Help with Latex Mattress Please

Hi DariusFoxx,

I’m glad you found us :slight_smile:

ILD isn’t a “quality spec” so it’s not really important for a local retailer to share the ILD information about their mattresses because careful and objective testing using the testing guidelines in the tutorial post will tell you whether a mattress is a good match for you in terms of PPP much more effectively than any theory or specs (either yours or the mattress). In addition to this … ILD by itself can be somewhat misleading because it isn’t the only specification that determines the feel and performance of a mattress (see post #2 here). There is also more about matching one mattress to another one in post #9 here.

Having said that … to the best of my knowledge the specs of the PLB mattresses are here and if a mattress you are looking at (or are putting together yourself) uses the same type of latex in the same ILD and layer thickness and has a functionally similar cover it would likely be a close approximation of the Beautiful.

You can see some of my comments about Astrabeds and some of their sister companies in post #2 here and in post #3 here and a forum search on Astrabeds (you can just click this) will bring up more information as well.

As you probably know … SleepEz is one of the members here which means I think highly of them and I believe they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, service, and value.

When you can’t test a mattress in person then the most effective way to choose a mattress is with a more detailed conversation with an online retailer or manufacturer who will know more about “matching” their specific mattresses to the needs and preferences of different people than anyone else and are in the best position to use the information you provide them to help you make the most suitable choice out of the options they have available (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).

While warranties aren’t one of the most important parts of a mattress purchase and defects in the materials in a mattress will tend to show up early in the life of a mattress (see post #174 here), their warranty exclusion is 1" (see here). Their warranty is non prorated during the first 10 years which means there would be no cost to repair or replace a defective mattress. The second 10 years of the warranty is pro-rated which means that the cost involved to repair or replace the mattress would be 1/20 of the current cost of the mattress times the number of years you have owned it.

You can see my thoughts about the Flobeds convoluted top layer in post #2 here (in reply to point #4) and in post #12 here. It certainly wouldn’t be a weak link in the mattress. They also provide an option to use a non convoluted layer. As you probably know … they are also a member of the site and would be well worth considering.

Post #2 here may also be helpful once you are down to final choices between “good and good”.

I’m not sure where you are in Connecticut but post #2 here includes the better options and possibilities I’m aware of in the general Connecticut area and may be helpful :slight_smile:

Phoenix