Help wanted re: latex topper and bed height problem..

[phoenix]

Hi mikes425,

Hi and glad to discover this forum. Just recently, a certain well known bedding expert gave me what i think was a good alternative to a Casper i had been considering. After careful thought, i replaced a 20-year old Sealy Posture Poise Firm mattress with - a Charles Rogers "St.Charles… My existing box spring is still good so i put the new one on it.

Did you have the chance to try the mattress before you purchased it?

If you purchase a mattress online then the exchange/return policy and the costs involved can be one of the most important parts of the “value” of an online purchase just in case your choice doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for (although as you know if the mattress is too firm then you also have the option of adding a topper).

Your mattress is a one sided pillowtop and would do best on a firm, flat, non flexing support system such a foundation or platform bed that has minimal to no flex rather than a box spring that has springs inside it and is designed to provide flex under the mattress so hopefully the support system that you kept is a suitable foundation rather than a box spring.

I find this a pretty firm but nicely supportive choice and it has the same inner coil springs as more expensive ones. It is a higher profile mattress, and the ‘pillow top’ adds to that height. It was recommended that i could go with a 2" latex topper if i found the mattress too firm by itself, so now i’m considering ordering that.

I would give your mattress a few weeks so that it has a chance to break in and you have the chance to adjust to a new mattress that is different from what you were used to before you consider making any changes or additions to the mattress (see post #3 here and post #2 here). If after a few weeks you still find that you need some additional softness and pressure relief then post #2 here and the topper guidelines it links to can help you use your sleeping experience as a reference point and guideline for choosing the type, thickness, and firmness for a topper that has the least possible risk and the best chance for success and also includes a link to a list of some of the better online sources for toppers I’m aware of as well.

Here’s the deal tho - In combo with the other ‘pieces’ this addition would mean i’d practically need a small step ladder to get in/out of bed given the make the bed’s total height.

One thought was, just take the metal frame out of the equation and put the box spring on the floor. Thing is, i am allergic to dust/mites - so i suspect not elevating the box spring might be detrimental… As it is, i need to encase everything in allergy-protectant covers.

So i guess i’m looking for possible ways to go here to deal with the height issue if i choose to try the latex/spring “hybrid” plan - Simply hadn’t considered this factor when i had originally signed off on the idea… and didn’t realize how much taller this Rogers mattress would be compared to the older Sealy one+ box spring.

You would have several options that would probably work but it will depend on the specifics of the bedframe and the foundation that you currently have.

If you have a standard metal bedframe (which is usually about 7" - 7.5" high) then you could replace it with a low profile foundation that is several inches lower.

If you have a box spring then I would consider replacing it anyway but if you have a foundation that is a standard height (generally about 8" - 9") then you could replace it with a low profile foundation (generally about 4" - 5"). I know that Charles P Rogers sells both a standard 7.5" and a low profile 5" foundation as well that would work well with your mattress.

There is also more information about the types of support systems that are generally most suitable for different types of mattresses in post #1 here and it includes some links to some examples of each of them as well.

Phoenix