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MahlerIsGod · 05-30-2004, 02:54 AM

Hey Everyone,
Does anyone know of a way to firm or toughen up an old mattress? I have had this mattress most of my adult scholastic life and now it is starting to hurt my back. I have taken to sleeping on the floor for the firmness but I would very much like to return to my bed. Does anyone know of a way, on the cheap, to make my mattress feel stiffer or more firm? Thanks a millon. Much appreciated.

WarWagon · 05-30-2004, 03:37 AM

Aside from putting down a plank of some kind, it's not happening. Once those coil springs are gone, there's no way of compensating for it.

maleficent · 05-30-2004, 09:03 AM

Mattresses are good for about 10 years -- 15 tops - once they are gone, and they start to bother your back -- it's time to go mattress shopping.

If it's not a pillowtop mattress, you could try flipping the mattress over and try sleeping on the opposite side (when you buy a new mattress, flipping the mattress prolongs the life of it)

You can get a backboard, like WarWagon suggests, but that's really only a short term thing.

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MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Mattress Repair Hey Everyone, Does anyone know of a way to firm or toughen up an old mattress? I have had this mattress most of my adult scholastic life and now it is starting to hurt my back. I have taken to sleeping on the floor for the firmness but I would very much like to return to my bed. Does anyone know of a way, on the cheap, to make my mattress feel stiffer or more firm? Thanks a millon. Much appreciated. __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

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maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Mattresses are good for about 10 years -- 15 tops - once they are gone, and they start to bother your back -- it's time to go mattress shopping. If it's not a pillowtop mattress, you could try flipping the mattress over and try sleeping on the opposite side (when you buy a new mattress, flipping the mattress prolongs the life of it) You can get a backboard, like WarWagon suggests, but that's really only a short term thing. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

05-30-2004, 03:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
WarWagon Loser	Aside from putting down a plank of some kind, it's not happening. Once those coil springs are gone, there's no way of compensating for it.