Mattress Advice

Shazzak

Hi There

We're after some mattress advice for an impending purchase, and see there’s a lot of good advice being given here, which is helping us to decide. I have a lumbar problem (discs) so need decent support. We’ve had a pocket sprung/memory foam for the last 4 years, and it was great, until the cat had a mishap and we had to get rid of it rather quickly! We’re looking for the same again, but perhaps a step up in quality.

Our list is down to:

Harrison – Memory Tailor – Expression (2000 springs)
Rest Assured – Pocket Memory – Domino 1400
Breasley – Salus – Memory Pocket 1500*
Somnus – Memory Touch 2000

* Might have to come off the list, as I now see it has 75mm memory foam (density unknown) and foam encapsulated springs, which seem to be a no-no. But it does come with a climate cover for cooling.

Do any of you lovely people have any knowledge or experience of any of these? All have seemed very comfy. The Somnus seems to be at the higher end of the market (compared to the other three). But I can’t find much else by way of detail, nor any reviews.

Be grateful for any advice.

Thanks, S

ssray

You need to try them, I have a back problem and the main thing seemed to be that you had equal weight at your shoulders,lumber region and legs.
I was laying on my side facing away from them and the assesor pushed her hand around my shoulder region and lumber, on a firm mattress my shoulder sank in but there was a gap where my lumbar region was on the medium mattress my shoulder was supported and there was no gap lower,so I was more fully supported along my lenght.
Hope this helps.
Ray

Tim_Deegan

Shazzak wrote: »

Hi There

We're after some mattress advice for an impending purchase, and see there’s a lot of good advice being given here, which is helping us to decide. I have a lumbar problem (discs) so need decent support. We’ve had a pocket sprung/memory foam for the last 4 years, and it was great, until the cat had a mishap and we had to get rid of it rather quickly! We’re looking for the same again, but perhaps a step up in quality.

Our list is down to:

Harrison – Memory Tailor – Expression (2000 springs)
Rest Assured – Pocket Memory – Domino 1400
Breasley – Salus – Memory Pocket 1500*
Somnus – Memory Touch 2000

* Might have to come off the list, as I now see it has 75mm memory foam (density unknown) and foam encapsulated springs, which seem to be a no-no. But it does come with a climate cover for cooling.

Do any of you lovely people have any knowledge or experience of any of these? All have seemed very comfy. The Somnus seems to be at the higher end of the market (compared to the other three). But I can’t find much else by way of detail, nor any reviews.

Be grateful for any advice.

Thanks, S

The Second one is Rest Assured which is part of the Silentnight group, so I won't even get started on that one.

As you said the thrird one contains reflex foam encapsulated pocket springs, so is also out.

You may have noticed that I usually recommend between 1000 and 1800 pocket springs, but 2000 isn't too far over that. You may also have noticed that I think non turn mattresses are a bad idea, but then most memory foam mattresses are.

Out of the ones that you have looked at, I would personally go for the Somnus, as long as it is no more than £600 for a king size. However I'm struggling to find any specifications for it, do you have any?

Tim_Deegan

ssray wrote: »

You need to try them, I have a back problem and the main thing seemed to be that you had equal weight at your shoulders,lumber region and legs.
I was laying on my side facing away from them and the assesor pushed her hand around my shoulder region and lumber, on a firm mattress my shoulder sank in but there was a gap where my lumbar region was on the medium mattress my shoulder was supported and there was no gap lower,so I was more fully supported along my lenght.
Hope this helps.
Ray

Trying them out can only give you a rough idea. To know for sure if a mattress is suitable you need to sleep on them for a few nights. So make sure you buy from someone with a good returns policy.

tibby27

Hi there :-)

I'm looking to buy myself a new mattress, as the old one is getting beyond a joke now, and am very confused by the choice available.

The mattress will go on a single bed with wooden slats. I am leaning towards a pocket sprung mattress with memory foam. I should also mention that although still young, I suffer from arthritis, and occassionally find it difficult to get comfortable due to pressure on my hip/leg.

