Learn how to make sure your mattress lasts as long as possible.
So you’ve finally made the investment and are ready to enjoy your new mattress. All you have to do now is make sure your mattress lasts! A new mattress is designed to be used for a decade or even longer, but its life expectancy can decrease significantly if it isn’t correctly cared for. Fortunately, there are definitive steps you can take to make sure that your mattress lasts as long as possible.
Rotate Your Mattress
Most mattresses today cannot be flipped because they are built from the bottom-up rather than the center-out. However, you can rotate them from head-to-toe. This allows the surface to wear more evenly instead of forming a deep body impression. You may want to start rotating your mattress about once a month for the first two or three months. After that, you can turn it just about three or four times a year. Rotating a mattress is a way to prevent wear, however, and will not help you if your bed is already damaged or uncomfortable.
Use a Mattress Protector
The foams used in modern mattresses need to be kept dry. Oils, perspiration, bodily fluids, food or drink, and humidity can infiltrate the foams and break them down. This leads to premature sagging. Buying a great mattress and not using a mattress protector is like buying a new phone and not protecting it with a case. These simple accessories help your mattress last and stay feeling new.
Support Your Mattress Properly
Adequate mattress support is required to help your mattress keep its shape. There are several ways to support your new mattress:
- A platform bed with enough cross slats can offer great support
- A new box spring and bed frame is good, as long as the frame has a center support bar. That bar should have one leg going from the center bar to the ground
Mattresses are heavier today, so you may not be able to use an old bed frame for adequate support.
Use Caution When Moving Your Mattress
Some mattresses come compressed in a box and can be bent as far as needed for you to move it. Others, such as those with individually pocketed coils, can be flexed a little bit. Other mattresses, however, are not designed to be bent. If you’re picking up your mattress from a store, do not cram into a small car. If you are moving and taking your bed with you, make sure it’s covered well. You can use mattress bags for the mattress and box spring. You don’t want the mattress to get wet or dirty during the journey.
Use Common Sense
Of course, common sense is an excellent tool in making sure that your mattress lasts as long as possible. Don’t jump on the bed, don’t smoke in the bed, and don’t use makeshift bed frames. If it feels like it might damage your mattress, don’t do it! By taking these simple steps, you can make sure your mattress lasts for the next several years of your life.
Sleep Well With A Mattress From All American Mattress
At All American Mattress, we have the expertise and great prices to help you choose the perfect pillows and foam mattress for your bedroom. We have mattresses and bed frames available made from a variety of materials to suit your needs, whatever they are. Stop by our showroom, visit us online, or give us a call at (410) 451-9006 to see how we can get your toddler sleeping through the night. We offer brand names at affordable prices, and we will always work hard to keep your whole family comfortable. For more mattress shopping tips, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.