Latex toppers on firm mattress

[phoenix]

Hi smmimp14,

I have a 1 month old floor model firm Stearns & Foster mattress. On one side whatever small amount of foam in this mattress had been compressed and it felt similar to laying on the floor. This mattress claims to have a new foam that is better than latex.

Without knowing the exact makeup of the product you’re mentioning, I can’t comment upon the layering or any specific material. But that is information you should have already acquired before making your purchase (which I most recently outlined in my last reply to you in your last thread).

I moved to other side of bed where I could feel some foam present but it was still firm so I put a SLEEP ON LATEX SOFT topper on top and was fine. (The topper is 2" thick…Dunlop and 20 ILD with a density of 4.0…they make a very good product!)

Sleep on Latex (a site member here, which means that I think highly of them) does use a 100% natural Dunlop latex in their toppers, and you are correct that this is a good quality material. A 2" 4 lb Dunlop topper would “add a bit” of plushness to a very firm mattress.

After a few nights whatever foam is in the mattress must have become compressed because now the topper became too firm as well. I have now slept in all 4 corners of thr mattress and the same thing has repeated itself exactly.

Even at your higher BMI, the foam layers would not become completely compressed. More than likely the product would be losing some its original “false firmness” and there would be more of a chance of some compressing of the upper fiber layers within the mattress more than anything else.

The mattress is not returnable or exchangeable. I have to live with it.

That is always one of the things to evaluate with a floor model purchase, as being non-returnable is usually part of such a purchase, and everyone has to evaluate their own comfort with such a transaction versus any potential price savings on a floor model item.

My only idea is to add another soft topper…2". I have spoken with a couple people at SLEEP ON LATEX and they seem to think that will have a good chance of helping. I think the same.

That’s certainly a possibility, as it seems that what you are desiring is more surface comfort, so an additional layer of comfort material could point you in that direction of extra plushness.

Also, they dont like to talk about a person’s weight at SLEEP ON LATEX. …I tried to coax thrm a couple times but I do weigh 320 and think that will have something to do with compression…that is why I purchased a firm mattress.

While I wasn’t part of your specific conversation, weight and BMI do come into play with their recommendations (most specifically for a mattress), amongst many other personal variable and considerations. I’m not sure what you were trying to “coax” out of them, but in your case most of what you’re feeling is determined by your mattress, which is not something that they provided you, so perhaps that was part of their reason for what you’re labeling as “not wanting to talk about your weight”.

Anyway do you think my plan has a good chance of success? I just want to feel a little cushion. Any other ideas?

I can’t determine if you’ll have “success” with adding a topper, but I can say that what you’re considering is a logical method to add extra plushness to a firmer product that still has good support characteristics, and you’ve considering using very high quality material, and many people do exactly what you’re considering with good results.

If you’re interested, there is some very good information about choosing a topper in post #2 here and the topper guidelines and other posts it links to. At a higher BMI, it very well could be that 2" isn’t enough when combined with your current mattress to provide the surface comfort that you desire, and another 2"-3" might be in order.

Good luck in your customization!

Phoenix