What is your favourite mattress? This question is a challenge for many to answer. With the increase in the number of mattress producers, its very difficult to tell the best mattress to buy considering all factors including cost. A mattress is a major part of the bed made of resilient materials that are comfortable enough to sleep on and neatly covered with fabric that makes a good finish on it.
Mattresses have been in use since early 20th century where they were made from natural materials like feathers and animal hair and have undergone constant modifications and improvements to the current mattresses that use springs or even simple air filled cushions that are adjustable.
Three top steps in choosing the best mattress
There are very many mattress manufactures in the current day and it gets so confusing for people to choose the best mattress. With this guideline your experience will definitely be easier:
Make the bed the top factor of consideration
The bed makes the base where the mattress will lie on; this will limit you on the dimension and type of mattress you are to buy.In some situations you may have to replace everything including the bed like when you want a bigger mattress or where the bed is not in the best conditions. This will ensure durability to the mattress.
Try before buying
People have different choices and tastes and following the reviews and comments on a mattress and the top factor of consideration might leave you frustrated. Most of the retailers will give you chance to test the mattress on how well its fits on a bed equal to that of yours and have a practical feel of it including all adjustments like the cushion air mattresses that are adjustable.
Do not seek for perfect: Go for best choice.
Nothing is perfect; no mattress has met the point of perfection in all factors, the most comfortable mattress has a limitation of durability. Accept to forego on some aspects like durability or the ultimate comfort and don’t go beyond your budget.
A good mattress will go for up to 10 years and give you the comfort you choose ten years ago.
The most common types of mattress include?
With the diversity in mattress productions classifying mattresses can be a great challenge. Mattresses are designed in favor different factors like, changes in weather, cost, durability and above all the comfort they give to the users including those who share the bed. Different manufactures have tried different materials and make up trying to outdo their competitors in all the above factors; below are the most common types: -
Air Mattress
This is the best mattress for couples, a mattress not made of foam nor spring but some cushions that are adjustable. A person on one side of the bed can easily select the comfort he/she wants independently without affecting the comfort of the other side. The queen air mattress is a special and simple type of air mattress that is thinner and narrower. This thin mattress is convenient enough for storage and transporting since it has an advanced pump system that easily inflates and deflates the mattress in less than 10 minutes.
The mattress might not have too much adjustment options on the tailored support but it’s one of the top choices in the market. It’s expensive to buy and the cushions need replacement after some while to maintain the comfort. To cut on the maintenance cost, it is made possible to replace the cushions of only one part.
Twin bed mattress
This type more often associated with kids but is also very common to people who are want comfort and elegance in limited space. This can be two types, mattresses that are of the same size or different sizes placed a bed with two levels especially where space is being saved.
They are also used where one is an inflatable PVC mattress and another cushion comfortable mattress is placed on it. This type of twin bed mattress has a standard dimension of thirty six inches in width and seventy nine inches in width, the height is variable depending on the model.
Latex foam mattress
This mattress is more of a modification of the memory foam that conserves lesser heat and is springier making it more comfortable in all seasons including summer. It is made from an eco friendly material known as syntheric rubber that is natural, biodegradable and renewable. This material is also very durable and requires little maintenance cost since it is naturally resistant to dust mites and mold.
This mattress is quite expensive (averagely $1,365) but gives you the best sleep ever, you also need to be sure you are not allergic to latex to avoid constant allergic infections.
Innerspring mattress
This is the top choice of the majority in the mattress industry; a mattress that have been made with the greatest variety of features, styles and options favoring a greater market.
The cost also varies greatly depending on the make of the mattress, a cheap innerspring mattress can have lesser and smaller coils or even other components like the fabric, stitching and padding can be regulated to cut on the cost. Generally it is the cheapest brand in the market at all comfort levels.
However, this is the mattress with the highest complains from the users. Springs are known to be good heat conductors thus the mattress loose too much body heat thus not favorable for the cold seasons. They are the best in transferring motions causing too much distraction to the person sharing the bed. They are also not very durable and uneconomical to repair.
The prices varies from as cheap a s $350.00 to $2500.00 depending on the chosen mattress.
Memory Foam Mattress
This is a special type co mattress made from a special type of polyurethane-based foam known as viscoelastic that easily takes into the shape of the body. This is one of the top choices for people who want comfort and warmth in bed. It is a firm mattress that conserves too much heat and designed to transmit less motion especially when two people share a bed.
The mattress is known to be more durable than other types of mattresses especially those with inner springs. The mattress goes for an average of $ 2500.00.
Mattress Surface types
How to use and maintain a mattress.
For maximum durability of any mattress you need to take note of some of the maintenance tips and ensure you follow them strictly.
Regular airing: - Once you have bought the mattress ensure you air it on open air for at least 4 hours to remove the smell from the storage and ensure you air it on consistent basis like weekly.
Use of mattress protectors: - These are soft materials that are non plastic mattress cover that will protect the mattress from damage; a perfect choice is the down mattress topper for mattress that are on the floor which are exposed to more adverse conditions.
Turning the mattress: – It have been proved that consistent turning of some mattresses like the sprung, latex and memory foam mattresses maximizes on their durability. Turning the mattress at least once in a month will help to ease the compressed part of the best due to the body weight that is constantly at one point.
Enough circulation: - To prevent occurrence of mold and ensure comfort to the bed user you need to leave enough free space for air circulation. A plastic mattress cover is least recommended in this situation
A mattress is the key determinant of the kind of night you have which affects the whole of your life. You need to be cautious enough before making a decision on the mattress to buy considering the mattress that you currently have and why you feel you really need to replace it.
Don’t be in a hurry to buy a mattress, taking time to compare various shops you will get a better and cheaper mattress that might meet more of your needs and for both of you if you share the bed.