Couple needing a replacement for old John Lewis firm mattress
Our old expensive-at-the-time John Lewis mattress has done very well on a sprung slatted base (no mention then of needing leveling but we see the logic) but is now a bit hard for our aging bones despite having two toppers. We chose firm as the advice 20 years ago seemed to lean towards that being best for us even though we were and are not particularly heavy (both 5′ 8″, one at 10 stone 4, the other 11 stone 5, though aiming to be back under 11 stone soon!). We tried and liked a Regal Superb medium that was on a divan base, but we will be keeping our slatted base so please can you advise us which mattress you think would suit us and our base best? My husband has shoulder pain on and off and is the lighter of the two of us so the softer feel of the Regal Superb compared to our current mattress appealed to him especially. We can spend up to about £1,700-£1,800. Many thanks for your amazingly detailed website; I’ve been looking at it for months now.
Hi Nia,
Many thanks for your enquiry.
With your particular body weights, we would recommend a medium spring tension and the mattress in our ranges, which closely resembles the Vi-Spring Regal Superb in terms of feel is our Artisan Bespoke 004. This model has 100% natural upholstery and can have the spring tension selected to suit, in your case medium.
If you are retaining your slatted base, we would advocate placing some form of barrier, usually thin (3-5mm) MDF over the slats. This will make the mattress feel slightly firmer and provide it with a uniform surface upon which to sit preventing the occurrence of ridges as a result of it dipping into the gaps between the slats.
We trust that the above is of help to you, but if you require any further advice or guidance, please call our office on 0161 437 4419.
Kind Regards.
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