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Divan base and tempur mattress issues

Gina asked
31st March 2015

I purchased a tempur original mattress about 7-8 years ago and put it on my slatted bed. I changed my bed base about 10 months ago to a cheap divan base with drawers. Now i find our backs are really aching every morning.Do you think it could be this cheap base and what bed base would you advise for this mattress. I noticed you have several bed bases for sale, thanks Gina >

1 Answer
Lee Staff
answered 8 years ago

Hi Gina,

 

Thanks for your question.

 

There isn’t a whole world of difference between a solid top base and slats. There would be a bit more difference if the slats were sprung as there’s a bit more movement there but again still not a whole world apart.

 

It is difficult to definitively put aches and pains down to a mattress or base; A sprung base will give the mattress a slightly softer feel whereas a solid top platform divan or slatted bed base will give the mattress a slightly firmer feel overall. Please see our base range here.

 

Our advice here would be to add a mattress topper as this will introduce an extra comfort layer and soften down any bed that is too firm. You should generally follow the rule of foam with foam, latex with latex etc. As such it might be worth having a look at our Coolblue and Laygel toppers.

 

 

 

Both have a depth of 7.5cm giving plenty of surface to sink into before you hit the mattress. The Laygel is the softer of the 2 but both models are more a medium density overall.

 

If you have queries about suitable bases with a Tempur product then we would always advise to speak to the retailer as they are better equipped to discuss their own products.

 

I hope this has answered your questions fully but if you do have any further queries please don’t hesitate to contact our office on 0161 437 4419. We are open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm.

 

Kind Regards, Lee.

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