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New here...just took the leap to latex
Dec 23, 2008 1:45 PM
Brianc
Location: Maryland
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Points: 8
First off - thanks to all the regular contributors on this forum.  After months (maybe years?) of reading and researching latex mattresses, I placed an order yesterday for a SleepEz 10000 queen in 100% Dunlop.  I was actually *this* close to buying from another online vendor, but it appeared that the SleepEz product was very comparable, but about $500 less.  It should arrive in about a week.  The funny thing is that once I decided to make the purchase, my current 10-yr old inner spring mattress now fees like a concrete slab!  I cannot wait to get the softer feel of the latex.  My wife and I are both lightweights (100lbs, 155lbs, respectively), so we went with a single soft top layer, then two mediums in the middle, and two firms on the bottom.  We are also both back / side sleepers, which is one of the reasons we went with the slightly firmer feeling Dunlop.

One thing I am not sure about, and I've read conflicting info on this forum, and elsewhere, is whether a new foundation is mandatory for the new latex mattress.  Most queen foundations available online run $400 or more, which seems like a lot to me for what it is.  Shawn at SleepEz suggested that I try the latex on our current box spring, and that if we felt more firm support was required we could just lay a piece of plywood or OSB on top of the box spring.  However, in another thread here, I read that putting a latex mattress on a box spring is a no-no.  Is there any real harm in trying out the latex on our box spring?

Thanks!

-Brian
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