Hello,
I have been reading the information on here and found it very helpful so far. I was wondering if anyone can provide me with some guidance regarding purchasing a cheap, but solid construction, firm mattress set and then adding a couple of inches of latex topper. My husband and I are both pretty sensitive to the chemical smell of memory foam in the conventional mattress, so we would like to get a firm with as little of the memory foam padding as possible and add a 2" or 3" latex topper. I really like the feel of latex and generally find the memory foam to let me sink in too much to a mattress (plus the unpleasant smell). This will be a main bed for only a year and will then be moved to the guest bedroom. I am a 135 lb mostly back (but sometimes side) sleeper while my husband is a 220 lb mostly side (but sometimes back) sleeper. Here are my questions:
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I would like a recommendation for a cheap, but solid construction, firm mattress set. We are looking at queen size. I am more concerned with it having motion isolation, good coil count, good construction, than the feel of the mattress, given that we will be putting a layer on top. We’ve looked at brands like Denver Mattress, Lebeda, and the major Serta, Simmons, and Sealy, but find that many show rooms do not showcase their firm beds. From the footwork we’ve done, stores show firm sets starting around $400-500 dollars, but we’ve seen many online for $250-350. Given how little information the manufactures give, I was hoping that someone could provide some insight on a good basic product.
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Given our weights and sleeping style, what thickness and ILD of latex would you recommend? I was thinking of getting either the 2" or 3" soft (~20) in a natural dunlop. We tried a latex bed at Lebeda which was 24 ILD and I found it to be a little firm to me, while my husband found it way too firm.
We would like to spend 600-700 dollars on this set up total, but I’m not sure that is possible given the expense of many of the latex toppers. Alternatively, we were considering getting two layers of latex (a 3" firm layer and a 3" med/soft) to make a basic latex bed until we can afford more, and then add layers as money becomes less of an issue. I think that 6" (3 firm, 3 med/soft) would be ample support for me, but I’m not sure about my 220 lb husband.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!