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Choosing Firmness
These are general guidelines for our mattresses.
Guidelines below are general guidelines, personal preference and special health
conditions that affect sleep need to also be need to be taken into
consideration. The guidelines below were designed for the mattresses that we
sell. They may not work for other brands.
Innerspring Mattresses
(Innerspring mattresses push up to the body to support it.)
The number of
coils listed here are for the mattress only as well as the set. Most other companies will
automatically quote
you the the number of the coils in the combined set. The number of coils are based on
a full size mattress. Bonnell
innerspring made of a tempered steel coil system for longevity. The number
of coils were chosen to maximize quality and comfort for each gauge. Tests
showed that increasing or decreasing the number of coils with the following
gauges decreased the comfort of the mattress.
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| Firmness |
Mattress
Coils |
Combined
Set Coils |
Gauge |
General
Guidelines For: |
| Firm |
312 |
384 |
13.5 |
Good for most children and adults that are under 90 pounds. |
| Extra Firm |
522 |
603 |
14 |
Our most popular mattress firmness. For 80% of our customers, the Extra Firm bed is the best
choice. Flex edge spring for edge support. |
| Super Firm |
1000 |
1081 |
16 |
For most people that are heavy
(based on density of the body), big, or like a really firm mattress, Flex
edge spring for edge support. |
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OUR LATEX MATTRESSES
(Latex conforms to the body to support it and has a denser feeling to it.) |
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Firmness |
ILD
averages |
General Guidelines For: |
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Medium |
25 |
Good for most people with
small to average body proportions that want a softer mattress. |
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Firm |
31 |
Most popular firmness.
Good for most people with average body proportions (based on density of the
body). |
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Extra Firm |
35 |
Good for most people that
want a hard bed or have large body proportions (based on density of the body). |
| NOTE: ILD averages reflect the middle number
of the range of firmnesses that are used for that firmness. Actual ILD may
vary. Organic Cotton and Pure Grow Wool Quilting: Our quilted latex
mattresses have a nicer and even more comfortable feeling to them than
non-quilted latex mattresses. If the people sleeping on it have large body
proportions (density), they probably should not go with the soft
because they may bottom out on the mattress. Conversely, people with small
body proportions are probably going to find the firm too hard for them. In
addition to the density of the person sleeping on it, personal preference
needs to taken into account.
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 Selecting the mattress
you need for proper support is based on the number of people sleeping on the bed, total
weight and distribution, as well as health issues such as hip or back problems.
For our beds or any other beds, we
would highly recommend that you also seriously consider getting one of our
Mattress Pads
(the thinnest), a
Wool Topper,
or a Pillow Top to add to the top of the
mattress to help protect your mattress. The wool toppers and pillow toppers help alleviate any possible pressure points in your body in addition to helping
to protect your mattress. Our
box springs have a heavy duty wide slat frame with heavy duty treated coils.
The standard box springs that are used have 72 to 81 coils with 10 gauge steel
to 9 1/2 gauge steel. The difference depends
on the firmness of the mattress that was selected. The most firm mattresses use
the 81 coil box spring. The coil on coil box springs have the same amount of
coils as our other innerspring mattresses, which adds even more luxurious
comfort to the bed system. The box foundations, typically used with the latex
mattresses, do not have a coil system.
It is of course better not to make
a mistake on choosing the correct firmness in the first place: however, if you
do make a mistake on the firmness after you receive it, it is better to make a
mistake on the bed being too firm than too soft. With a bed that is too soft,
there is not much that can be done other than exchanging
the mattress. If your bed system is too firm then you can add a wool topper
or pillow top to the top of your bed system to add softness and alleviate
pressure points.
| Innerspring Mattress
Coil Count |
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Twin |
Full |
Queen |
King |
| Firm |
216 |
312 |
390 |
486 |
| Extra Firm |
340 |
522 |
660 |
880 |
| Super Firm |
720 |
1000 |
1247 |
1575 |
Crib Innerspring: 180 Coil Count,
14 gauge
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