Question: What's a mattress made of? Answer: Despite their simple exterior appearance, mattress sets are highly engineered sleep systems constructed of different components such as springs, foam and air. Regardless of how the mattress is constructed, every mattress requires a foundation or box spring to properly support the mattress, and ensure the life and comfort of the mattress. Together a mattress and its foundation comprise a sleep set. Question: How often should I replace my mattress? Answer: Every 5-7 years. Even if your mattress doesn't show much wear and tear, your body, lifestyle and sleep needs have probably changed. If your mattress is 5-7 years older, so are you! Has your weight changed, have you gotten married, developed back problems, or do you have a less active lifestyle? That old mattress may no longer be the best fit for the person you are today. In fact in a Consumer Reports study showed that 72% of polled online subscribers found a new bed improved their sleep.
Question: What's the proper way to turn or rotate a mattress and how often should it be done? Answer: Some new mattresses should be rotated every week for the first few months and every few months thereafter. Most new mattresses have been designed as "no-flip" mattresses, eliminating the need for end-over-end rotation. We suggest you consult your manufacturer’s warranty for the proper rotation guidelines specific to your new mattress. Tip: Unless your mattress is a twin size, we don't recommend you turn it alone. Doing so can result in damage to the product or injury to you. Get a friend or a family member to assist you. Do not use the cord handles to turn the mattress, as they will not support the weight of the mattress and will likely pull out. Mattress handles should be used for final positioning only. Question: Should I buy a hard mattress if I have a bad back? Answer: Your doctor may have specific recommendations. In general, we'd recommend a mattress that offers good support, and such support does not mean the hardest or firmest mattress available.
Innerspring mattresses offer various types of surface materials over the coil unit that aid in improving the comfort of a mattress without compromising the support. Foam, latex or air mattresses are also good options for contouring the body while offering proper support and lasting comfort. Question: What is the best mattress, or mattress brand? Answer: Each of the major brands we carry offers unique features and benefits that may appeal more to you, while consistently providing a great quality product. Your comfort is a personal choice. A trained salesperson will help to guide you based on your preferences, enabling you to make an informed buying decision. Question: What are the measurements of each mattress size? Answer: Throughout the industry, there are standard mattress sizes: Twin, Full, Queen, California King, and Eastern King. Mattress dimensions can vary +/- by a half inch depending on the manufacturer. Question: How soon can I have my new mattress set delivered?
Answer: Sleep Train provides same day delivery for FREE (within any of our local delivery zones). Purchase any in-stock product by 2 PM, and we can deliver it that day. We will also set up your new mattress set and remove your old mattress set at no cost. Question: What is the best way to protect my new mattress? Answer: Mattress protection, including the use of waterproof mattress pads, is the easiest way to protect the manufacturer’s warranty on your mattress. Should a problem arise with your mattress, it must be free of stains in order to qualify for a warranty exchange or repair. Aside from keeping your mattress free of stains, many mattress protectors have the ability to keep dust mites out of your new mattress and away from your skin. Question: What are the new regulations on mattresses being fire resistant? Answer: Beginning July 1st, 2007 all mattresses manufactured must meet the new Federal Government Law on F.R., "Flammability Regulations." This law requires that every mattress must have a label that states the mattress set meets the federal standard.
This regulation requires that mattresses be significantly more resistant to an open flame than previously outlined in individual state rulings. All Sleep Train mattresses now meet these new flammability regulations, by the means of fire resistant fiber barriers, not with the use of hazardous chemicals. The new F.R. Law is designed in the case of a fire and will give homeowners an extra 20-30 minutes to escape their bedroom. It also provides firefighters more time to get into a home, thus preventing further damage. It is estimated this new law now in effect will save 270 lives each year, and prevent as many as 1,330 injuries. Question: Is my child ready for an adult-sized bed? Answer: The transition from a crib to a bed is a big step for children. Due to the danger of injury from a crib, it is encouraged to switch to an adult size bed as soon as a child begins to climb out of the crib, or once a child reaches 35 inches in height. Most children move from crib to bed between the ages of two and three years old.
Tip: Children spend a great deal of their growing years in bed. Providing them with a mattress set that offers adequate comfort and support for active, developing bodies is important, and usually cannot be found in hand-me-down or used sleep products. While many parents still purchase twin size sleep sets, recent industry statistics show a rise in the number of parents opting for full size or "double" beds for children. Space permitting, the larger size bed allows greater freedom of movement while sleeping and can provide more comfort for both parent and child during quiet talks and bedtime stories.The coils, also known as the core or the the main support for the body. Proper support is essential not only for a good night's sleep, but for maintaining a healthy spine. considering the core of an innerspring mattress, there are a number of important factors: the number of coils used throughout the mattress, the way the coils are constructed, and the shape of the coils.
You might have heard a rumor that the more coils in a mattress core, the more supportive the mattressWhile this can be true, coil count is not nearly as critical today as it once was. days the construction of the coils is a much more important factor in determining the overall comfort and support of the mattress. That being said, here are some guidelines to follow vis-à-vis coil count: When discussing the coils of an innerspring mattress, the word "gauge" refers to the thickness of the wire used to construct the coil. counter-intuitively, the lower the number, the "heavier" the gauge, and the thicker the wire — 12.5 gauge wire (very "stiff") is thicker and stronger than 16.5 gauge wire (quite "springy"). Another important factor is the number coil, a measurement of how tightly the coil is wound. with a higher number of working turns will result in both a softer and since the work of supporting your body is spread throughout the spring.
Working turns can be counted by tracing the wire with your finger — each time your finger travels 180 degrees around the coil translates to one the process of heating and cooling the coils to ensure they retain their proper shape over time. has gone through that process twice, ensuring increased durability. There are three main coil designs used in modern mattresses: Hourglass, Pocketed and Continuous. Hourglass coils, the most commonly used design, come in two varieties — Bonnell coils and Offset coils. Based on 19th century buggy seat springs, the Bonnell coil has an hourglass shape with a knot at each end, and is known as the original mattress coil. Today, Bonnell coils are still the most prevalent coils in the mattress industry, though they are typically found in less expensive mattresses. The Offset design, found in more expensive mattresses, is similarly hourglass shaped, but the circles at the top and bottom of each coil are flattened to create a hinging action
within the mattress core. This design allows the mattress to better conform to your body, and tends to make Offset coils less noisy than theirIt also allows Offset coils to be connected to each other via helicals (corkscrew-shaped wires that run over the tops and bottoms of the coils), which prevents them from moving from side to Pocketed coils, also known as Marshall coils, are each individually wrapped in a fabric pocket. While the pockets might be connected together, the springs are each independent of one another and can move separately. Pocketed coils provide more motion separation than other innerspring coil types, meaning that when your sweetie starts tossing and turning, you are less likely to be disrupted from your zzz's. This can really come in handy if your bed-mate is a restless sleeper. the flip side, pocketed coils endure greater strain over time, since each coil absorbs weight without distributing it to other nearby coils.