After my very generic last post i thought to be more specific since i narrowed down my options of suppliers for my DIY mattress in Europe(i live in Greece) and/or in US(if i can arrange the shipping)
Height: 1.94cm(6.4’’ ish)
Weight: 110-115kg(250lbs)**majority of the weight around hips/glutes with neck/lower back pain
Sleeping position: 20% side/80% back
Configuration 1:
extra firm dunlop/firm dunlop/medium dunlop
Configuration 2:
extra firm dunlop/firm dunlop/medium talalay
Configuration 3:
firm dunlop(2 layers)/medium talalay
Configuration 4:
extra firm talalay/firm talalay/medium talalay
Configuration 5(hybrid)
1-2 layers dunlop+mini pocketed coils+ medium talalay
What i mostly need is to setup my support layer(s) for now. From there i am open and really grateful for any advice for the transition layer(if you think its needed) and comfort layer. The comfort layer could be a DYI zoned system i can create by cutting the latex or ordering it precut.
*Edit: unimportant information, currently sleeping on terrible polyfoam mattress(curved in the middle)
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Hi Chris152 and thanks for reaching out on this! Based on the information you’ve provided, I think Configuration 2: extra firm dunlop/firm dunlop/medium talalay would be an excellent choice! I’m assuming they’re 3" layers.
The top Talalay layer should provide all the contour and pressure relief needed to avoid any pressure point issues and will add secondary support to the mattress. Secondary support is needed to fill in the gaps between your body and the mattress – back sleepers normally need secondary support to fill in the gaps between the small of their back and the mattress; side sleepers normally need secondary support to fill in the gaps between their mid-section and the mattress, and stomach sleepers normally need this under their belly or in their upper shoulder / clavicle area. If these parts of a person’s body aren’t supported by the mattress, their muscles will work throughout the night to hold these parts of the body up, and by the time they wake up they’ve got back pain. So the top 3” of Talalay latex will provide contour, pressure relief, and secondary support. The remaining Dunlop layers should provide all the support needed to maintain proper spinal alignment and avoid back pain. Please keep in mind that our initial recommendations have a 90% success rate (we only have a 10% layer exchange rate and a 3%-4% return rate) so there’s a 90% chance that the above recommendation works perfectly for you.
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Thank you for the reply,really appreciate it. For my weight would you think maybe a 4 layer would be better? extra firm dunlop/firm dunlop/medium-firm dunlop/talalay on top or something similar to this?
The 13" isn’t a better mattress, it’s just a taller mattress. Folks go with the 13" mattress if they weigh 300 pounds or more or if they just want a taller mattress. Outside of that, it’s more money than you need to spend.
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Thank you for explaining, taking the chance i would also like to ask if you believe, for a person in my weight/height, having 2 layers in support(extra firm/firm) is having any difference compared to having 1 thicker layer (6’') of extra firm and in general how that structure differs.
The 2 setups would be almost indistinguishable from each other, but there are some important differences. Primarily, it reduces the adjustability of the mattress. If you start out on medium/firm/extra firm and you find it’s too firm and you need to make it moderately softer, my advice would be to change the firm layer to a medium layer. If you just have a 6" core, your only option would be to change the medium Talalay layer for a soft Talalay layer, which would be a big increase in softness, or change the 6" firm core for a 6" medium core, which would be a huge increase in softness. Aside from that, if 15 or 20 years go by and the top 2 layers break down, you can keep the bottom 3" layer and just replace the top 2 and get another 10 or 15 years out of the mattress or whatever. If you have a 3" layer and 6" core and the top 6" of latex breaks down, you have to replace all of the components. Lastly, 6" cores are heavier to assemble, move, return, etc.
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Makes sense and that was my thought process too. I was wondering if by reducing the height of an extra firm from 6’’ to 3’’ layer it also compromises its ability to support. On top layers i could barely tell the difference when adding a 3’’ topper in medium and i thought that 3’’ wasnt enough but thanks for clarifying.