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Mattress Tension for 65kg & 80kg sleepers

Hi Angus, Thank you for your question. At your body weights, we would recommend a medium spring tension. We have a guide on pocket springs here which has a table giving the weight tolerances for each spring tension. Each of the Artisan mattresses then have different… Read More

Mattress for slats vs mattress for a divan

Hi Margaret, You’re bound to feel befuddled, the retail mattress world has been built around confusion, secrecy and bamboozling people into submission! We would need to know your weights and heights to recommend any mattresses from our handmade range. However, look below for the three best sellers as a good… Read More

Mattress Guarantee Conditions – Central Support Leg

Hi Kari,   Thanks for your question.   You’re right that we do have conditions such as monthly turning and rotating of the mattress along with using a protector. You can read more on that here. By looking after your mattress you can ensure that it… Read More

Mattresses for varying weights

Hi Dan, Thanks for your question and your lovely feedback on the site. We live and breathe mattresses so it’s great to hear it’s helping the public! You’re so close to the recommendation we would have given! Well done! It means all our written articles and advice is spot on,… Read More

Are all John Ryan By Design outlet mattresses sold out?

Hi Natalie, Thanks for getting in touch. Our clearance mattress range does tend to get bought quickly once these sale price mattresses are listed!   This is because we offer up to 50% off our clearance outlet mattresses. You can view the stock list of these reduced mattresses here… Read More

Does a higher number of pocket springs mean higher quality?

Hi LalulintasWilliam Grahame Campbell, This is a very good question and we have written about this numerous times on our site. The basics of pocket springs in a mattress can be read here and which discounts spring counts higher than about 2000 as pointless and also a really… Read More

New base or slats for Vispring Bedstead Realm Mattress?

Hi Robert, Gosh, that must be so frustrating to have bought such a high-quality mattress, such as a vispring and are still finding it uncomfortable. It could be the slatted based which would give the mattress a firmer feel than a sprung edge divan. I say could, because there is… Read More

Best mattress for 320lb sleeper

Hi Stuart, Thanks for getting in touch sorry to hear you’re both suffering with your sleep. Ideally, we would need to know your partner’s weight as well but I can make some recommendations. Most mattresses only accommodate up to 18 stone but we have a range of mattresses suitable for 18… Read More

Latex topper for back pain?

Hi Steve, Latex is an ideal material for a mattress topper given it’s so progressive and responsive. It doesn’t settle or compress as quickly as memory foam or synthetic fibres such as polyester. Adding a natural latex topper will soften the top layer of your mattress and… Read More

Replacing Relyon Fronsac Mattress

Hi Steve & Jo,   Thanks for your question.   19 years is excellent.   As you may have read on our site without the GSM’s the blurb on the Relyon mattress is not going to be of much use I’m afraid. It’s all very woolly and non-descript! Given… Read More