Mattresses

[rose2008-2008]

Just doing my bed and i need a new mattress. The springs were jutting out so i managed to turn it (with some effort). It must be over 10yrs old and a bit yuk so i know what i will be treating myself too this winter.

Does anyone know how long are you supposed to have a mattress for?. I heard 10yrs and you should get a new one.

And do you think you should spend a lot of money to get a decent one or are the cheaper ones in fact ok?.

i just wanted to hear others views on this before i go spending vast quantities of money when i do not have too?. I have never had to buy one on my own so do not really know these things you see.

 

[notgrumpyreally]

Bought ours from Laura Ashley when they had their half price sale. Did Quidco too and got a £1000 one for about £440 and it's lovely! I think they have a 50% off sale at the moment too.

[cookiecookuk]

i think you are suppose to change every 10 years.we changed ours about 4 years ago and bought a memory foam one and would never go back to normal spring one now.

[cat-knitter]

I love love love my memory foam one .......... & they come rolled up in a little box that makes you think how on earth does a matress fit in that! 

I think they do say replace matresses after 10yrs but my old one was about 16yrs old & still fine.

[notgrumpyreally]

We had memory foam before but it made me soooo hot! Lots of people swear by them though. Just consider if you would be happy sleeping on foam. I know I'm in a minority hating them though!

[rose2008-2008]

They sound good then , i take it they have no springs at all just foam???. I have heard lots of people say these are good. What do they feel like?, do they feel different though from a normal one?. I mean very Different?.

[cat-knitter]

Yes ....... they can get hot ... our does for me although Hubby says it doesn't for him  

ours is all foam but I bought one last year for my son & his partner & that one was sprung & had a memory foam top ....... they say that it does not get too hot

I still wouldn't change mine though

[cat-knitter]

Yes ..... they can get hot ... our does for me although Hubby says it doesn't for him  

ours is all foam but I bought one last year for my son & his partner & that one was sprung & had a memory foam top ..... they say that it does not get too hot

I still wouldn't change mine though

[cat-knitter]

Oops ...... it said my first post hadn't posted

[rose2008-2008]

Ohhhh cat knitter your as bad as me! LOL.  Yes the mattresses do sound tempting though, i will have to have a think. I cannot tolerate firm mattresses i know that. I have another in my spare room but its hard and makes my shoulders ache in the morning if i sleep on it. HORRIBLE!!. It would have to be medium if it was sprung.

[chickengrandma-2008]

I didn't dare  commit to spending all that money on a memory foam one in case I found straight away that I didn't like it.  Instead I got a foam mattress topper.  It's nice and comfy but I take it off in the summer because I find it too warm, but it's lovely in the winter.

[ed_blackadder_1]

We recently bought a new sprung mattress with a memory foam top, I love it it is firm but soft,  I have found it lovely and comfy but with the hot flushes I sometimes find it too warm, We will see what it is like in the winter, OH doesn't like it much he gets far too hot, and mainly sleeps in the spare room, yipee more room for me. It was £800 normal price and we got it in the sale for £375. boy can you tell the last one we had cost £150 and lasted 4 years, awful thing.  I would say save up and get the best you can for what you can afford it will be worth it and it will last longer and save money in the end.

[rose2008-2008]

Yes, sprung with a foam top sounds maybe better. I get hot too but in winter it would be lovely and you can always throw covers off if you heat up!!!..

[ed_blackadder_1]

I would say it is snuggly,

[chips-and-brown-gravy]

I'm with you.  I tried memory foam and hated it, far too hot (and it was one of the ones that are supposed to be cooler than normal) and I didn't find it that comfortable.

I ended up with a traditional Vi Spring matress, expensive but very comfortable with a lifetime guarantee, absolutely love it, but it does make it more difficult to get up in a morning.

I would say as you spend a third of your life in bed, buy the very best you can afford.  There is definately a very large difference between cheap matresses and more expensive ones.

[ginap.123]

We paid £60 for a 2.5cm Silentnight memory foam topper from Argos & it's made the bed feel so much more comfortable, really soft & has re-newed our old mattress which was probably on the way out without it.

[stroppy*cow]

Whatever mattress you decide to go for, don't forget to check the depth, if it is deeper than your current one you may find that you need to buy new sheets too.  I once bought a pillow top mattress - lovely but none of the fitted sheets that I had were deep enough to fit.

[dr-whos-assistant]

We have just had a bed out of Argos in the sale for £350 it had really good reviews for the money. The base is basic with two drawers but the mattress is really thick and heavy with a memory foam top and its firm and comfy. The mattress is what you pay for with a bed and we have always found it cheaper to buy the whole bed than just the mattress.

[rose2008-2008]

You have a good point Dr Whos there, you get the bed and a mattress. The bed i have is really just a wooden frame with a good wood headboard ,very solid but the slats underneath are not looking too good a bit flimsy compared to the headboard!!. Probably ok though. I dont want to break the bed. I do not think i have put on that much weight that i need to worry. 

[lhasa.two]

Have a sheet of 9mm plywood cut to size and put over the slats... it works. You may find you don't need a new mattress just yet.

I have an antique French bed and had to put slats on it first then the ply. I bought a really super Relyon mattress about 15 years ago and it's still as good as the day I bought it. I can't remember how much I paid for it though as it had to be made to measure for the bed!