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Joplimo Mattress - Learning
Center
How to Buy a Mattress
Shopping for a new mattress can be one of the toughest items you've ever had
to shop for. In fact, mattress shopping beats out only tire shopping
with 85% of Americans. However, if you choose your dealer wisely your
mattress shopping experience can be very fun and enjoyable. Our
sleep specialists will work with you to find the perfect solution to all of
your unique wants, needs, and desires - ensuring that you’ll be happy and
comfortable for many years to come. The major features and benefits that
you'll want to understand and decide between will be clearly demonstrated
for you to make your decision easy. In fact, you will be able to see
your favorite mattress from the inside out with our cutaway miniature
mattress samples. To help give you a taste of what you'll experience
when you visit us, the following are a few things that you will want to
consider when purchasing a new sleep set.
Correct Support
The chart below shows correct support in reference to spinal alignment. The
mattress should conform to the shape of your body without sacrificing proper
spinal alignment. Since we are all built differently, there not one ideal
mattress anyone could recommend that will achieve this for the majority of
people. Support depends on the entire construction of the sleep set,
not on any one particular aspect of the set which is why it is important to
purchase the entire sleep set; the mattress and matching foundation.
To help understand each aspect of a sleep set in greater
detail, let's look at it piece by piece starting from the ground up.
Bed Frames
Your new sleep set will only be as supportive as the bed frame it is placed
on. For example, you will surely feel every toss and turn on mattress
built to have minimal partner disturbance if it is placed on a flimsy bed
frame. A good bed frame contains very little if any nuts and bolts to
hold it together. Nuts and bolts loosen over time and can cause your
entire sleep set to "sway" when you shift around in bed. Another
aspect of a good bed frame is the thickness of the steel it is built with.
Thin steel can and will bend under pressure. Lastly, and most
importantly, a good bed frame has great legs...yes, great legs. If the
leg looks easy to bend, it is and will. While a twin or full size
mattress and foundation does not need a bed frame with center support, any
size larger will. The best center support systems run from head to toe
in the frame to give you continuous support in the center of your sleep set,
and are built with six legs.
 
Foundations - Box Springs
There are three basic foundations that a mattress can be paired with.
There are wood foundations, steel semi-flex foundations, and traditional box
springs. There is not one that is better than the other, except for
certain types of mattresses. For example, a mattress built only out of
foam should be paired with a wooden foundation. The reason for this is
that wood foundations have flat hard surfaces for the foam to rest on.
Steel semi-flex foundations have a metal grid the mattress would have to
rest on which could dig into the mattress and cause damage. The same
would happen if the foam mattress were placed on metal springs.
Innerspring mattresses generally last longer when paired
with steel semi-flex foundations versus wood. You'll notice that a
mattress's warranty is longer when this is the case versus when innerspring
mattresses are paired with wood foundations.
Depending on the construction of the mattress and how the
overall pairing supports one's body, a traditional box spring is the ideal
choice if you are looking for a low pressure sleep set. Box springs
act like a "shock-absorber" in the sleep set, and can absorb up to 50% of
the combined weight of the mattress and the people sleeping on the sleep
set, allowing the innerspring in the mattress to last longer while reducing
pressure on the sleep surface.
Support Core
Your mattress core can be constructed in a variety of ways. The most
traditional core is an innerspring system and alternatives include water,
air, and foam. While each type has its own benefits, it is our belief
that innerspring systems have stood the test of time and with recent
innovations in designs make them the best support system for the majority of
people. Most of the innersprings in today's biggest and best mattress
brands are designed and manufactured by Leggett & Platt, which is based in
Carthage, Missouri. Here are the main types of innerspring systems
available:
| Bonnell Innerspring System |
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The
Bonnell innerspring system is the most traditional and trusted
innerspring in the industry. It has hour glass shaped
coils that are evenly spaced throughout the system, with helical
wires that run from side to side holding the coils together. |
| Offset Innerspring System |
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The
Offset innerspring system at first glance looks much like the
Bonnell innerspring system, however they are very different.
The helical wires that hold all of the coils together run from
head-to-toe in the mattress, which helps prevent partners
rolling together in the center of the mattress as well as reduce
the amount of motion transfer between each side of the mattress.
Typically, there are more coils in the center of this
innerspring system than at the head and toe for additional
lumbar support. |
| Marshall Innerspring System |
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The
Marshall innerspring system is comprised of coils wrapped in
cloth pockets. Since there are no helical wires holding
the coils together, the coils are each able to flex
independently of one another allowing for minimal partner
disturbance in a mattress and a more conforming sleep surface
compared to other innerspring systems. |
Edge Protection
Edge support in a mattress is one of the most underrated aspects of mattress
design. A strong, yet comfortable, edge on a mattress maximizes sleep
surface. The majority of the mattresses at Joplimo Mattress feature
high density foam encased edges, the most premium edge protection in the
industry.
| Foam Encasement |
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Foam
Encasement is the best edge protection in the industry because
it maximizes sleep surface. The high density foam provides
a durable, yet comfortable edge. |
Comfort Layers
The comfort layers are the foams and fibers that rest upon the support
system in your mattress. Fiber is used mainly to help wick away
moisture and maximize air flow in a mattress, while the foam is the main
ingredient that ultimately determines the comfort of a mattress.
