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Help with a mattress for chronic back pain

Hi Nicola,   Thanks for your question.   We’re sorry to hear you’re suffering with your mattress and a bad back.  It’s horrible when you think you’ve found a fix to your sleeping problem to only find out your expensive purchase is making things worse!  Hopefully,… Read More

Disposal of old mattress?

Hi Lorraine, Thanks for your question. John Ryan By Design do offer an eco mattress disposal service where we can completely recycle your old mattress when you buy a new one from us. We offer this Eco Mattress Recycling service for a small fee. This means we can remove and… Read More

Spring count and upholstery of your pocket sprung bed bases?

Hi Nick, Please see our Article here all about mattress bases, where we do disclose the amount of pocket springs in a sprung divan base. Our pocket sprung edge bases contain 1000 pocket springs in the sprung edge version in a king size. These are spun bond pocket springs. Read More

Pin holes in my latex mattress topper?

Hi Kym, As I am not aware of the make or manufacturer of your topper, it is impossible for me to have an opinion upon their product. I would suggest that you ask for detailed clarification, in writing from the retailer/manufacturer to satisfy your qualms. Here at John Ryan we… Read More

Painful memory foam mattress which sinks

Hi Sheila,   Please view the products on this site and then call our office for specific advice as to suitability.   Kind regards

New Mattress

Hi Cnunn, At your weights we would recommend a medium spring tension which accommodates from 11 stone to 16 stone.  This gives enough tolerances for some weight fluctuations either.  way!  Without knowing which black friday vi spring you were about to purchase its hard to be exact… Read More

Components of a mattress

Hi Andrew, Wow, where to start! Excellent question but I could end up taking you through some serious detail in this response.  John has written an excellent set of posts on the construction method of mattresses found in mattress construction here. A quick answer that may help is… Read More

question about the video comparison.

Hi Danny, We certainly don’t imply that mattress manufactures mislead you as to the specifications of their springs or layers. Whilst many manufacturers wont give you the specifics on GSM or spring gauges I’ve not come across any that would lie about the contents and would never suggest this. What… Read More

What should I replace a Relyon Pocket Sprung mattress with?

Hi Carolyn,   Thanks for your question.   At your body weights you would both be matched with a Medium spring tension to get the right level of support.   BodyweightSpring tension Upto 16 Stone / 50-101kgMedium (1.4mm) 16 Stone / 101kg UpwardsFirm (1.6mm) Available in Bespoke… Read More

Small guest bed with a pull out underneath help?

Hi Kathleen, Thank you for your question on our website.  Unfortunately, we do not manufacture the type of bed that you are looking for. However, with regard to the issue of pocket springs, we would recommend the Origins Comfort 1000 for children.  This has the softest upholstery layers for… Read More