Mattres Recommendation

tred

Anyone recommened a good Mattress??. Our one needs upgrading!

tabatha

was just ringing around the other day about getting a new one myself and i was recommended to get a malaga continental odearest. think thats the one anyway. its a pocket sprung one. it costs about 425 euro. i have heard a lot about these new ones that are just foam and latex (cant think of the name off hand at the moment) anyway, these are suppose to get very hot and a lot of people have told me to avoid them and look for a pocket sprung one.

tred

tabatha wrote:

was just ringing around the other day about getting a new one myself and i was recommended to get a malaga continental odearest. think thats the one anyway. its a pocket sprung one. it costs about 425 euro. i have heard a lot about these new ones that are just foam and latex (cant think of the name off hand at the moment) anyway, these are suppose to get very hot and a lot of people have told me to avoid them and look for a pocket sprung one.

I heard the very same at the weekend from a doctor. He said they seem to retain heat more?....Thanks for above. Ill check it out. anyone else got ideas?

CJhaughey

We have a Tempur mattress for the last 7 years and I must say that we don't find it to be hot, usually use light sheets in summer.
BUt I will say that it without doubt the most comfortable mattress that I have ever slept on, We will have to buy another soon as we have a slightly larger bed now and will definately buy another as the sleep is so good!

Sleipnir

The Tempurs are so expensive though! I was looking at a king size but ended up just buying two pillows which was still €200!

TKK

Gah first post did not show up so I posted again below.

TKK

We're getting one of the Komfi Deluxe ones from here after trying them out in a bed shop.

They're less expensive than the Tempur ones and at the moment come with free delivery and pillows! Apparently they last a lot longer than the traditional sprung mattresses too and should therefore save on replacement costs down the line.

CJhaughey

They look to be good! If they are as good as the Tempur you will not regret it one bit!

Do-more

I know a guy that works in www.potterybarn.ie and by coincidence I have just been quizzing him about a new mahogany bed and mattress. Seems they are getting in a container load of those "memory foam" mattress´ this coming week. I don't know what brand there are or the prices but they normally have good quality and keep the prices reasonable by buying container loads direct from the manufacturers. They deliver all over the country.

cltt97

I've bought a bed and mattress on Capel Street, can't remember the name of the shop now, but it's a foam mattress with a 6cm memory foam layer at the top. We tried all the pure memory foam mattresses and they felt too "sinky", but this one is just right. Haven't slept in it as such yet, but it feels incredibly comfortable. Bed&mattress were 1000 Euro (King size), I think the mattress part was around 400. If you like I dig out the name of the shop...

TempestSabre

Please do. What the make model of the mattress aswell.

BaZmO*

The best mattresses around at the moment are King Koil mattresses but they are extremely expensive. I recently bought a new bed and matress but I wasn't willing to pay the extra for the King Koil despite hearing nothing but good about them from friends that have one.

prospect

Regardless of which you choose, don't go cheap. You get what you pay for.
I spent more on my matress than on my bed, as the bed has no effect on how you sleep, nor will it have any long term effect on your back.

So get the very best you can afford.

TempestSabre

prospect wrote:

Regardless of which you choose, don't go cheap. You get what you pay for.
I spent more on my matress than on my bed, as the bed has no effect on how you sleep, nor will it have any long term effect on your back.

So get the very best you can afford.

The base has no effect?

cltt97

The shop I bought it in was A J Furnishings, I need to check the model of the mattress, I'm not fully moved into the house yet so next time I'll go down I write it down for you. Slept in it for the first time last night and it was absolutely lovely. The bed is absolutely lovely, too. A nice light birch, simple frame with headboard, they have it in the window in dark wood. Lovely selection alltogether in that shop.

prospect

TempestSabre wrote:

The base has no effect?

Not if you have a high quality matress. You could throw it on the floor and it wouldn't matter.

Obviously there are extreems. A good matress on a water bed wont work, or a base that is too high or too low could injur your back by having to climb/stoop to get in/out of bed. Also a cheap base that will break in the middle of the night is not ideal either.

BaZmO*

prospect wrote:

Not if you have a high quality matress. You could throw it on the floor and it wouldn't matter.

Obviously there are extreems. A good matress on a water bed wont work, or a base that is too high or too low could injur your back by having to climb/stoop to get in/out of bed. Also a cheap base that will break in the middle of the night is not ideal either.

