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Thought I would give 1/4" plywood a try...in case the 1/8" proves to be too flexible...
Oct 3, 2007 7:32 PM
BeddyBye
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Even though my 1/8" flexible sheet of door skin plywood is doing its job in keeping my mattress firm....the "obsessed ME" had to go and buy a 1/4" sheet of regular plywood JUST IN CASE the other one became TOO flexible. I knew that once I had this surgery on the 8th, I wouldn't be able to lift or doing anything strenuous for about 6 weeks. So, better safe than sorry! I kept my 1/8" piece in case the 1/4" proves to be too firm. If I like the 1/4", then I'll just put the 1/8" in my husband's mattress over the existing 1/8" sheet he has. That way we would both have the same plywood thicknesses.

Two dumb things I did: First of all, I don't know WHERE I got the number 70", but I told the guy to cut it that length x 3 feet wide. Well, when I got home the thing was too SHORT! WHAT was I thinking??? I should have known that I them cut it 78" last time! Shees. My XL twin is 79"! Well, luckily, I had some "spare" pieces from when they ripped the plywood. I just cut an 8" piece the same width and laid in toward the head of my mattress, under the pillow area. I duct taped it onto the larger piece so the rough edges wouldn't cut into my PU foam which would be lying on top of it. I hope that Mickey-Moused patch job works. At least most of my weight will be over the larger sheet.

The other dumb thing I did: Not knowing if the 1/4" sheet would end up being too flexible, as WELL...I also bought a sheet of 1/2" plywood. That's VERY firm and definitely heavier. And, of course, I had them cut it too short. Arrrghhh. But, aside from that, when I got it home I realized it was ridiculous to have such a thick and rigid piece of wood on top of my coils. Enough is enough! After all, if I happened to bottom out on my comfort layers, it would feel like the FLOOR underneath. So, I took that outside and set it under the garbage receptacle. A waste of $38. Live and learn.
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