How to Flip a One-Sided Mattress

How to Flip a One-Sided Mattress
Published: Jan 15, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

These types of mattresses are ideal for older consumers, those living alone or people with back problems. Yet, since a mattress is expensive to replace, regular maintenance will help it remain usable for as long as possible.

  1. Remove the blankets and sheets from your bed. Set the linens aside or launder them.

  2. Turn the mattress 180 degrees, so that the part of the mattress that was at the head of the bed is now at the foot of the bed.

  3. Replace the linens onto the bed.

  4. Make plans to flip the mattress every two weeks for the first three months you own the new mattress, and approximately every two months for the duration of use.

Tips

If your mattress is lumpy or sagging, or if you notice that you are waking up grumpy or feeling tired, it might be time to replace your mattress.

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