Latex conundrum

[phoenix]

Hi Nancie,

Thanks Phoenix-gives me a little more confidence that we bought the right firmness. Actually, we are just starting to think we should have considered King size… But honestly, I forgot to even try to lift the mattress. I am thinking a 11`" latex mattress is going to be pretty heavy! I searched around but couldn’t find any info on this… Am i correct in assuming it will be a task to rotate a king laytex in this model?

Yes … latex is a heavy material and also very “floppy” but it’s generally no problem to rotate a mattress or for two people to flip a two sided latex mattress but it’s certainly a little more difficult than a lighter innerspring or traditional mattress which is generally lighter and “stiffer”. Of course if there is a polyfoam core in your mattress it will be lighter than if it was all latex.

I should mention…we bought the box springs to go with this mattress that will sit on metal rails. AS we don’t have a bed, we assumed this would ensure we have the correct support for the mattress. With the weight of the latex am am I correct in assuming we could not just plop it onto any bedframe? (I kind of overlooked this part in the hunt for the mattress.)

This depends on what you mean by a bedframe. If you mean a metal bedframe frame along the lines of the ones mentioned in post #10 here that are designed designed to support a foundation or box spring then as long as it meets the warranty requirements of the mattress manufacturer you will be fine.

If you mean a wooden bedframe (like some of these) then if you are using a foundation or boxspring then there would need to be strong enough support to hold the foundation/boxspring with a center rail and support to the floor (typically 5 cross slats and a center rail) or you are putting a latex mattress directly on wooden slats in the bedframe then it would be best to make sure the slats were no more then 3" apart.

Phoenix