Comments on: The Base Foam Layer

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:26:35 +0000

Hi Patti – You could, but the major issue would be that an older mattress typically lacks the support necessary to fully take advantage of memory foam. If it is uniformly firm with no sagging at all it may be fine, but a sagging mattress will end up sagging even more with memory foam on top.

By: Patti

Patti — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:06:50 +0000

Could you use an old mattress instead of the base foam?

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:35:38 +0000

Hi Jamie -

I believe the Fangebo mattress is 6″ thick, and came in double, queen, and king sizes. I personally used the queen sized one (60″ by 80″).

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:53:29 +0000

Hi Geoff,

Thanks for the great article. Do you know the dimensions for Fangebo mattresses by chance? I couldn’t find it on IKEA’s site since it’s discontinued. Thanks again!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:06:12 +0000

Thanks Peter - always good to find more manufacturers that someone can vouch for. For reference I'll put up some links to the foams you referred to. Lux (2.8lb/ft³, firm) - Tech Specs HD36 (2.8lb/ft³, medium) - Tech Specs

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:02:43 +0000

Foamdistributing.com has high quality base foam at fair prices, IMO. I purchased an 8″ thick slab of Lux High-Quality from them about 18 mos. ago and it hasn’t even begun to show signs of wear. It really is a superior product!

It has a density of 2.8lbs/ft3 and is VERY firm.

BTW, they make a slightly less firm but equally durable base foam: HD36, High-Quality.

I’ve been very happy with my DIY foam mattress; any questions for me, drop an e-mail.

By: Jun Y

Jun Y — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:13:15 +0000

Have anyone recently purchased a great base foam with the minimum specification recommended by Geoff? Can you share the manufacture info or the store info? Thank you so much.
Excellent DIY column, Geoff. Thank you.