Buying a Mattress

samkma

Need help buying a mattress that would help with common old mattress back pain, need a double size with £500 budget. 
Any suggestions?
Thanks

gwynlas

2000 pocket sprung medium firm, not pillow topped or memory foam. They do need to be turned on a regular basis. I recently bought one for this amount on ebay.

Apjs87

Do not go for a firm to help back pains. It is an old wives tale. A firm mattress will only cause pressure points which will make you toss and turn during the night. You want to feel like you are sleeping in your mattress rather than on it. 

As a guide, Vi-Spring weight guides are 0-11 stone soft, 11-16 stone medium, 16+ firm.

I hope that helps a bit

unforeseen

Apjs87 said:

Do not go for a firm to help back pains. It is an old wives tale. A firm mattress will only cause pressure points which will make you toss and turn during the night. You want to feel like you are sleeping in your mattress rather than on it. 

Vi-Spring weight guides are 0-11 stone soft, 11-16 stone medium, 16+ firm.

I hope that helps a bit

A firm mattress for somebody 16+ stone causes pressure points on hips & knees (voice of experience) 

Apjs87

unforeseen said:

Apjs87 said:

Do not go for a firm to help back pains. It is an old wives tale. A firm mattress will only cause pressure points which will make you toss and turn during the night. You want to feel like you are sleeping in your mattress rather than on it. 

Vi-Spring weight guides are 0-11 stone soft, 11-16 stone medium, 16+ firm.

I hope that helps a bit

A firm mattress for somebody 16+ stone causes pressure points on hips & knees (voice of experience) 

Of course it is all preference still. The above is a guide. I fall into the medium category but sleep on soft just fine. My point was that if you're after a mattress to help with a bad back, don't go too firm.

clive0510

I keep seeing adverts on the shopping channel for dormeo mattresses. I was actually thinking of buying one myself. they have a good website, and positive reviews.

JJ_Egan

I have one . It was good at first  6 months later not as good .

Plus they had a probable internal data breach and stole my card details .

Google John Ryan mattress   as they give a lot of free information .

samkma

gwynlas said:

2000 pocket sprung medium firm, not pillow topped or memory foam. They do need to be turned on a regular basis. I recently bought one for this amount on ebay.

I am currently looking at this from Argos, https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9171631 Wake mattress they are medium firm and within my budget.
Anyone here got this mattress?

samkma

clive0510 said:

I keep seeing adverts on the shopping channel for dormeo mattresses. I was actually thinking of buying one myself. they have a good website, and positive reviews.

Will have a look at it. Thanks

ic

I'd recommend looking at johnryanbydesign.co.uk - a small firm that produce very good quality mattresses.  I've had one of their Origins Pocket Latex beds for about 3 or 4 years now, it still shows no sign of wear and is the best bed I sleep in (compared with my own previous beds).  Their Origins Pocket bed is available in a firmer 2000 spring count, though is a stretch on your budget - they do sell on graded returns which would be worth a look at.  I can attest their returns policy is no-nonsense - I ordered a bed that simply wouldn't fit up the stairs.  The delivery guys took it away, and returned a week later with base that divided into four sections, a headboard in two plus our mattresses were zip and link.

They also have plenty of articles about mattress quality, good sleep, etc.

Grenage

Everyone I know who's purchased an Emma mattress has raved about it.