Another Disenchanted Mattress Buyer Needs Help
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We have had two mattresses in eight years - the first was a Stearns & Foster and the second was made for Storehouse by Carolina Mattress Guild. The first one got a bit lumpy, and the second one has left us with sagging sides, person-sized dents, and a nice hump in the middle of the mattress. Awesome.<BR><BR>We almost made the mistake of buying the same thing again (a pillowtop Simmons beautyrest) but fortunately I read epinions and then stumbled upon this site. Thank you for all of the great info! I've read through a lot of posts about mattress surgery and building your own mattress, and I'm interested in both of those ideas. I have no idea what kind of springs I'll encounter once we get up the courage to operate, so I want to be prepared to quickly move on building our own if the operation isn't successful.<BR><BR>1) What's it like sleeping on an all foam mattress after being used to coils? Any specific noteable difference? I think my husband is leary of ditching the coils. Is there a difference in feel in a latex core vs. a HR foam core?<BR><BR>2) If I'm going to do mattress surgery, should I start with just some firm HR foam and a topper? If so, how thick should the HR foam be to put over the coils? <BR><BR>3 ) We seem to like a firm mattress with a top that's softer. I was thinking of getting either a latex core or maybe a qualux HR foam core (or should I get 3" of each? neither? or 3" of medium latex and 3" of firm? Can I even buy a 3" latex core?). For the top I though maybe 2" of memory foam (Sensus perhaps?). We like the feel of memory foam on beds we've laid on, but we've never slept for a whole night on one, so we're not totally sold on memory foam. It's in our current mattress somewhere, but I bet it's so thin and well hidden that it doesn't help. Would some other foam provide a soft top that's still high quality?<BR><BR>Thank you for any help you can offer. I promise once we actually choose something I'll both take pictures and report back! This message was modified Aug 31, 2009 by wifecat
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Re: Another Disenchanted Mattress Buyer Needs Help
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Your mention of the 'squishy' pillowtop over coils reminded me of a Verlo mattress i tried out that i loved..and i'm trying to replicate it! In response to some of your questions: --I just received my cuddlebed, and am going to put it over the latex layer (ILD 20) that i'm waiting for, and over the 1" of memory foam (sensus) that is airing out right now. This all goes on top of my HD36 3" and LUX 3". The Cuddlebed feels very nice, and probably gives a bit of cush, but isn't supposed to be a *significant* layer. --I hear that FBM's memory foam is very inconsistent in terms of density; Sensus is 5 lb, and supposedly very consistent, so that's probably the best bet. It feels very soft, softer than i expected, but is supposed to be good quality (got mine at Overstock--great deal). I'll report back when I've got this configured..probably later this week! |