The requirement to buy a new KS mattress for a slatted bedstead
I am 49, single, 5’5″ tall and weigh 10.5 stone. I suffer with lower back pain due mainly to a sedentary job sitting at a computer. I have a king size Nolte Mobel slatted bedstead with an 8 year old mattress on it which for the past year has been making my back ache worse. This mattress is a Harrison Serenade 1440 springs/” title=”pocket spring”>pocket spring count, with a mattress spring count of 1060 and a pocket sprung base count of 380. I have been sleeping on a spare double mattress on a divan bed which seems to help – this mattress is a Slumberland Bronze Seal 1100 pocket sprung mattress. My budget is about £600 ish. What would you recommend as the best mattress for me/my budget? I would love to wake up with no back pain at all …
Hi Jenny,
Thank you for your enquiry.
The first thing to say is that we are not able to do any form of comparison to either of the models you refer to as there are no published details in respect of construction and upholstery in terms of GSM (grams per square metre).
Notwithstanding the above, based upon your body weight we would suggest that a medium spring tension/feel mattress would be most appropriate. To that end, we would direct you to the Origins Comfort 1000, which has a standard medium spring together with layers of man made upholstery.
If you intend to continue to use your current bedstead, we would advocate placing some form of barrier, usually thin (3-5mm) MDF over the slats to provide the mattress with a uniform surface upon which to sit and avoid ridging occurring as a result of the mattress dipping into the gaps between the slats.
We trust that this helps, but if you require any further advice or guidance, please call our office on 0161 437 4419.
Kind regards.
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