Hi Bunny1999,
I switched your post into a new topic of its own since your comments and questions were outside the scope of the topic you posted in.
I’m not sure you are clear between the difference between a box spring and a foundation. A box spring has springs inside it that flex under the mattress and there are very few one sided mattresses today that use them as a support system and in many cases they will invalidate a mattress warranty. Most mattresses in the industry today need a steel or wooden bedframe with a foundation that has minimal to no flex (vs a box spring that flexes) or a platform bed which also has little to no flex under the mattress. There are many in the industry that mix up the terminology between box springs and foundations even though they are very different products.
Most online or local stores sell foundations that are suitable for the mattresses they sell but there is more information about the different support systems (bedframes and foundations or platform beds) that are generally suitable for different types of mattresses and some examples of each of them in post #1 here.
That makes sense because a topper won’t help much if there are any soft spots or sagging in the mattress underneath it and based on your previous posts your mattress is probably overdue for replacement.
While I can certainly help with “how” to choose … It’s not possible to make specific suggestions or recommendations for either a mattress, manufacturers/retailers, or combinations of materials or components because the first “rule” of mattress shopping is to always remember that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress. There are just too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved that are unique to each person to use a formula or for anyone to be able to predict or make a specific suggestion or recommendation about which mattress or combination of materials and components or which type of mattress would be the best “match” for you in terms of “comfort”, firmness, or PPP or how a mattress will “feel” to you or compare to another mattress based on specs (either yours or a mattress), sleeping positions, health conditions, or “theory at a distance” that can possibly be more reliable than your own careful testing (hopefully using the testing guidelines in step 4 of the tutorial) or your own personal sleeping experience (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).
I’m assuming you’ve read the mattress shopping tutorial here which includes all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choice … and perhaps more importantly know how and why to avoid the worst ones.
Two of the most important links in the tutorial that I would especially make sure you’ve read are post #2 here which has more about the different ways to choose a suitable mattress (either locally or online) that is the best “match” for you in terms of “comfort”, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) that can help you assess and minimize the risks of making a choice that doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for and post #13 here which has more about the most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on all the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
If you are considering online options then the mattress shopping tutorial includes several links to lists of many of the better online options I’m aware of (in the optional online step) that include many different types and categories of mattresses in a wide range of designs, budgets, firmness levels, and with different return/exchange policies that would be worth considering.
If you are primarily interested in latex then I would start with this link to a list of the members here that sell mattresses online and many of them also sell latex and latex hybrid mattresses (including component mattresses) that use different types and blends of latex that also have a wide range of different designs, options, features, return and exchange policies, and prices. Post #3 here also includes a list of manufacturers that sell component latex mattresses online as well.
As you probably know both SleepEZ and Brooklyn Bedding are members of the site which means that I think highly of both of them and that I believe they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, knowledge, and transparency. SleepEZ primarily sells component latex mattresses with individual latex layers that can be customized for firmness and rearranged or exchanged to fine tune the comfort or support of the mattress after a purchase while the BME is a latex/polyfoam hybrid that is available in 3 different firmness levels. There is more about the pros and cons of an all latex mattress vs a latex/polyfoam hybrid in post #2 here.
When you can’t test a mattress in person then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed phone conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart (which would certainly include SleepEZ and Brooklyn Bedding) and who can help “talk you through” the specifics of their mattresses and the properties and “feel” of the materials they are using (fast or slow response, resilience, firmness etc) and the options they have available that may be the best “match” for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked or other mattresses you are considering that they are familiar with, and the “averages” of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about “matching” their specific mattress designs and firmness levels to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences (or to other mattresses that they are familiar with) than anyone else.
If you are also considering local options then you appear to be close to Slagles which is in Bakersfield, CA so the better options or possibilities I’m aware of in the area … subject to making sure that they are transparent about the materials and components in their mattresses (see this article) and that they meet the quality/value guidelines I linked earlier in this reply include …
http://www.slaglesmattress.com/ Bakersfield, CA. They are a factory direct manufacturer. They don’t have any specific information on their site about the mattresses they make but they appear to make a range of innerspring, latex, and memory foam mattresses. They certainly fit the profile of a local manufacturer that would generally make higher quality and better value mattresses and would be well worth a phone call or a visit.
bakersfieldmattressstore.com/ Bakersfield, CA. They are also a factory direct manufacturer that makes their own latex and some memory foam mattresses. They also carry some Golden mattresses and some Spring Comfort mattresses which may be worth considering as well.
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https://www.jordanhomefurniture.com/ Retailer in Bakersfield. They carry a range of Diamond mattresses which may include some better quality/value options but make sure you can find out the density of any foam layers in their mattresses.
https://www.morfurniture.com/ Retailer in Bakersfield. They carry Sherwood and Lumina mattresses (both made by Sherwood) which may also include some better quality/value options but once again make sure you can find out the density of any foam layers in their mattresses.
Phoenix