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My new latex mattress arrived! Setup pics inside...
Jan 7, 2009 8:49 PM
Brianc
Location: Maryland
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Points: 8
I thought I would share the pics of the process of setting up the latex mattress.  It is pretty much exactly how BillB described and photo-illustrated his setup.  Just thought another experience would be helpful.

We ordered from SleepEz, a three-layer 100% Dunlop set, queen size in the following configuration:

Top: Soft (single layer)
Middle: Med - Med
Bottom: Firm-Firm

The boxes as delivered by UPS



The bags containing the compressed and folded mattress layers


The mattress casing, laid out on the foundation (a note about that - in a previous thread, I mentioned that I would be using plywood over a box spring; it turns out that I already had a slatted wood-framed foundation, with a hardboard top layer...this should provide excellent support for the latex).



Right side bottom and middle layers in place.  Note that they don't line up exactly along the edge...this is no big deal as they get compressed a bit when the cover is zipped up.


Left and right side complete...just need the single top soft layer.



Top layer on.  There's some discoloration visible, but this is to be expected (sorry for the strange lighting, I must have messed with the white balance on the camera when taking this shot)



All zipped up in the nice mattress casing



A closeup of the casing...I think the zipper could probably be a bit more 'heavy duty',  but it worked fine.


I covered the mattress casing with a lightweight cotton mattress pad, put on all the linens and quilts...and here it is, the finished product!



It took about 35 minutes for me to get it together, working alone.  Tonight, of course, is the big test.  Stay tuned!
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