Mattress Forum

   Can I go wrong with a polyurethane base? $250 for the base fits my budget nicely. I've read in places that foam is to be chosen by density and not ILD; is this correct? How long can I reasonbly expect a High resiliency poly foam base to last? Do they smell? I've read that foam mattresses smell, but I seem not to smell anything on the foam mattresses at the stores, what do they do to?

I was thinking about three layers, but first things first; the base. I was thinking a 76" x 80" 6" Thick - Lux High Quality Foam from FoamDistributing.com for $244. They state the density of this mattress is 2.8 pcf. Does anyone know how reliable their specs are? Or a  5" Thick x 76" x 80"
King Firm Mattress From Foambymail.com for $150. Which one of these companies has the better quality and more reliable specs? Nevermind; same company different product.

Foam by mail 6" talaly base for $571--Radium--beautiful piece, no seams--ILD 36.

Second 3" talaly layer was Foam by mail, talalay, $273--Radium--no seams, one small tear from my fingetips getting it out of the box--ILD 29.

Third layer ,3" talalay,  ebay, mattresses/24/7--latex international, she had a soft 3" piece  $285--very good as well--one seam and one small tear.

Plus, $56 for a velour cover off of ebay.

Total price $$1185

Foam by mail uses two ILD's of tallay.  They have a 6" base with an ILD of 36--they cut these down and call the smaller cuts softer with ILD's of about 32.  The other 6" base they sell has an ILD of 29 and the cuts they make off of these they call IFD 20.  This info is per my phone calls to them.

The ILD on the 6" cores compare very close in feel to the Latex Internaltional I have samples of.  I am extremely pleased with their quality. 

Had the mattress for more than a week now and my wife and I agree it the the most comfortable bed ever!  We built it in stages: starting with a 6" medium core, plus a 2" celsion topper.  That was to mushy so we added a 3" layer of 19ILD and it was much better.  Finally, after my back hurting, we ordered a 3" firm layer for the bottom and it is perfect.  Yes, I had to send the 2" celsion back, and wound up with 12" instead of my origian plan of 9", but the mattres was 35% the cost of the local guy, plus no sales tax.

So what happend to the original 3" talalay topper you mentioned in you earlier post.

"Foam by mail 6" talaly base for $571--Radium--beautiful piece, no seams--ILD 36.

Second 3" talaly layer was Foam by mail, talalay"

When you say "plus a 2" celsion topper.  That was to mushy" did you mean the sinking action? I've read that latex 19ILD was very soft, so how did the feel of it differ from the 2" celsion topper? How does the 3" firm layer on the bottom affect the feel of the bed? I have a mattress now but I want to wait at least a week to post my thoughts on it. I do have a concern based on what I've read regarding low density visco not lasting as long, But it feels perfect to me and my wife.

I built the bed in stages, ordering a piece, trying it, then ordering the next piece.  I did have a mattress I was trying to copy however.

Sorry if my previous post didn't make sense, I got the ILD's wrong.  (I now have 3" firm base 36, 6" medium 29, and 3" of 19.)

I started with the 6" core.  It was too soft for support and too firm for the top layer.  I added the 2" celsion and got the feel I wanted, but was stil bottoming out--my wife found this perfect for her size, 130 lbs.  If I had an ajustable base I probably could have made it work.  So, I ordered a 3" firm piece for support.  The firm piece add an extra dimension of "depth" to the feel of the bed.

The 2" Celsion is not much different compared to the 3" of ILD 19.  The 19 has a similar feel and a similar "mushiness", it is just, a tiny bit, firmer; but, since it was three inches, instead of 2, the difference was negligible(the extra inch made a big difference)--my wife couldn't tell the difference. My wife and I both like the envolped feel of the soft latex, but the mattress cover made a larger difference than to the feel than the difference between the 15 and the 19.  It was simply a cost matter.  The 3" piece was $150 less than the Celsion.  So, we sent it back.