New here...just took the leap to latex
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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 |
Re: New here...just took the leap to latex
| Brian, if you get any kind of slat foundation be sure that the space between the slats is no more than three inches, otherwise your mattress will start to sink through the gaps. |