Mattressses

[pinnerite]

It is donkey's years since we last purchased a mattress and I had forgotten what to look out for.

I started today with a visit to "Dreams" in Watford followed by surfing the web. I am now more confused than ever.

How many box springs? Are pocket box springs different? Are micro springs better? Are they supplimental or complimentary? How many GSM should I be looking for?

The problem is so many brands are not clear about these things.

Any sleep specialists reading this?

TIA

(I accidentally put this on the uk-diy group). Interesting replies though). :)

[Michael Chare]

As a guide, Reylon is a reasonable brand of pocket spring matresses. After that you could be guided by the price.

[jim.gm4dhj]

did you find any vegan ones ?

[Graham Harrison]

We recently bought a Tempur. Expensive but comfortable.

[Vir Campestris]

Err... what?? This _is_ the uk.d-i-y group?

Then I found you post over in digital-tv. All made sense.

FWIW we bought a memory foam mattress.

Wonderfully comfortable, but can be hot. Basically no heat goes through it.

Andy

[Animal]

Skip the cheapest, they're universally nasty & short lived. Then your best bet is to go round lying on them.

[GB]

Our Tempur was comfortable to begin with, although it quickly began to sag. The guarantee was worthless. NOT recommended

Since then, we have bought Emma. Just as comfortable. Lasts slightly longer. Costs a quarter of the Tempur price.

[Chris Green]

We have a waterbed bought around 25 years ago, still as good as the day it was bought. We've replaced the 'emergency' surround once and that's it as regards maintenance.

The really big advantage for us is that it's heated (small heater, not a lot of power) and thus it's always warm to go to bed. In the summer we turn the heater off and it's cool.

[Rod Speed]

Not convinced that that is useful given that it tells you nothing about how long it will last or even how you will feel after sleeping on it all night.

[GB]

Do you need to check the joists before installing one of those?

[SH]

I thought you would spring up here after my riposte to your post in uk.tech.digital-tv :-)

[SH]

give the peraon some slack, he/she is probably sleep deprived!

[Chris Green]

Standard silly question! :-) It's well within the 'standard' maximum loading of joists.

[Sam Plusnet]

What counts as "standard" in a house built 200 years ago, which now has a very "lived in" fabric?

P.S. I googled for "queen-sized waterbed weight" and all the early 'hits' quoted a weight in lbs. I suppose that shows where these are still popular.

This Canadian website was interesting:

[Animal]

only online reviews can, but so many are fake

nothing answers that fully. Lying on it is as close as it gets. Yes there are mattresses you can borrow, but the prices get silly. IME the great majority of mattresses turn out to be fine, but the odd exception happens.

[Rod Speed]

And even those aren't that useful when so many are obscenely obese if you arent.

But isn't useful with that question.

But its unlikely that lying on it in the shop will show if its one of those.

[jim.gm4dhj]

these were great mattresses and this was why

[jim.gm4dhj]

still love mine

[Chris Green]

Basically saying that filling and emptying is difficult, not an issue that we've had really, hosepipe to fill it, length of hosepipe to syphon out. Only needed to do it a couple of times in 25 years anyway.

There's loads of businesses still selling them in the UK.

[Brian Gaff]

Often it is very personal. and yes very interesting on the other group. I saw an ad on tv the other night for a double bed mattress that could have the individual sides tweaked by some remote control gadget. Not that this would interest me but it had me thinking that surely if you did this then everyone would roll into the softer half? Brian