When customers contact us comparing latex mattress companies, I always like to start with the following - there are only 2 manufacturers of Talalay latex in the world and only a handful of truly reputable Dunlop manufacturers in the world. As long as you’re looking at a reputable mattress company, we’re essentially getting our latex from the same few places. When comparing companies, warranty and return policy is important, exchange policy is important, number of years in business is important, and customer service reputation and BBB rating is important as well. These are all things that you can verify for yourself online, which hopefully cuts down on the confusion.
Based on the information you’ve provided, I would absolutely recommend medium Talalay (30-32 ILD) for your top layer, medium Dunlop (30-32 ILD) for your middle layer, and firm Dunlop (37-40 ILD) for your bottom layer. Please note that our initial recommendations have a 90% success rate (we only have a 10% layer exchange rate) so there’s a 90% chance that the above configuration works perfectly for you. If you start on this setup and find that it’s too soft or you’re getting lower back aches, the first thing I would recommend would be to unzip the cover and rearrange your layers to medium Dunlop over medium Talalay over firm Dunlop. This will give you a firmer feel and more support since you’re laying directly on the Dunlop layer, but since latex contours to whatever it’s resting on you will not lose all the contour and pressure relief you’re getting from the medium Talalay layer since it’s only 3" below the sleeping surface. If you try medium/medium/firm and find that it’s too firm, please give us a call and we can exchange a layer for a flat-rate $30 fee for the first exchange. We will ship your replacement layer first, and we will ship it with extra plastic that you can use to package your current layers, and we will ship it with a pre-paid Fed Ex return label as well. Also, if you will please call us when you are ready to ship your layers back we will schedule a free Fed Ex pick up for you so you don’t have to drive it down the store yourself, you can leave it on the porch and we’ll take care of the rest.
Regarding your latest question, please keep in mind that about 95% of our mattresses go out with all split layers, and we get zero complaints about the layers shifting, and we get no complaints about feeling the split in the layers, so there are really no downsides to having split layers. It will make the mattress easier to assemble, easier to do any layer exchanges, easier to return if needed, and easier to move from one room to another or one house to another as well. Most importantly, having all split layers will retain the long-term adjustability of the mattress, which is particularly helpful since latex mattresses typically last 20 years. If anything happens in 5, 10, 15 years where you gain weight, lose weight, develop chronic hip or shoulder pain, get in a car accident, develop back problems, etc. your mattress can always change along with you - you would just unzip the cover and rearrange the layers or buy a new layer instead of buying an entirely new mattress. And you would be able to make any and all changes to one side of the mattress without affecting the other side, which is particularly helpful for couples. However, if you want all of your layers to be one piece, feel free to order it as such. This is absolutely your mattress, so please don’t let me sway you one way or the other - whatever you prefer is perfectly fine with us.
