What’s rEALLY inside factory-sealed mattresses?
YouTubers break out the ✂️ for mattress autopsies that reveal some shocking truths…
Watch & Be Amazed
MATTRESS DISSECTIONS!
Ever wonder what’s inside a mattress? Well, get ready! It’s like a high school science class, except no frogs will be harmed. However, some mattress manufacturers’ well-kept secrets will definitely be revealed.
What are Mattresses Made of?
As the videos on this page show, mattresses are generally just stacks of foam and/or coils. They’re not that complicated. Yet many mattress retailers make inflated claims about what’s inside that are simply not valid. And sometimes, they’re straight-up deceptive.
Sealy
A Sagging Sealy Mattress
Ken and company show just how much of a mattress is salvageable when the top layer or layers fail. With a zippered cover mattress you don’t throw your mattress in the landfill, you just fix it.
Sealy Latex
Sealy Latex Mattress Review & Complaints
Ken shows us how a mattress marketed as a ‘latex mattress’ has only a few inches of actual latex, covered by lots & lots of poly foam. We believe you can DIY a better mattress at a much lower cost.
Nectar
What’s Inside a Mattress – Nectar Edition
Mattress Makers opened up a popular mattress brand to show us what’s really inside.
BeautyRest Black
A $5ooo Fancy Mattress
Let’s have a look at what’s inside a high-end mattress produced in October 2021. The mattress contains a surprising amount of industrial adhesive.
Stearns & Foster Reserve
Anatomy of a Mattress
Pablo at Mattress Makers is fast becoming a folk hero for his dissections of big brand mattresses.
ZenHaven
More Mattress Stabbing
The lads at Mattress Makers holding court again. This time, ZENHAVEN by SAATVA gets the knife treatment.
Serta Vera Wang
What’s Inside a $5000 Vera Wang Mattress?
We love the folks over at Mattress Makers for all they do to show what’s inside pricey big-name mattresses.
Purple
What’s Inside a Purple Mattress
Hey, here’s an idea. Purple can make their mattresses with a zippered cover so instead of throwing away the whole thing, the mattress owner could simply open it up and replace that 1 inch of Purple mesh that failed.
Sealy Pillow Top
How to Fix a Dip in a Pillow top Mattress
The folks at Magic Sleeper doing us a solid by showing us what’s really inside. Pay special attention to the tiny sliver of gel foam that was one of the main selling points of this mattress.
Why aren’t these manufacturers ashamed of themselves?
Local Indie
Exposing shocking truth of local bed manufacturer… You won’t believe it
Our favorite quote: “The unsuspecting consumer has no idea what’s inside these.”
However, when you assemble your own mattress (it’s crazy easy!) you know EXACTLY what’s inside.
DIY all the way, baby.
Serta I-Series
How to Fix Dips in a Serta I-Series Mattress
Ken Hightower is one of the OGs of pulling open factory-sealed mattresses and showing us what’s actually inside. The good news? We can do much better for much less $$ when we DIY.
Simmons Pillow Top
How to Fix Dips in a Simmons Pillow top Mattress – DIY Style
Ken is at again. This time he’s not only showing us what’s inside a Simmons Pillow Top mattress, he also demonstrates how easy it is to repair a mattress that has already failed. All you need? A pair of good scissors (or a knife if you’ve got some hostility you need to work out) and some replacement foam.
Where to Buy
Looking For DIY Mattress Components?
We’ve located suppliers for all parts of your mattress build, including comfort layers, support layers, and the all-important zippered cover. We even have some extra extras for those of us who love to guild the lily.