Given that we all spend a third of our lives asleep, your bed is a key purchase for your home and a good bed should last you for 10 years.Essentially Your Bed should be the first thing you purchase when you move in to your new home , as sleeping well , will ensure you have the energy to go to work during the day.The secret of having a good nights sleep is the mattress and bed base you choose, don’t forget that the two work together.
Comfort and support are the main factors to look for but these are highly personal choices and decisions should not be made lightly. If you share a bed with your partner you should always test the bed and make the decision together to ensure maximum comfort for you both. Over a third of the UK population suffer from back pain and for many this is needlessly endured due to the poor condition of their bed. After ten years, your mattress will have experienced 30,000 long hours of hard labour and is likely to have deteriorated up to 70% from its new state. But it’s not just those who suffer from bad backs who need to ensure their beds are up to scratch, having a comfortable, supportive bed is something everyone needs.

Here are a few key things to consider:
Bed Type
Are you looking to replace a complete bed or just the mattress? If it’s a complete bed the two main choices are a divan set (mattress & divan base) or a bedstead and complementary mattress. Always remember that a ‘bed’ is a mattress and a base working together – you should not consider them in isolation and should ideally try them together.
Bed Budget
Given how long you spend in bed and how key a good nights sleep is to your general health and wellbeing, you should spend as much as you can afford on a bed, particularly on the mattress. A bedstead may make a great fashion statement, but that’s not the part of the bed you sleep on, your choice of mattress is key. As with everything else, you get what you pay for.
Bed Comfort
A comfortable bed is a bed offering the right support. You will need to make your own assessment, guided by factors such as weight, height, build and even preferred sleeping position. Too soft and you'll slouch, leading to problems with your back and posture, too firm and it'll cause pain in your hips and shoulders. If you and your partner are very different in size and weight then getting two separate mattresses may be the ideal solution. You can make double beds out of two singles zipped together, and sometimes it's possible to combine different levels of firmness in one mattress.If you suffer from a bad back then check with your doctor or osteopath as to what's best for you; an ultra-firm mattress is not automatically the best solution.
Bed Size
Being disturbed by a sleeping partner is one of the most common complaints. With a larger bed you are less likely to disturb one another. You should be able to lie side by side, with your arms behind your head and your elbows out, without touching.
Your bed should be 4 to 6” (10 to 15cm) longer than the tallest partner, anyone taller than 6ft (1.8m) tall should consider a bed longer than standard. Many manufacturers make beds up to 7ft square as a matter of course, others will make special sizes.
Bed Height
When choosing your bed, remember that you will have it for a number of years so it is wise to consider the height as you may find it difficult in the future to get in or out of a bed that is either too low or too high.Most Beds Now a days are Higher than they were 10 years ago , Most Bases today with the Castors in are 40cm or 15" Tall, add that to a Mattress where the panel sides are usually 8 or 9 " deep (20 to 23cm Tall) which makes the overall Bed before you put your bedlinen on approximately 25" or 66cm High or Higher.

Bed Frames

It is Worth Remembering That If You Purchase  a Mattress to Fit on to a Exsisting Bed Frame , Be it Wooden or Metal , That the Slats are No Wider than Recommended 5 centimetres Apart , As this will most certainly Affect How The Mattress wiil wear. To Help the Mattress you Could Purchase More Slats to Fill the Gaps or purchase a Sheet of Ply or Hardboard to fit over the Entire Slatted Base. Failure to Give the Mattress a Even surface will probably cause Problems within the Mattress , That the Mattress manafacturer will not Guarantee.

Guarantee Information

For Your Peace of Mind  Companies like Relyon , Sleepeezee, Hypnos, Gainsborough and Dunlopillo offer a Free 5 Year Warranty on all Mattresses and Divans. How this works is that if Any part of The Bed or the mattress develops a fault within 5 Years of the warranty the company will replace that part free of Charge. You as a Consumer will need to Inform the Retailer where you purchased it and supply him with The Product Name and Size, Date and Proof of Purchase I.E Receipt and a Description of the Fault.

The Warranty will cease to apply if the product is found to have been Mistreated or Damaged , or if the Product has not been maintained in accordance with the Care instructions Supplied, This includes  the Mattress being turned and rotated on a Regular Basis. Or if the mattress is used on a base where the slats are more than 6cm apart. Following Replacement or Repair The warranty will Remain valid from the Original Date of Purchase. Often if a Base or Mattress is Replaced , it May not Colour Match your existing product , The manafacturer can not be held accountable for this or to match other items under Complaint.

The Warranty on this product does not affect your Statutory Rights.

Other Companies Offer a 8 year Warranty ( first 2 years Free) or a 5 Year Guarantee or a 12 year Guarantee ( both of which the 1st Year is Free) and then every part year of the Warranty you will be liable for Some cost in replacing the said item , on a sliding scale ratio. I.E  if your bed had a 12 year warranty , and your problem occurs in the 6th year , you will have to pay a Percentage of the Repair or Replacement costs based on you Have had the Product for 6 12ths of its Warranty.  

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