Carrie writes:
Hi Pete,
I came upon your site and love the your insights.
Your honesty and passion for maintaining integrity in this industry really shows through in your feedback to readers and shoppers.
I share a bed with my husband and lately (perhaps because I'm pregnant) the transfer of motion is really affecting my sleep.
We decided the solution was to upgrade to a King sized bed but someone suggested doing two twins with two box springs, with a quality pillow top.
What do you think of this idea?
Also, in doing tons of research in the past week, I have narrowed down to a latex mattress.
Latex offers the comfort and conform-ability of memory foam, without the negatives of memory foam.
Can you recommend something?
We have a limited budget and would love to get the whole setup for under $4000.
Since we're upgrading from a Queen, we'd need to get frame, foundation, mattress, etc.
Thanks for reading and I look forward to reading your input.
Carrie
Hi Carrie,
Motion transfer can come through the mattress, the foundation, the bed frame.....any one or any combination of those sources.
Starting with the frame, which I suggest buying separately. Most stores carry, what is called an "Instamatic" bed frame.
It's made by Leggett & Platt and has the model number of 777R for a king size. Should run in in the $150, or so price range.
I bought one through Amazon for $125.00
In a king size, you always have two boxsprings.
So, whatever motion that is being transferred will not easily come from there. It's much more of a problem in a one piece queen.
Most boxsprings are made of steel struts with a top grid to hold them all together. It's a cheaply made product.
The foundations for latex mattresses is all wood, & specially construction for the weight of a latex mattress.
Very little motion transfers through a latex mattress.
Also an excellent choice for reduced motion transfer, is with coils that move independently from the rest.
The best of these is the Natura of Canada Greenspring line of mattresses...upholstered with Natural Talalay Latex.
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In the case of this and the latex type, the only movement that can be transferred, is lateral movement...pushing at it from the side.
You don't always sit down flat. Sometimes you'll hit it a little from the side. The Instamatic frame will help with that, as the legs do not wiggle.
Going with two twin-XL sets to make up the king, is the only way to avoid the lateral movement.
But since the mattresses will be next to each other, the best you can hope for is a reduction and not elimination.
You have to weigh this small benefit to the extra cost of 2-Twin-XL sets to the price of one piece king.
Tow Tin-XL Mattresses can add anywhere from a few hundred to several hundred dollars to the total.
My wife and I have a Natura of Canada Greenspring Ultra Plush at home.
We are mindful of the lateral movement and do our best to sit gently when the other is asleep.
Feeling each other move is not a problem.
We carry two brand of latex mattresses...Pure LatexBLISS and Ever-Eden. Both are pure latex with no chemicals and no fillers.
The EverEden All Latex Mattresses arrive via UPS. Their foundation requires assembly...but easy to do. This will be the lesser expensive.
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The Pure Bliss All Latex Mattresses are come with White Glove Delivery, which includes set-up and removal of the packaging material.
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