House of Foam Tallman’s

What can one say: Tallman’s is the only place for my foam needs. Seriously, though, Bob is great & very generous with his business & time. He charged me essentially nothing for some odd pieces for my dogs’ bike crate. When he helped me with some foam for an ottoman cushion he also tracked down some upholstery remnants in the back that saved me both $$ and time finding it elsewhere! You don’t find this kind of service anymore.

Bob is amazing. I had a super weird custom foam mattress to be built/​cut for the back of my suburban (think camper/​rv). I went over to see Bob and we measured it up and cut it in real time, and the result is AH-​Mazing. Bob’s a great guy, and gave me good advice, and worked with me. VERY good guy with a good product and a pile of knowledge. Thanks!!!

What’s more important than a comfy place to rest your tush? Perhaps a trustworthy person to get the correct foam into that seat.
Bob Tallman has been running this business for a long time. It’s great to see small local establishments make it while lots of other things in PA are being torn down for tony new businesses.
Upon entering Bob will give you a cushion sit down test to see what your tastes are. He then gives you his very reasonable price and a timeframe.
Bring your high end furniture pieces here for new foam. Your rear will thank you!

Bob is a Palo Alto institution and the epitome of customer service. He’s provided great advice, excellent product quality and offers great selection tailored to your needs. We’ve found exactly what we needed — from foam for cushions to road cases and more — at reasonable prices and custom-​fit to our application.

If you need foam, this is your shop!
if you need a seat wedge, re-​due a coach pillow. Yes, they have samples to help you decide. The shop is old school as in 70s old school. The shop is on a corner, street parking is best.

If you want good, old fashioned customer service, you’ll get it at House of Foam. Bob really extended himself on my behalf by spending lots of his time, without cost, to bolster the cushions I had purchased to ensure my decorative pillows were perfect. Bob did all of this with a smile. He is a gem.

I didn’t even want to buy any foam… I just wanted to have two foam neck pillows reduced in thickness. In the evening I messaged Bob via his website asking if he could provide this service and his friendly response was in my email the next morning. I went in the next day and showed him what I wanted. He said «it’s a two-​person job, so you’ll have to help me.» He took me to his work room and marked how much I wanted to take off the first pillow, and then we each took one end of the power saw and guided it through the pillow at the markings. The second pillow turned out to be foam on the outside and stuffing on the inside, so Bob stopped cutting partway through. I pulled out some stuffing and then he glued the pillow shut again. When I asked him how much I owed him, he said «Nothing — you helped!» He just asked that I come back in the future. Now I am trying to think of foam needs I might have! He’s got everything from foam wedges to foam rolls to rectangles… I’m sure I can think of something. I hope you can too!

Bob runs an incredibly helpful business. He met my needs quickly, and he knows his stuff.

I decided to make a chair (for fun) and wanted to upholster a cushion myself. I had no idea how to go about doing this until I stumbled on House of Foam, which was conveniently located in downtown Palo Alto.
Walking into the place I was quite confused with the store. There is very little in the storefront itself, the walls are lined with samples and there are some fabric choices to look at. Bob was very happy to help me find the perfect foam for my cushion. He had me try several pieces of different thickness and firmness levels.
Once I selected a piece, he said that he would take it in the back and trim it to the size of my seat. Since I’m a nerd, I asked if I could watch him trip and adhere it to the seat. I think it surprised him a bit, but he let me join him in the workshop. After cutting it to the proper size, he offered to glue it to the seat for me. I asked him about purchasing batting and he immediately went to his scraps and found pieces for me, free of charge. Once the seat was ready, he let me try out the foam cutter for fun, what a gent!
Once I got the cushion back to my chair I realized that I was naïve and picked too thick of a foam. I returned the next day to purchase a thinner piece. Bob told me that he didn’t want me to spend more money, so he cut the foam I’d already purchased down to the proper thickness. I was surprised and so grateful.
Overall I had a great experience. If I ever have foam needs again, I’ll definitely return to House of Foam.

