It is a made up with 4" 40ILD Dunlop & 3" 26ILD Dunlop with a 2 sided mattress cover and the finished thickness is 9". I would like to replace the cover with an all natural one, the 2 options are:
cotton & wood cover from sleepez (that will fit their 6" 7000 series or 8" 9000 series);
organic cotten cover from mattress.net (comes in 6" or 8").
I am getting a Twin XL size and my husband will be getting a foam mattress locally since we don’t want to drive over the border to pick up more than once (only have a small car). and we will put the 2 Twin XL together to make a king. He will basically get a 6" foam, so my question is, if I put my the Roma cover on his mattress (it will probably be a bit baggy), it would make the total thickness of his side 8"? But on my side, I’ve got 7"of latex, and I don’t know how much thickness the sleepez or mattress.net cotton covers will add, if they add 1", we should match up quite perfectly. I am leaning towards the mattress.net one …
Does anyone have experience with this Roma mattress? or know how much thickness these 2 covers will add to my mattress? should I go for the 6" or 8" cover for 7" of latex?
[quote]It is a made up with 4" 40ILD Dunlop & 3" 26ILD Dunlop with a 2 sided mattress cover and the finished thickness is 9". I would like to replace the cover with an all natural one, the 2 options are:
cotton & wood cover from sleepez (that will fit their 6" 7000 series or 8" 9000 series);
organic cotten cover from mattress.net (comes in 6" or 8").[/quote]
The Roma mattress is a two sided mattress that is finished on both sides and has also been tested to pass the fire regulations so you would probably need to purchase the mattress as it is and then do “mattress surgery” after you receive it (which would void the warranty) to replace the cover. I would talk with them about what would be involved in removing the cover and any other options they can suggest and any costs involved before considering it. NOTE ADDED: The Roma has been reduced in price and the 4" layer has also been reduced to 3".
Again I would talk with them about this (and exactly how much thickness the two sided cover would add) but I would be aware that it doesn’t have a zipper and if you cut off the mattress cover that it will be difficult to close it up again so it fits snugly.
It’s certainly not something I would suggest but if you do decide to go ahead anyway I would talk to each manufacturer about their covers because they will know more about the specifics of their own products than anyone else.
If I was in your shoes I would keep the Roma as it is and then adjust the height of the other side to match or perhaps talk with them about one of their other specials here which come with a zip cover.
I didn’t realize that the cover on the Roma is not zip removable. Thanks for pointing that out, I also never saw the other sale page that you linked to, thanks for that too!
I have also been looking at mattress.net for the mattress too but the price of the Roma kept drawing me back, so now that I know the cover is not removable, I think I will move on… (shame because it seemed perfect for me on paper, the ILDs, price, etc!)
What do you or anyone else think of total of 6" latex (3"+3") vs 8" (3"+3"+2") vs 9" (3"+3"+3"), if I have the bottom 2 as both firm (or firm, xfirm) with a medium topper, would laying on top feel any different?
There is more about the effects of layer thickness (or mattress thickness) in post #14 here.
I could also link you to dozens of posts that go into much more detail about these and other parts of mattress theory and design and some of the specs involved but it seems to me that you are already on the edge of being overwhelmed and I believe that there are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved for the vast majority of people to use specs or “theory” to choose a mattress and perhaps the most common outcome for those who try is “paralysis by analysis” and “information overload”. Too much information and too little information can both lead to equally poor choices.
The only ways I know for 99% of people to choose a mattress that is best for you in terms of PPP is either with your own personal testing or experience or with more detailed conversations with a knowledgeable and experienced online manufacturer or retailer who has your best interests at heart and who already knows what you would otherwise need to learn through a great deal of complex research and enough trial and error to “translate” what you are learning into something that is meaningful for you in “real life” (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).