There is a mattress in every home, in fact it is one of the most used pieces of furniture in a home and as such most people do a lot of research especially as they are looking at the longevity of the mattress. In choosing a mattress, a buyer's is always affected by these factors: size of the mattress, type of mattress, number of users, and brand of the mattress and sometimes weight of the user.

One factor that is often ignored is the weight of a mattress, this place a vital role on how you interact with your mattress, we would explain further.

WHY IS WEIGHT IMPORTANT?

Learning how much a mattress weighs should be a vital part of the shopping process, the heavier it is, the harder it will be to handle-but if the mattress would be staying in one position for a long time, then weight might not be a problem.

If you have checked to see if the mattress would support your weight, maybe you should also consider how heavy it would be to move the mattress. The weight of a mattress does not affect its quality, in fact, a low density mattress might be heavier than a high density mattress but the latter would be more durable, long lasting and would carter for the overall wellbeing of its user.

Some of the reasons why you might want to consider the weight of a mattress include:

When the mattress is delivered to you, it helps to know beforehand how much it weighs; this will help you determine how much effort you need to set it up or if you would need another hand in the process. The weight of a mattress would help you plan ahead if you need an extra hand insetting up your mattress.
Cleaning your room becomes an uphill task if you cannot easily move your mattress, it makes cleaning underneath your bed much harder.
If you are not dropping your mattress on bare floor, then the weight of the mattress becomes important as it will determine the type of bedframe or bed base you decide to buy too.

SO HOW DOES AN AVERAGE MATTRESS WEIGH?

In Nigeria the components of a mattress rather than its size often determines its weight even though the bigger the mattress is the heavier it would be obviously but a 6ft by 6ft by 10" polyurethane foam mattress may weigh less than a 6ft by 4.5ft x 10" orthopedic mattress.

The common types of mattresses in Nigeria include but are not limited to foam, spring and orthopedic mattress, with the orthopedic generally being the heaviest. The innerspring mattress follows closely in terms of weight, followed by the dual side mattress which is a hybrid mattress that has a soft foam surface on one side and a hard orthopedic surface on the other.

The average weight of a mattress ranges between 50 to 150 pounds, so if you are buying a mattress that weighs 150 pounds, you already know that setting up your bed would be a lot harder and so would moving it in the future.

CONCLUSION

Your mattress affects how you sleep. It can also have an impact on how you move your furniture and how much effort it takes to clean your room.

Learning how much a mattress weighs can help you get a better idea of how heavy your bed will be. This also tells you how much effort it will take to get the mattress indoors and set it up.