Our bed is sagging: Can we fix it? August 27, 2012 Subscribe My now-wife (then-girlfriend) purchased a new queen-sized mattress from Macy's about 3 years ago. We've recently noticed that the bed is sagging on both sides where we sleep, and the middle and sides are firmer and the way they were when she purchased it. It has a split box spring so that it could fit up her narrow staircase in her former apartment. We no longer have that restriction. So, is this the fault of the split box spring (and should we replace it with a normal one), or is it simply a problem with the mattress? What can we do to fix it, if anything?Flippable / Two-Sided Mattresses Your mattress is built new at the local factory when you order and delivers directly to your home within 3 to 4 business days. BACK TO MATTRESS SEARCH >> 12" Dunlop Latex - Flippable • Manufactured using the Dunlop Latex Process • Premium Natural Bamboo Tickings • 10-Year Warranty for Peace of Mind
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• Almost all mattresses made nowadays are Mattress sellers used to recommend that you flip your mattress every three to six months. But if you make a habit of flipping your mattress, you can probably stop — most mattresses are now single-sided and there's no reason to keep turning them. You see, mattresses used to be made double-sided, meaning they worked just as well no matter which side was facing your mattress was supposed to make it more comfortable, because it would even out your mattress use. If you didn't flip it regularly, your body would put too much regular pressure on some of the springs, and the mattress wouldFlipping your mattress was supposed to increase the lifespan of your mattress and allow you to sleep better. "Many mattresses stopped being two-sided a while back," Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist and sleep expert, told INSIDER in an email. "There are a few models where
this could make sense. [There] is often a base support layer (often springs), and then a few 'toppers' that are glued on top as a comfort layer. Thus the structure is not symmetrical, therefore if you flipped it, you would be trying to sleep on the support layer, which would be pretty uncomfortable." The first single-sided bed was introduced by the mattress manufacturer Simmons in 2000, according to David Perry, the Executive Editor of FurnitureNowadays, almost all mattresses sold are single-sided and shouldn't be flipped. The construction is strong enough so that they seldom sag. "My customers are almost always thrilled to hear that all of our a mattress sales associate told Perry. they rarely flip their two-sided mattresses and complain about how hard it is to do. When I explain that mattresses are now being made so that they never have to be flipped, my customers If you're not sure whether your mattress is single- or