We are in the trenches researching and shopping for a new bed. We want to thank you for the wealth of information on this web site; it’s been invaluable!
We bought a Serta mattress (spring core with poly layers and memory foam on top) three years ago. Within eight months, indentations began forming (we are thin). We have been waking with aching backs for some time now, so replacement has become a priority. Armed with the knowledge from your site, we now realize what a piece of junk we bought.
My husband and I fortunately like the same attributes in a bed and after much research have decided to purchase a 100% latex bed primarily for feel, support, lack of off gassing and durability. We don’t want to shop for another mattress for a very long time!
We have pretty much settled on Sleep EZ given their pricing is the best and their beds are comparable to higher priced options. Buying a bed via the internet leaves us apprehensive, but I think we can take the data and experience from a couple of other mattresses we liked and apply them to the Sleep EZ bed. Their policy for exchange and return also seems reasonable.
We like a soft comfort layer that feels like you float when lying down, but a firmer support core. My husband is a stomach sleeper, I’m a side and back sleeper, but prior to having back surgery three years ago, I also preferred to sleep on my stomach, so I may go there with a good bed. Based on what we liked in other latex beds (below), this is what we had in mind for the Sleep EZ bed composition:
King Bed, Natural 10,000 Latex mattress $1,995 before 5% discount
3" Top Layer: Blended Talalay Latex, Soft
3" Middle Layer: Blended Talalay Latex, Medium
3" Bottom Layer: Dunlop Latex, Firm
Thinking it might be best to order the his/hers configuration of six individual pieces for flexibility in case we need to make adjustments. Our thought is that if the middle layer isn’t firm enough, then we can swap it with the bottom layer, or make exchanges as needed.
Q - Do you know if there are any gap issues in the center of the bed where the two latex pieces meet? If someone sleeps in the middle of the bed (with equal firmness on each side), will there be any noticeable disruption of the continuity of the mattress given the six individual pieces of latex?
The comparisons to what we liked: Here’s where I really need someone to have our backs (literally!):
1.) Pure Latex Bliss Beautiful Mattress, Blended Talalay
3" Top Layer: 19 ILD
3" Middle Layer: 24 ILD
6" Bottom Layer: 36 ILD
- Essentia Beausommet Matresss, Their brand of “memory foam” and Dunlop
2" Top Comfort Layer: ?? ILD 6.25 lbs per cubic ft. Density (gentle touch layer)
5" Middle Support Layer: ?? ILD 8 zoned latex reflex layer
1" Bottom Support Layer: ?? ILD 5.25 lbs per cubic ft. Density (adjustable recovery layer)
3.) Essentia Dormeuse Matresss (a bit soft….) Their brand of “memory foam” and Dunlop
2" Top Comfort Layer: ?? ILD 6.25 lbs per cubic ft. Density (gentle touch layer)
4" Middle Support Layer: ?? ILD 8 zoned latex reflex layer
2" Bottom Support Layer: ?? ILD 5.25 lbs per cubic ft. Density (adjustable recovery layer)
Q - Our favorite is the Pure Latex Bliss Beautiful Mattress. The Beausommet a close second, but a little firmer I think and the Dormeuse a little squishier on the comfort layer - maybe too squishy. I don’t have the ILD firmness levels for any of the Essentia mattresses. They gave me densities and I’m not sure how they equate to the ILD firmness of the PLB Beautiful mattress. We want to make sure what we are ordering in our Sleep EZ layers is comparable to what we liked in these two other mattress (Beautiful & Beausommet).
Q – Lastly, what do you think of the foundations for Sleep EZ? We were thinking about getting a platform bed with slats, but now see that they seem to have a pretty good box form with 3" wooden slats that breathe. Assuming for the King size, there are two separate boxes (?) and we can use our existing bed frame, which is metal and has a center bar and two center supports.
Thank you so much for your time.