Hi everyone. I want to diy a latex mattress. This is my first time and there’s so many options I don’t know where to start. I sleep on a basic nectar classic and don’t have any issues. It’s Just getting old and we want to upgrade to a king sized mattress. I’m 205 lbs and 5’9 and a side sleeper and my wife is 170 lbs and 5’3 and a combo sleeper.
I know hybrid is the most desirable for most people but we currently sleep on an all foam mattress and don’t really have a problem with it. We also like the reduced motion transfer. We would like to stay under $1,400 as well.
I put together a few options based on the research I’ve done recently. Based on my info, could I get some input on what you all may think is the best build for us? Or if there’s a build that isn’t one of these options, I’m happy to explore more options.
Hi Gainwill and welcome to the forums and thanks for the inquiry! My advice is to go with option A. It should work out just fine for both of you, and it should last longer than the latex and HD foam or latex and coil hybrids. 15- 20 years before you need to replace any components, whereas the other options might last 10 - 15 years before you have to replace anything. Aside from that, three 3" layers gives you more comfort adjustability options as well.
Keep in mind that an all foam/latex build has a totally different feel than a build with a pocket spring base. So it will depend on what feel you are looking for. One isn’t better than the other its just a preference.
We like to say that pocket springs are always alive . Pocket Springs store energy when compressed and then return most of it quickly in the form of a “pushback” feel which you wont have from a latex or foam base. A pocket spring base will also help sleep cooler than all foam/latex.
IMO if motion isolation is your top priority a foam/latex or all latex option will be best.
Lots of latex folks on here that can offer some good advice as well.
@Arizona_Premium and @Latex_Mattress_Fact1 Just curious, would it be better to go with 3” soft and 3” medium or 2”soft and 4” medium giving my weight being around 205 lbs? I was leaning option A as well just didn’t know if soft was too soft for me or not.
Realistically, a medium top layer has a better chance of working for you, and a soft layer has a better chance of working for your partner. If you’re open to splitting that top layer then I think that’s a better choice. If you don’t want split layers, then soft Talalay over firm Dunlop over medium Dunlop is the best middle ground.
I recommend looking for latex mattresses on facebook marketplace. I was astonished how many great beds are on there for SO CHEAP
If you can find a birch hybrid for a few hundred bucks, you’re in the clear. Its a great bed.
I mean genuinely thats what i would do. I was really surprised how cheap and how good a lot of the options i saw were.
But if i were to do it all over again, i would do a 15.5g pocketspringstore layer, a 2" medium dunlop, and a 2" talaylay top layer in a bamboo/wool cover. Or the cover from pocketspringstore was pretty good. Just a bit more expensive.
You could get the bolsa edge elite, and put that with the 2" layer of medium dunlop into a 10" cover. Then buy a topper cover with your other 2" layer of soft latex. Having the extra layer of soft material from the topper cover does make a bit of a difference, and it would allow you to change the topper if you ever decided to. It’s just that 2" of medium latex encased with 8" of springs is perfect base that you could either sleep on or mod with whatever top layer you wanted.
But the thing is, if you find a birch standard mattress, its basically the same thing. Except it contains wool layers. I saw one for 400 on marketplace the other day. Then you could mod it with whatever topper you want.