Hi,
First off, thanks for this website. It has been a great resource and has demystified the bizarre and complicated world of mattresses.
I’m shopping for a new mattress and thought I would share where I am and hopefully get some feedback.
Queen size. Back sleepers for the most part. 6’, 180 lbs / 5’7", 125 lbs. Like to keep it as natural as possible and under $1000. Also like to keep the mattress under 12". I’ve narrowed it down to (generally) a 3" talaly latex comfort layer over 7-8" HD foam. Wool quilting and cotton ticking.
Was looking at a Serta Perfect Sleeper Tempo Latex Firm (2" talaly over 8" HD soy biofoam) at nineclouds on sale for $1199, the same (I think) at mattressonline.ca for $799 and then found this website… and decided that the best route would be to contact some local manufacturers.
I’ve called Dreamstar Bedding, Ideal Mattress Ltd, Sleepworks, Springmade, Dreamtime and New Dawn (Fabric Fabric).
Dreamstar - their Natural Escape Firm is 4" of natural talaly over 8" of HD soy foam with a density of 2.4 (diff specs from their website). Organic cotton ticking and wool holofil quilting. Seems like they will sell from the factory direct but wouldn’t give a price over the phone. Person I talked to generally seemed knowledgable.
Ideal - they will build the bed from components in their showroom. Christina (sp?) seems very knowledgable. They use Qualux foam for the support layer. Wool quilting, cotton zip cover. But are expensive, quoting $1700 for 2-3" of talaly over 7" of Qualux plus $50 for delivery.
Sleepworks - spoke with Mario, who was knowledgable and no-nonsense. Also recommends Qualux for support with 2-3" of talaly comfort. Said all foam is made with soy now as per Canadian regulations. And that Qualux is “70% similar to latex”. Can do wool quilting and cotton ticking. Quoted a very reasonable $800 incl tax and delivery.
Springmade - not sure who I spoke to, but he seemed knowledgable, no-nonsense and opinionated. Doesn’t believe in zones. Doesn’t use wool. Likes bamboo quilting and cover. Doesn’t like zips as it’s harder to fit in the mattress. Recommended 6" 40ILD support foam and 6" talaly. Quoted $950.
Dreamtime - Talked to Chris. Recommended 8" of 2.8 density Blue Biofoam with 3" talaly. Wool and cotton cover. Quoted $850 + tax + $50 delivery.
New Dawn (Fabric Fabric) - Didn’t seem as knowledgable. 2" talaly over foam - didn’t know what kind. Wool and cotton cover. Quoted $1000 incl tax and delivery.
My instinct, based on the calls, is to visit Dreamstar, Ideal and Sleepworks.
So my questions are:
- Any thoughts on Qualux? I’m assuming that I can’t afford a latex support layer (Mario told me that latex was 8-10X the cost).
- Any experiences with any of the above vendors?
- Any other vendors I should check out?
- For now, the mattress will go on the floor (low pile carpet) until we find a platform bed we like. Should we be considering a foundation for the interim (not currently wanting to spend for something that ultimately we won’t use).
- And anything else I should be thinking about?
Appreciate any thoughts or feedback and will report back on my progress.
Cheers