longevity of memory foam
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I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how long (in general -- and assuming higher densities and decent quality) memory foam toppers can be expected to last. And how does one tell when they are 'losing their memory' and need to be replaced? I have an Overstock 2" topper that is a year old -- supposed to be one of the good ones. Right now our bed is so uncomfortable I can't tell much about how the mem foam is functioning, but once our latex from FBM gets here I'd like to see how the memory foam fares in the mix. I want to know what I should be looking out for to tell when it is no longer doing what it's supposed to. thanks! |
Re: longevity of memory foam
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I wanted to bump this up to ask the question of whether or not I need to put in additional support under our box springs? If I did so, should I just wedge some 2x4's on end (cut to size of course) in the center of each box spring? (we have a split king) I just can't really find any info about this online or here and don't know if it's needed or not. Our box springs are about 6-7 yrs old and I think they are fine -- but I don't know how I'd know if they weren't! I should add that even with our new latex foam (from FBM -- need to start another post on that!) the bed is still a bit firmer in the very center. I don't know if that's because it's the area with the least wear (ie we tend to sleep on our own sides) or if it's from the support of the center rail on the metal bed frame between our split box springs. This message was modified Oct 4, 2011 by stacytr
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Re: longevity of memory foam
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I just sent back my 3 layer all latex bed today. I had it on a twin XL S&F box spring with frame center rail that was completely supporting the head to toe slat of the box spring. The latex was softer in the middle of the bed, firmer on the sides and there was a tendency to kinda sorta make me roll back to center if I scooched close to the edge. One of the reasons I returned it. Think I said this above, but I've found that all mattresses break in where you sleep and are softer in that area. Even the Tempurpedic Cloud, however, if I lay near the edge of it, I'm securely in place. Should you put a piece of wood to support the center slat? I don't know. Sounds like a pain to do.
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