimsocal wrote: Find out what gauge the springs are if you can. I have bonnell coils in my Englander, but they're 12.5 gauge which is very firm - maybe too firm for me, not sure. But I think usually they are more like 13 or 13.5 which is less firm.
I would say it should work, but if could spend a bit more I might be inclined to get a Sealy (one of the better ones) or S&F because I believe Budgy said they have pretty good springs. |
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No, I'm sure Sealy doesn't make flippables. I doubt if any SCo does any more. I wouldn't be opposed to trying that flippable if I were you. Nothing really wrong with Bonnells. Mine seem like they might be a bit TOO firm at 12.5 gauge, so this one, at 13, might be just right. |
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| if you are going to do a DIY build presumably this will be with better quality upholstery, if we were to assume you are using latex then you really won't have much of a need to flip the mattress. very few coils (only one that I know of actually) are designed specifically for one sided mattresses, basically all non-flip beds use symmetrical coils that could be used for a flippable build. |
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Rex Bedding makes an excellent old style handcrafted mattress. Much of what they do is still done by hand in their NJ plant. They have varying quality mattresses depending on your comfort level and budget and are all 2-sided mattresses.
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Rex must operate in a stealth mode, since a websearch for them finds only a few listings in net business directories. No retailers, and no company website. beddingexpert wrote: Rex Bedding makes an excellent old style handcrafted mattress. Much of what they do is still done by hand in their NJ plant. They have varying quality mattresses depending on your comfort level and budget and are all 2-sided mattresses.
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Very old Bedding Manufacturer. They don't spend much on technology but they do however make an excellent bed. They do manufacture for many people but the Retailers use their own private label name. They even make Visco and Latex bedding and lastly sofa bed mattresses. 1800 and Sleepy's do sell Rex bedding uder the Rex name.
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| Thanks for the lead for a double-sided flippable firm mattress that won't break the bank. After a lot of research, I was able to contact Rex Bedding and find out who sells their double-sided flippable mattresses in the NYC area. There are three stores on the Bowery in Chinatown that sell it, J & K Home Furnishings, Olivia Furniture and International Furniture at 113 Bowery. In the Bronx, Corner Furniture on White Plain Road also sells this mattress. Based on Yelp/Google reviews, I went to International. The mattress does not have the Rex Bedding label, but when I asked the sales staffer, Annie, she confirmed it was made by Rex. It is a very firm mattress. (They also have one that is slightly less firm) and it is a great value. With boxspring and tax it cost $530. No pain or aches in the AM after sleeping on this mattress for one week. A true miracle. Decided to join and post to forum, since the search for a double sided mattress seems to be a tough one. |
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After reading this tread about two-sided mattresses and doing a bit more research, I decided to go for the Rex Bedding (of Plainfield, New Jersey) two-sided mattress. The purchase was made at International Furniture in Manhattan (113 Bowery). I was very pleased to buy an old-fashioned mattress Made by hand in the USA. So you cannot imagine my dissapoitment when after one week of sleeping on it I noticed it started sagging in the middle. The mattress is a Queen size, therefore not too large, and I am a 130lbs female. It is now 3 mos later and the sag is so pronounced that I need to flip it already. This is a total new experience for me, as none of my many other mattresses, no matter how cheap, started sagging after one week? So much for Made in the USA the old-fashioned way! |
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After reading this tread about two-sided mattresses and doing a bit more research, I decided to go for the Rex Bedding (of Plainfield, New Jersey) two-sided mattress. The purchase was made at International Furniture in Manhattan (113 Bowery). I was very pleased to buy an old-fashioned mattress Made by hand in the USA. So you cannot imagine my dissapoitment when after one week of sleeping on it I noticed it started sagging in the middle. The mattress is a Queen size, therefore not too large, and I am a 130lbs female. It is now 3 mos later and the sag is so pronounced that I need to flip it already. This is a total new experience for me, as none of my many other mattresses, no matter how cheap, started sagging after one week? So much for Made in the USA the old-fashioned way! If I HAD to buy a spring mattress nowadays personally I'd go wtih Simmons, but one of the more top end models with more springs per square foot. If you are familiar with my old posts, I HATED Simmons and bad-mouthed them all over the place. The only reason I have changed my mind is that I saw some material sheets on their higher end mattresses and some are not too bad and they improved the placing of their springs to some degree. Still the springs can migrate but shouldn't be nearly as bad as they were years ago. The thing you want to avoid is pu foam and memory foam. Try to get one with latex and a higher-quality pu foam - the less pu the better. I am curious if a Simmons can be DIY'd with mattress surgery. I was looking at how they are encased and it seems to me you could take off the top layers of crappy foam and replace them with pure latex, keeping the cover that is right on top of the coils, in place. It's a theory but I think it might work. If so, a Simmons with pure latex on top might be really good. |