Organic Latex Mattress

[phoenix]

Hi Turtlebed,

When I was in the store another salesman told me that the cores i receive might not feel the same as the topper cores in the store because the store only guarantees a range in ild #'s and not a specific ILD therefore will not feel the same.?

Yes … there are no exact ILD in any latex but it’s “normal” for Dunlop latex to have a wider range (see post #6 here).

I asked who was the manufacturer of the latex , but could not get a specific answer from the foam order store. Do you know who manufactures the Dunlop latex for foam order ?

Many manufacturers prefer to keep their suppliers proprietary for competitive reasons but all that’s really important is to know the type and blend of the latex. In their case they are 100% natural Dunlop which is a high quality material. I don’t know their specific source but I would guess that it’s one of the Dunlop latex manufacturers in Sri Lanka (Arpico or Latex Green) but knowing this wouldn’t make any significant difference.

I also found in small print in their website that the price quotes are for latex that might have seems? In the store the salesman said , no seams?? Can I trust that the latex will have No seams?

I would trust what they tell you since they would also be the source of any information that I would be able to provide you but with Dunlop there are mold sizes for each mattress size so it’s not likely that they would have glue seams which are more common with Talalay (although you don’t feel them).

Putting a mattress together with Foam Order is less expensive than The Natural Mattress Store for similar configurations and size of 100% natural Latex. just hope that foam order can be trusted ?? I get slightly different information every time I go to the store??

In my conversations with them they have always provided me with accurate information and I would certainly consider them to be a reliable and trustworthy business and supplier.

AS far whether to do a 6" mattress or ann 8 " Mattress . I think I will do 6" Firm Medium and possibly add 1" soft if needed? and can always trade the firm for X-firm and add the 2" soft to get option A

If it was me I would use the suggestions in my reply to your other post here.

But if the ILD is just a range and know who manufactures the latex with foam order I do not know what I shall receive and it will be a blind purchase ??

This can be part of the “trial and error” and “learning curve” and the uncertainty involved in a DIY construction (see option 3 here that I linked in an earlier reply) and is just a “normal” part of the process. At least you are considering high quality materials from a reputable supplier that isn’t trying to give you misleading information just for the sake of making a sale. ILD’s don’t need to be “exact” to be a good match for you and most people can’t feel the difference between layers that are only a few ILD apart and if you do go with the initial 2 layers then you can use your actual sleeping experience to decide on any additional layers that you may need.

Phoenix