Chances are your sofa is the most expensive piece of furniture in the living room. It is also the one that tends to get the most use, as it is the spot your family naturally flocks to for watching TV, playing video games, browsing on laptops, and taking naps. So choosing the right couch from the beginning, protecting the upholstery from damage, and learning to replace worn out foam is vital to extending its lifespan and putting off a ... (Read More)
Category: Cushions
Beat Back Discomfort with Foam Pillows and Back Bolsters
Back pain is a common ailment that typically stems from the postures and activities that take place in our everyday lives. Many people work while sitting at a desk, and there are plenty of ways that sitting with poor posture over a span of eight hours a day or more can become the norm for people. If this sounds like the source of your back discomfort, foam back bolsters and pillows can help ease your pain. Standing or constantly ... (Read More)
Foam Density Range: Understanding and Applying Values
With foam, the ability to make the right purchase decision is greatly based on your ability to compare one product to another. A foam material’s density is one of the best ways to do this, but knowing a single product’s density while not knowing how that value measures up to other foam types is like being given a boat in the middle of the desert. Sure, now you have a boat, but how are you supposed to use it? ... (Read More)
Need New Cushions? Foam Factory, Inc. Has Them!
One of the questions we get on a daily basis at Foam Factory is, “My cushions are a ______ design. Do you make replacements in that shape?” In nearly every instance, the answer to that question is yes! Between our programmable cutting machinery and the skill and talent our team possesses for hand-cutting unique pieces, there aren’t many custom cushions we can’t make. But because of how long people tend to keep furniture, sometimes there’s a lack of familiarity ... (Read More)
Cut Foam at Home: DIY Tips For Cutting Open-Cell Foam
Here at Foam Factory, Inc., we offer a wide range of foam cutting services that can produce tens of thousands of identical pieces and precise, computer-controlled cuts made with a stream of water .005 inches in diameter. This, in addition to having decades of highly-skilled hand-cutting experience on our team. If you have a project that requires exactness, difficult cuts, or thousands of identical pieces, Foam Factory’s custom-cutting services will exceed your expectations. However, not every project requires computer-programmed ... (Read More)
Hold On to Your Seat: Durable Rebond Is Great Seat Padding
When it comes to selecting a seat cushioning material for chairs or couches, people often say that they want the firmest, longest-lasting foam they can get. These people usually have traditional, open-cell, high-density foam in mind when they say these things. However, most don’t realize that if all open-cell foams were available options, rebond foam represents a choice that far surpasses traditional cushioning materials in density, firmness, and durability. Because of its high values in traditional comfort categories however, rebond ... (Read More)
Gluing Foam Together: Useful DIY Foam Tips
Do-it-yourself projects are as popular as they have ever been, as people look for ways to save dollars, enjoy a productive hobby, or take greater ownership of the things in and around their lives. With this trend, people aren’t just doing the typical at-home projects more frequently, they are also expanding their efforts into areas previously reserved for trade workers or manufacturers. With more than 30 years of experience in the comfort and support industry, Foam Factory, Inc. has ... (Read More)
Buy Foam Confidently by Knowing the Differences in Quality
As you prepare to purchase your next comfort product or start a new DIY project, there’s a good chance you’ll have to decide what type of foam you will want to use. To the average person, there isn’t much difference between conventional foam materials. After all, three foam cubes can be placed side-by-side with the same dimensions, appearance, feel, and firmness. But even with those similarities, these blocks can each have three distinctly different levels of quality. Foam suppliers ... (Read More)
Understanding Foam Firmness and Compression Strength
When evaluating a foam product for use in a comfort application, perhaps the most useful testing value for determining its usability is compression strength. This value rates a foam’s feel and firmness by testing how it yields to or supports applied weight. These values are the easiest way to categorize materials, making the selection of a foam type easier by narrowing the field and even helping make a purchase decision if the chance to feel the foam in person ... (Read More)
