Mattress Forum

I  built this mattress 3/10. Ive gone through a few changes since, but its been interesting.

Original build: 

From bottom to top

4" Lux-HQ foam from: Foam factory

3"blended raw talalay latex : Sleepez.com ("Med"30-32 ILD)

2"blended raw talalay latex : Sleepez.com ("soft" 19-20 ILD)

This felt good for a short time, then felt to hard.

After a  while I added 3" of pure comfort(Nova form) memory foam via costco, and a cuttle bed topping , also from costco

At this time, I rated the bed as acceptable.

Now the really interesting part:

In april 2014 I had partial knee replacement surgery and in the process of recovering, I had a major muscle pull in my back.  Thinking that the situation called for a "firm" surface, I removed the memory foam, thinking I would put the m. foam  back on once my back situation resolved. However, as of this date, my back issue has resolved, the knee has, basically, recovered, and the bed feels perfect, without the foam. Just right. Not to hard anymore.  Go figure. Im not sure how to explain it. Perhaps the latex has softened a bit.

I turned the mattress yesterday(not flipped, turned head to the foot), and taking a good look at it, I noticed that there is absolutely no sagging. 3/16 will complete the 6th year. total expenditure on this bed approx  $750.00