Mattress and topper combination questions
Hi Like many people we haven’t bought a mattress in several years. Too many in truth. We’ve been to shops and the staff have been very helpful to their credit. We understand that comfort is a personal thing, and we know that there’s a risk that what feels good for 2 minutes in a shop is different after a night’s sleep. We found a mattress that suits or comfort and budget. But our concern now is that we’ll spend £800 on a mattress and then our sweat and dead skin will start to ruin it immediately. We found a similar mattress which had a built in latex top but that’s going to get dirty still so having a removable topper makes sense. But that leaves us with the dilemma of choosing a mattress for comfort and a topper for hygiene, but it will have an impact on comfort too!
We need some sense on this. Is It enough to use protectors and sheets to keep the mattress clean?
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Hi Richard, We would advise that the minimum requirement for keeping your mattress clean would be a mattress protector, however, if you wish to extend the life of a particular mattress from new and also want to add a layer of comfort, we would suggest that, in addition to the protector, you add a topper.
You can certainly remove a protector and launder it on a regular basis, however, this does not apply to all toppers, so you will need to consider this when purchasing.
We would not recommend any mattresses with built in toppers (known as pillow top mattresses), because when this gets dirty or begins to flatten, you cannot remove to clean or to bolster by fluffing.
I trust that this helps, kind regards Mike.
Submitted on 2014/06/24 at 20:06 Thanks for the swift reply.
Using your Origins Pocket 1500 as a reference for price it would seem about right for us.
We like a firm feeling bed overall, with a bit of softer cushioning on top.
We’re both under 10st – would that mattress give us the right firmness?
What kind of topper should we add?
Submitted on 2014/06/25 at 07:32 Why do manufacturers combine the springs and upholstery into one product when they could build them separately but sell as a package?
An advantage of a topper, you say, is that they can be replaced when they wear out but the mattress upholstery cannot.
I assume there is a good reason.
Hi again Richard, Whilst the Origins Pocket 1500 is a great product, given that you prefer firmer feel, I would suggest you opt for the Origins Pocket Reflex 1000.
This would provide a firmer feel and this would be softened slightly by the addition of a topper.
It also falls within a similar price range.
Before suggesting which topper is the most appropriate, I would ask that you call the office and speak to Marie to make sure we have all the relevant information, such as size required etc.
As far as your second query is concerned, I confirm that all mattress upholstery will deteriorate over time, but this is very gradual and is likely to be outside the normal guarantee period provided.
By introducing a topper, you will reduce the amount of work done by the constituent layers of your mattress and prolong it’s life as this work will be done by the topper.
If constituent parts were made separately, but sold as a package, customers would look to customise their mattress without the specific knowledge of comfort effects and spring tension.
It is far better for manufacturers to build mattresses with specific constituent parts and sell them based on the specific criteria of weight, preferred feel and budget.
Some manufacturers will offer to build a mattress in a bespoke fashion, but the price of such an item is likely to be prohibitive.
Kind regards Mike.
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