Hi,

I am a new member to this forum and first would like to thank everyone for their contribution as I have learnt a lot from reading through all the posts.

I need help with my mattress purchase;

I am 5’ 10” 185 Lb and wife is 5’ 6” 155 lbs. I am mainly side and stomach sleeper and wife is back and side sleeper. We both generally like firm beds and have budget of around ~1k. Reading thru internet (mainly this forum) came to know about latex mattress and decided to give it a try.

We went to local mattress store which carries LI latex mattresses. We really liked their 8” latex firm mattress with this configuration:

6” of 36 ILD LI Talalay latex core

2” of 28 ILD LI Talalay latex topper

As the price of this bed is way out of our budget (2.5k), I am trying to see if I can create similar firmness mattress using FBM latex. This is what I am thinking of ordering from FBM;

6” firm core 33-38 ILD

1” med firm topper 32 ILD

1” soft topper 20 ILD

OR

6” of firm core 33-38 ILD

2” of med firm topper 32 ILD

Which of this configuration from FBM should give me similar feel as LI Talalay latex of above configuration?

Has anybody try putting 2” med firm LI Talalay latex topper on 6” firm FBM latex core?

Also, we have platform bed with slats and I read here that somebody used Pegwood on top to cover the slats. Is it a good idea? How much thickness I should consider?

I would appreciate if you could provide feedback to help me make this decision.

Thanks,

JB.

Be careful since a 33 ILD is way too soft for me under a topper while a 37 ILD feels just right. Hence, be careful of such large ranges in the latex ILD. I am not sure which configuration will be better since a 32 ILD topper may feel to firm while the first combination may feel too soft for you unless the ILD is closer to the 38 ILD that is on the 6" core. Maybe you can call FBM and request they find a latex core not less than 36 ILD within that 33 - 38 latex ILD range.

Also what was the latex cores on top of at the store since that can really affect your comfort level at home.

Maybe others have more ideas than me. I better get back to my deadline. I just saw no one was posting back to you so I thought I would try to help.

Thanks Lynn.

Anybody else have done comparison between LI latex firmness and FBM latex fimness?

thanks,
JB.

I don't know if it's wise to use LI latex to gauge the approximate ILD you'd like from a FBM latex mattress. A few people here have opined that FBM latex is denser, maybe even closer to Dunlop latex than Talalay. I know from recent experience that Dunlop latex feels nothing like Talalay...I still get pressure points from a low Dunlop ILD (16-18) even though I would classify it as "soft", whereas 19 ILD Talalay completely zaps them. If you really liked the LI latex mattress, I would try to find a better deal on LI pieces via the internet and assemble your mattress that way.

Just my 2 cents!

How about this: has anyone tried putting 2" LI topper on 6" FBM latex core?

6" core is very expensive at other places compare to FBM.

also any opinions about putting Pegwood on platform bed slats?

Thanks,

JB.

jb05 wrote:
I think that there are several people that have posted that the fbm core is to soft. If you go with the core, start there, and then see if you need more cush. I think that the slats should work just fine without the pegwood.

Unlesss you have diet isssues, If you look at your height and weight and then take into account your side/stomach sleep position I would surmise that you are having sleep posture issues when you are on your side.  You will need a deeper comfort layer than just an inch even if you are in the 36ILD range for your support system.  Before everything is said and done you will probably end up using a positional pillow to keep you in proper position on your side. This is usually just a small pillow in front of your torso to keep straight on your side rather than in between positions.