I tend to start out sleeping on my side, but probably move around a bit during the night.

Anyway, my question is; Is this an okay mattress type for my situation? Also, what kind of price can I be expected to pay (ballpark figure)?

I ought to mention that as I was recently made redundant, price is an issue - the cheaper the better (hopefully without compromising too much on quality).

Shazzak

Thanks to Tim for the advice. Been away from home for work this week so only just picking up messages. I couldn't find any tech spec either, hence posting. I've just tried ringing Somnus direct to get some info. Unfortunatley got an assitant who I would describe as neither knowledgeable nor helpful! Think I'll just email!

Shazzak

PS ... Sorry, forgot to mention that selling price in the shop was £809, and that's on sale with a 20% discount. Have to say though, that having started at chain for ideas, and then trotting round some independent suppliers, we get an awful lot more for £800 independently than we do from the biggee. (As is the case for most of the big boys, because of their 'duct auction' approach to fooling you into thinking you're getting a massive discount when, in fact, you're likely to be paying more than if you go to the little furniture/carpet/bed shop round the corner).

Tim_Deegan

tibby27 wrote: »

Hi there :-)

I'm looking to buy myself a new mattress, as the old one is getting beyond a joke now, and am very confused by the choice available.

The mattress will go on a single bed with wooden slats. I am leaning towards a pocket sprung mattress with memory foam. I should also mention that although still young, I suffer from arthritis, and occassionally find it difficult to get comfortable due to pressure on my hip/leg.

I tend to start out sleeping on my side, but probably move around a bit during the night.

Anyway, my question is; Is this an okay mattress type for my situation? Also, what kind of price can I be expected to pay (ballpark figure)?

I ought to mention that as I was recently made redundant, price is an issue - the cheaper the better (hopefully without compromising too much on quality).

A good quality pocket sprung/memory foam mattress can be quite expensive. Stay away from the reflex foam encapsulated pocket spring type, and go for full size steel pocket springs.

If you are putting it on a slatted base with gaps of more than 1", then you would need to do one of the following:

• Add extra slats to close the gaps up to 1"
• Lay a sheet of pegboard or hardboard over the slats
• Get mattress with memory foam on both sides, so that the memory foam on the bottom will spread the weight out over the slats, and is suitable for gaps of up to 3"

Pocket sprung/memory foam would probably be the best option, as it will mould to your body without causing pressure points.

If you can't afford a good quality pocket sprung/memory foam mattress, then go for pocket sprung only.

Tim_Deegan

Shazzak wrote: »

PS ... Sorry, forgot to mention that selling price in the shop was £809, and that's on sale with a 20% discount. Have to say though, that having started at chain for ideas, and then trotting round some independent suppliers, we get an awful lot more for £800 independently than we do from the biggee. (As is the case for most of the big boys, because of their 'duct auction' approach to fooling you into thinking you're getting a massive discount when, in fact, you're likely to be paying more than if you go to the little furniture/carpet/bed shop round the corner).

And even cheaper would be on line retailers. Just make sure they have a good return policy.

tibby27

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

A good quality pocket sprung/memory foam mattress can be quite expensive. Stay away from the reflex foam encapsulated pocket spring type, and go for full size steel pocket springs.


If you are putting it on a slatted base with gaps of more than 1", then you would need to do one of the following:

• Add extra slats to close the gaps up to 1"
• Lay a sheet of pegboard or hardboard over the slats
• Get mattress with memory foam on both sides, so that the memory foam on the bottom will spread the weight out over the slats, and is suitable for gaps of up to 3"

Pocket sprung/memory foam would probably be the best option, as it will mould to your body without causing pressure points.

If you can't afford a good quality pocket sprung/memory foam mattress, then go for pocket sprung only.

Thank you verymuch for your advice Tim

Tim_Deegan

tibby27 wrote: »

Thank you verymuch for your advice Tim

That's no problem at all.