About 3 months ago we bought a foam mattress (firmness rating 9) to cover a stop gap between getting rid of an old mattress and buying a new bed.
Needles to say this “concrete like” mattress was firm beyond belief and we both found it impossible to sleep on. With a new bed on the way it was pointless replacing this mattress, so we opted to buy a foam topper to cover the new bed delivery period and soften up our sleeping surface during the interim.
We paid about £25 for the topper (very cheap) and it took the form of a series of quilted sections with a soft foam like filling. The topper was (is) about 1 inch in thickness when not compressed.
Our overall view was that the topper did soften the sleeping surface, however with the mattress in question it was still close to intolerable and we were elated when the new bed arrived.
You can get some additional detail about toppers on this - http://www.foammattresstopper.org informative site about bedding.
So what is the verdict?
I would make a strong assumption that, with a rock like mattress (such as the one we suffered with), a good quality mattress topper of a fair thickness (i.e. at least 1.5 inches) would enhance the sleeping characteristics. Indeed, I would guess that a memory foam topper would probably convert such a mattress into a very good sleeping surface. Our “minimal spend” was not however enough to do this, although it should be added that anyone who likes a firm mattress/topper may well love it.
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