I think you're missing the point here. The floor would be the best place for a mattress as it's a a hard level surface. A only requirement for a base is that it needs to be a strong level surface. If you had a base that had latts missing or ones that weren't supported well it would affect the integrity of the mattress regardless of how good the mattress was.

prospect

BaZmO* wrote:

I think you're missing the point here. The floor would be the best place for a mattress as it's a a hard level surface. A only requirement for a base is that it needs to be a strong level surface. If you had a base that had latts missing or ones that weren't supported well it would affect the integrity of the mattress regardless of how good the mattress was.

I don't think I missed any point, I did say "Obviously there are extreems", and one of these would be a bed with missing latts.

Once you get past the really cheap & crap beds, it really doesn't matter.
The only difference in price in the remaining selection is determined by brand/design.

If you can afford €1000 on a bed, I'd say go 70:30 of your budget in favour of the mattress. Some people would prefer to spend the majority of their money on a bed that looked impressive, and then comprimised on the quality of the mattress.

Also, the floor is not always ideal as you have to stoop to get into bed, and getting out isn't much better either. Over a long time period actions like these can cause as much back trouble as sleeping on a bad surface.

TempestSabre

So a sprung base would have no difference over a solid wooden base?

BaZmO*

I think we're arguing the same point here!

I was just responding to your "as the bed has no effect on how you sleep" comment.

But hey, at least we're on the same hymn sheet now.

prospect

BaZmO* wrote:

I think we're arguing the same point here!

I was just responding to your "as the bed has no effect on how you sleep" comment.

But hey, at least we're on the same hymn sheet now.

Cool.
I am even worse at explaining myself verbally.


EDIT:
Oh yeah, to the OP. I have a King Koil mattress and find it wonderful. It is my second one and it is quite a hard one, which I like.

Do-more

Do-more wrote:

I know a guy that works in www.potterybarn.ie and by coincidence I have just been quizzing him about a new mahogany bed and mattress. Seems they are getting in a container load of those "memory foam" mattress´ this coming week. I don't know what brand there are or the prices but they normally have good quality and keep the prices reasonable by buying container loads direct from the manufacturers. They deliver all over the country.

Got the prices of the memory foam mattress' today, €695 for the 5ft. and €795 for the 6ft. think he said the brand was "Visco" or "Vasco"? Said they should have one in the shop by the week-end...

TKK

Do-more wrote:

Got the prices of the memory foam mattress' today, €695 for the 5ft. and €795 for the 6ft. think he said the brand was "Visco" or "Vasco"? Said they should have one in the shop by the week-end...

Visco is the type of foam.

Memory foam is the most exciting addition to materials used in the manufacture of mattresses for a long time, giving customers an alternative to the traditional sprung mattresses. The growth of this type of product is increasing within the UK year on year.


Memory Foam
(viscoelastic – flexible polyurethane foam – FPF)

This open-cell variety of flexible polyurethane foam was distinguished by properties allowing it to redistribute the G-Force suffered by astronauts during take off and re-entry. Offering also commercial pilots a more comfortable seating surface during long haul flights.


Characteristics

Viscoelastic is typified by its slow recovery after compression. When a body is positioned on viscoelastic foam, the foam progressively conforms to the shape of the body. It is also known as “slow recovery” foam.


Benefits and Applications

Due to its conforming aspect, viscoelastic makes for a comfortable yet supportive, mattress or mattress overlay, and its low resilience works well in pillows. People with limited mobility can benefit from the foam’s capacity to distribute weight and surface pressure evenly, potentially reducing bed sores, caused by aggravated pressure between the skin and the bone areas of the body such as beneath heels, hips, elbows and the back of the head. If pressure is not relieved through body movement or technology, such as viscoelestic, blood vessels may compress, inhibiting circulation and possibly irritating the skin tissue.


Physical Properties

Density As with FPF, the density for viscoelastic foam is the weight of one cubic metre of material measured in Kilogramme (eg. 60kg per m3 – rest is air). With conventional FPF formulations, a higher foam density generally equates to increased foam durability (retention of performance properties). Density enhances durability and the ability of visco foam to maintain its physical performance. Firmness Normally, firmness of visco can range from supersoft to semi-rigid. The potential for surface pressure is closely associated with firmness, and can vary based on the formulation. Hardness is measured in neutrons from 0 – 350.


“most viscoelastics react to body temperature and ambient temperatures, softening with heat and more easily adjusting to body contours”.

Neverends

Apparently it can matter what base you get as some mattresses are intended to be used on hard wood slats of a certain width - I was told this by one of the matress manufacturers, can't remember the name.

Do-more

Visco-Pro is the brandname!

TempestSabre

Well what did people buy?

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