Hello, I am a 6’0 140lb mostly side but often back sleeper. I am moving next month and am looking to build a DIY Queen sized mattress with a budget of around $500. I am not a very picky sleeper at all but I do have some specific concerns.
As for my mattress history, I have been sleeping on a dirt cheap Sleepy’s Basic Foam Mattress from Mattress Firm for about half a year and I like the firmness of it as it feels more supportive for my posture but it has lost all support in the center which I suppose is as expected from a 6 inch $150 foam mattress. For a few years prior to that, I slept on a cheap Zinus 12 inch memory foam mattress from Amazon. I really liked how comfy and soft it was, but I would occasionally notice some back discomfort when I would sink into the bed excessively.
Hopefully this mattress can feel somewhat soft and comfy like the Zinus, but also a bit more supportive like the firmer one from Mattress Firm.
I don’t have any concerns about being a hot sleeper, or about needing strong edges, or about how it feels getting out of the bed. For me, my main concerns would be support durability and noise. I have dealt with issues of bed squeaking while with my gf time and time again and I am simply going to fix it with this new sleeping system hopefully.
I understand that it is mainly my bed frame doing the squeaking, but I would need a mattress that is good with a solid foundation as I am going to just have it on the floor until I can afford a bed frame/foundation that can hopefully not be so noisy. I suppose I am also asking about which forms of foundation would be a good balance of cheap/not noisy. I fear with the cheaper wooden slat bed frames that the lower quality of materials will lead to more and more noise like I am currently dealing with. I also used to use a metal wire grid type of bed frame that also had lots of noise when moving around.
I am interested in latex being a part of it but understand that it is probably out of my price range. Any recommendations of a basic supportive but comfy DIY mattress for a 6ft 140lb male around $500 or under would be greatly appreciated. And any advice with the noise situation and how that can be alleviated with the foundation/bedframe is greatly needed as well.
Thank you