Hi John and Ryan, Thank you for providing such an informative, generous and brilliant website. Also, for answering my questions so quickly. Wow!!

I'm glad you enjoyed the questions!

I certainly found your answers both informative and enjoyable. (Thank you). Also very thought - provoking, regarding springs. It is now very clear to me that you need to consider all the variables together, and not base your choice on one factor. I must say, though, that your answers to individual points on comfort and support are all very helpful, in their own right, and this post is really about the support aspects. (I'll be sure to also consider your advice on toppings as well). I wrote this post, because we intend to buy a new bed frame and also a new mattress in the near future. (The cheaper mattress which we recently bought, is just a stop-gap, and will become the guest bed when we move house.) So we do have to go through the whole selection process, and it's a good job we found your site first!!

:-) We'd be very grateful for any further comments on whether a slatted base would be ok for a new and "good quality" heavy pocket sprung mattress, (and if we choose this combination, should we add anything else) or if we should really change our thoughts to a sprung edge divan. Also, we need to consider further, the pros and cons between the Harrison type and the Vi-spring / your own type of construction. Bearing in mind that we can balance the upholstery by careful choice of topper(s) but cannot alter the support springs, other than by choosing what is under the mattress. I'm also wondering, what are your thoughts on a latex mattress as an alternative please?

FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN A DISCUSSION ON MATTRESS SPRINGS, PLEASE READ ON.... (If you're not, then this is probably not for you!

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