Latex Mattress HELP

[phoenix]

Hi lallim,

Here is my question to you. I visited a local manufacturer KTT Enterprises, she told me I would be crazy not to buy the bed at that price.

While it certainly is a good price if you were buying a commodity where how it “feels” and “performs” didn’t matter … the most important part of the “value” of any mattress is how well you sleep on it because if you don’t sleep well on a mattress then the price you paid doesn’t really matter and wouldn’t be “worth it” no matter what you paid. There is more about the most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here.

She said that if I found it was too soft they could sell me a firmer 2" topper to insert into the cover I already got with the PLB. OR they said they could actually cut out some of the top layer of the mattress and make it a tad firmer with a new layer. I don’t want to void the warranty of the mattress yet. So do you think going a with a firmer topper will alleviate the lower back pain?

While it’s fairly simple to soften up a mattress that is too firm by adding a topper to provide additional comfort and pressure relief … it’s much more difficult to “firm up” a mattress that is too soft by adding a firmer topper because the softer layers under the topper would still be too thick/soft for you and can still allow your hips/pelvis to sink down too much even under a firmer topper. It may make a relatively small difference that in some cases may be “just enough” to help the back pain but in most cases it would only be a partial or temporary solution and the only way to know for certain would be based on your own personal experience. The most effective way to “fix” a mattress that is too soft would generally be by removing the comfort layers that are too thick/soft and replacing them with firmer layers.

The WBB is a very soft mattress that would be too soft for many people (even without a topper much less with a topper) but there are some suggestions in post #4 here that may also be helpful for a mattress that is too soft. I would also check to make sure that the foundation isn’t part of the problem (you can test this by putting the mattress on the floor to see if it makes any difference).

Other option is to return it and have KTT make me a mattress but the price will be higher and the warranty is only prorated for 10 years instead of PLB 20 year non prorated and the mattress will be 3 inches thinner.

The length of a warranty has very little to do with the durability or useful life of a mattress or when you will need to replace it because a warranty only covers manufacturing defects in a mattress (which tend to show up early in the life of a mattress) and not the gradual loss of comfort and support which is the main reason that people will need to replace a mattress (see post #174 here). I certainly wouldn’t use the length of a warranty as a meaningful way to compare mattresses although a non prorated warranty for a few years can certainly protect against a mattress that contains defective materials which can happen on occasion.

The thickness of a mattress is just a side effect of its design and by itself isn’t particularly meaningful if the mattress is a good “match” for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences).

Phoenix