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Hi, Thank you for a wonderful site. We are interested in a zipped (for access reasons) mattress in superking but are worried about the gap/zip in the middle. The only way I can see round this is to use a topper of substantial thickness and quality along the lines of something from vispring at more than £500. The problem I have is paying out for a decent mattress (Artisan Naturals?) Only to cover it with a topper of similar quality. Would you be able to construct something for us along the lines of a artisan naturals spring core only covered in a reflex foam(?) in a zipped superking pair, and then in effect a removable (zipped all the way round?) full size superking pillowtop containing substantial (ie the contents of the original mattress spec or more) filling?
So in effect layers of , bottom to top Mattress bases zipped together 1) fabric cover 2) reflex foam(?) 3) spring core calico etc 4) reflex foam(?) 5) fabric cover Then removable full size pillow top 6) fabric cover 7) multiple layers of wool, hair etc of substantial weight for comfort layers 8) fabric cover Seems extravagant to have a topper on top of a comfortable bed. Thanks once again George .
Hi George.
The gap in Ziplink mattresses is not overly intrusive.
Ryan tried / tested this particular set up a couple of years ago to see how they fare in real life.
His conclusion was that you definitely can't feel the zip BUT ..
you are aware that they are two mattress pushed together, and are slightly aware of the increased tension on the perimeter of the mattress (at the point they join) rather than any gap.
The use of a good Superking topper did alleviate this.
The comment about your unease of having to use a topper on a decent mattress is interesting.
There really should be no way you should use a mattress without any form of protection.
Putting your bottom sheet directly on to the mattress is akin to wearing trainers without socks - it just never will be done.
As gross as it sounds we all perspire a considerable amount each and every night and it will not take too long for this to permeate through to the mattress and you are left with that all too familiar staining that will occur.
Not only that, but logic dictates that you will be putting the top layers of upholstery through more duress than you need to - reducing the longevity of the mattress sooner than you actually need to.
As testament to this, the manufacturers on the top end of the quality scale [Savoir Beds, Hastens Beds, Marshall and Stewart etc] all incorporate a removable topper of various qualities as part of the overall mattress.
No mattress will be able to survive the seven years (20.000 hours) without any form of love and care!
In answer to your comment about (an essentially foam mattress) with a natural fibre topper is not the way to look at this.
An ambiguous analogy of this is similar to having new veneers over rotton teeth.
Our Origins Reflex mattress is Reflex foam based - but we would never consider using Calico Springs as the support as the cost (and quality) of the spring unit would not be comparable to the associated upholstery.
This was an interesting point of view and please feel free to expand your thoughts further.
The bottom line for us is that a topper of any quality is considerably better than absolutely nothing.
Obviously the cheaper ones will need replacing more often than a quality one but the state of the topper after a year or so will show you what could have potentially happened to your mattress if you did not use anything at all.
John and Ryan.
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