Successful DIY Builds by Customers

There's an overwhelming amount of information out there on options for making a DIY mattress, but it really doesn't have to be complicated. To help answer the most common questions, we've curated some successful builds from our customers spanning a range of preferences and needs.

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5'7"- 160-190lbs - Hot Side Sleeper + 5'6" - 130lbs - Cold Combo Sleeper

"My wife and I are 3 1/2 months into sleeping on the final mattress configuration I designed and spoiler alert, WE EFFIN LOVE IT!"

Sleeper 1

  • Woman
  • 5' 7"
  • 160-190lb w muscular frame (former rower w/ big shoulders and narrow hips)
  • Perpetually hot
  • 85% side sleeper and 15% back sleeper 

Sleeper 2

  • Woman
  • 5' 6"
  • 130lb w proportional slight frame
  • Perpetually cold to her bones
  • True combo sleeper - she's all over the place! 

Mattress configuration (bottom to top)

  • 1" HQ LUX Polyfoam - Foam By Mail
  • 8" 15.5g pocket springs with 13.5g edge support on the sides - Texas Pocket Springs
  • 3" Quad Mini coils - Texas Pocket Springs

(Those 3 components in an Arizona Premium Mattress 12" Organic Cotton Encasement)

  • 1" Medium Dunlop Latex - Sleep on Latex
  • 2" Soft Dunlop Latex - Sleep on Latex

(Those 2 components are in the Arizona Premium Mattress stretch bamboo topper cover)

Read the full writeup by Jessuckapow on Reddit

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