It is actually a combination of the type of foams, the thicknesses of
those foams, the order in which they are layered, and the tightness of
how they are sewn in that determines the comfort of a mattress.
The three most common types of foams that are used in a mattress are
polyurethane, visco memory foam, and latex foam. The hardness or
softness of foam depends on density and Indentation Load Deflection (ILD
- which is the measurement of how much a foam pushes back against an
object), which are directly related to one another. Typically, the
greater the density, the greater the ILD of the foam.
Polyurethane Foam
Polyurethane foam is the most widely used foam in the industry.
It comes is a wide variety of densities, however the most common
densities range from 1.0lb. to 1.8lb.. A mattress built with a
large amount of polyurethane foam should be built with higher density
polyurethane foam so that body impressions do not form quickly over
time.
Visco Memory Foam
Visco memory foam is a polyurethane based foam that was created by
NASA as an effort to minimize the pressure astronauts feel in their
seats when launching into space. The pressure relieving qualities
of visco memory foam has made it an ideal foam to use in mattresses.
Also, it remembers its original shape and returns to it after being
compressed, making it a very durable foam and more resistant to body
impressions than low density polyurethane foam. A big disadvantage
of memory foam is that it is not breathable, which can lead to a sleep
surface that doesn't regulate temperature very well. There have,
however, been some recent innovations in the product that remedied this
issue.
Latex Foam
Latex foam has been used in mattresses for over 60 years. It is
a natural product that is four times more breathable, three times more
durable, and 33% more pressure relieving than polyurethane based foams.
It is made by two different processes, Dunlop and Talalay. The
Talalay process is more intensive than the Dunlop process and creates a
more consistent and better performing latex foam product.
Cover
The comfort layers within your mattress can only be as comfortable they
can if the cover that rests upon them is conforming itself.
Covers, also known as ticking, are made from a wide variety of
materials. The most common covers are made from polyester or
cotton or a mixture of each. A cover consisting of mainly
polyester will be the least conforming cover, while the most conforming
cover is one that is made with 100% cotton. Cotton is also much
more breathable than polyester and will keep the temperature of your
sleep surface regulated.
Quilt Pattern
The quilt pattern will be, in conjunction with the tape edge style, the
final determining factor in the hardness or softness of a mattress.
The tighter the quilt pattern, the harder the mattress will be.
The looser the pattern, the softer the mattress will be.
Typically, loose stitch patterns go hand in hand with plush or pillowtop
mattresses and tight stitch patterns go with firm mattresses.
| Tight Stitch Pattern |
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A
tight stitch pattern will compress all of the comfort layers
within a mattress, which will in turn create a harder feeling
mattress. |
| Tack and Jump |
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A tack
and jump stitch pattern will allow all of the comfort layers within
a mattress to be held more loosely than a tight stitch pattern,
creating a softer sleep surface. |
Tape Edge Style
The tape edge style can be regular, eurotop, pillowtop, or box pillowtop.
A regular style tape edge is good for mattresses that do not have a lot of
comfort layers. The eurotop style is essentially the same as a regular
tape edge style, so do not pay more money for the decorative additional tape
edge that wraps the perimeter of the mattress as it serves no purpose.
Once the amount of comfort layers become too thick, a regular tape edge
style is not ideal as it will create a rounded edge on your mattress.
A rounded edge will limit the amount of sleep surface on a mattress because
sleeping near the edge will make you feel like you are rolling off of your
mattress. Mattresses with a large amount of comfort layers should be
made with a pillow top so that it can help hold all of the extra
comfort layers loosely while providing a square edge. If the amount of
comfort layers is too thick for a traditional pillowtop, a box pillowtop is
needed to keep the comfort layers loose and the edge square.
| Regular Style |
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| Eurotop Style |
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| Pillowtop Style |
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| Box Pillowtop Style |
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Sleep Accessories
Pillows, sheets, and mattress protectors are just as important as the
mattress itself! The right pillow can ensure proper spinal alignment
from head to toe, while sheets work just as mattress covers as described
above in allowing all of the comfort layers to conform to you body.
Mattress protectors will ensure a clean sleep surface, as well as protect
your mattress from wearing prematurely due to the acids that comprise body
moisture.
What is the best mattress?
You can get as technical as you want, but the right mattress is the mattress
that is the most comfortable mattress to you that gives you proper spinal
alignment as highlighted at the top of this page that also fits any specific
wants, needs, and desires that you have. If you have any further
questions, we are happy to help!
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