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I am trying to build a mattress on a budget. I've read over a bunch of threads here, and one I saw that caught my eye pointed to a seller on Ebay that sells "factory seconds" latex: http://myworld.ebay.com/mattresses247/ I emailed her to find out who manufactures this latex and what the ILD is, she said: "I purchase only two types of latex...dunlop natural and talalay blended. They come from the top two manufacturers Radium Foam (#1 in the world) and LI (#1 in the U.S.). ILD is printed on label from LI. Radium Foam marks the lot with the ILD not individually. I make no distinction between these two companies once the product enters my inventory. Orders are filled from the top of the stack in the requested ILD. So, my current plan is to get: 3" of Lux Foam - High Quality (50 ILD) from foambymail then on top of that, either (from the ebay seller): 3" of firm talalay latex (ILD 40) OR 3" of medium talalay latex (ILD 32) So, my main question is, what is the better setup for a bed? Is 9" with 50ILD LUX-HQ/Firm talalay/Medium talalay too hard? Also, I was thinking about getting a 1" memory foam topper for the whole thing. My girlfriend said she likes memory foam, personally I am not a huge fan, but I figured a 1" topper would be a good compromise. Is 1" of memory foam OK on top of this? Finally, what is a good cover to put all of this into? I want something that fits snugly (i.e. so it looks like a "finished" mattress, not a DIY mattress).
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Also should add, Talalay topper is much preferred to a memory foam topper if you are sensitive to retained body heat. My topper from FLOBEDS is 2" Talalay. Can't help you on the cover topic. Good luck. This message was modified Feb 14, 2011 by bigbuys
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Ah, sorry I didn't include more information, I am pretty light, 5'9", 145. I am a side sleeper, gf is a back sleeper. I ended up doing 4" Lux-HQ, 3" medium talalay, 2" 5.3 memory foam from foamorder.com. I figure I can add the 3" of firm or soft latex under/over the 3" medium talalay if I feel like I need something else. I'll let people know how I like it when I get it put all together. Re: memory foam, the gf's mattress is memory foam, and I'm ok with it, so I think 2" of memory foam on top should be fine.
One issue I really had in terms of assembling the bed was the mattress cover. I felt constrained by the 8" terrycloth cover on foambymail, but I really couldn't find any other zip-up covers that seemed like it would contain the all of the mattress layers well. This message was modified Feb 14, 2011 by hermes11
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Now that you've had it awhile I'm curious to know how your polyfoam (4" Lux-HQ) is holding up? I am considering purchasing some of their HR foams, their claim is a very high density rating 2.8 lbs. Thanks. Oh and did you find a cover that suited you, because there are several I've found that range from lower priced https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WB9C5QA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2JG7FGDTGJJJJ&coliid=I3225T2IQKTZFD&psc=1 (and those come in different thicknesses.) To http://www.mattresses.net/remaco1.html these seem like really high quality both with wool or organic cotton (if you wanted it two sided they'll do that for $50 more.) |
| Hello, I like your post, have you considered using polyurethane? |