Where do you go when you need foam? Well, a place called The House of Foam might be a good place to start. I needed to replace the foam in my couch cushions. I’ve had the couch for over 3 years and the cushions were worn out. No, I’m not *that* fat! But, I digress…
A quick search on Google and a quality validation here on Unilocal led me to Tallman’s House of Foam. I took my cushions and drove up to downtown Palo Alto to talk with Bob.
When you walk in, the thing that strikes you first is that this place has been here a long time. In a high-​rent place like downtown PA, this speaks volumes. If Bob hadn’t been successful, he’d never be able to afford being here this long. Who knew the foam business could be this lucrative? Of course, contributing to his bottom line is the fact that House of Foam is clearly a one-​man operation. Bob apparently does it all.
I was shown several foam options, different price points and densities. I selected a medium firm higher quality (called 180) foam for my couch cushions. Bob estimated that this foam would last 4 – 5 years of normal use. He also explained that he could cut to size from his stock or order foam to size. The latter option was actually cheaper, but it meant 4 days wait time. So I went with that. Foam and labor for two cushions (6 foot couch) was quoted at $ 209. I went in on a Saturday and was told the cushions would be ready that following Thursday.
Except…they weren’t. Thursday came and went and I didn’t get a call. I called on Friday afternoon and was told that the foam didn’t come in on time. Now, in all fairness, I dropped the cushions off the weekend before New Years. So, that might have affected delivery. However, it would have been nice to get a phone call letting me know what was going on. But, I also have to remember that one person can only do so much. And, these are just couch cushions. Anyway, when I spoke to Bob on Friday, he told me they’d be done in an hour. One hour later, he called saying I could pick them up.
I’m writing this review from new, super comfortable and supportive cushions. Although my foam needs are probably infrequent, I would certainly come back to House of Foam.

You can’t help but love Bob! We drove from San Jose to Palo Alto and got quick professional service that we couldn’t find locally and we were treated very well. Bob showed us several grades of foam and when it came to ordering even offered to save us a little money if we could wait for the next order of foam due in the following week. We waited the week, and right on time Bob called and we brought the seats from the dining set chairs to the store. Bob completed gluing the foam to the chair seats and trimmed the foam to size the same day. We did six chairs in a good grade of foam and paid only $ 114.00, for everything, foam, labor, and tax. Great deal!

Super nice guy who runs the place. I only wanted a small piece of foam to rebuild a bit of automotive upholstery, and he helped me fashion a piece and then just gave it to me gratis in exchange for helping carry a large block too big for one person to handle. This is business the way we used to do business. The right way.

Friendly, no pressure, helped us pick the right foam mattress for our needs.

It’s a small price to pay to have a (nearly) brand new couch and club chair!
After years of watching our furniture slowly deflate, I found Bob’s House of Foam in Palo Alto. Bob knows foam and he has a well-​run shop. Unbelievably, I dropped off our cushions on a Wednesday and all four were completely ready the VERY NEXT DAY! Now, we are sitting pretty, a little higher than before, and perfectly supported. Beats buying all new stuff when you like what you have. I can’t see how anyone would quibble about the price. It’s well worth it to have a professional do a professional’s work. We are happy happy happy. Bob is a sweetheart! I give my highest recommendation!!! BTW. he foams guitar cases! Wooo Hooo Bob!

I needed a piece of foam for a DIY project. House of Foam doesn’t offer pricing on the website so I emailed them for info. I got a response as soon as they opened the next business day. I went in (with my seat) and tested my choices. Bob offered to adhere my foam to the board for me at no additional charge, if I removed the existing cover and padding, he even lent me a tool to remove the staples (what a nice guy!!!). He also took the time to show me how to pull the fabric and make the corners for my project. My bench looks awesome and I’m so glad I chose House of Foam! I would definitely go back if I have a project and would recommend them to anyone!

What a rip-​off. I was told about the increase in foam prices due to oil prices etc, and took them at their word. So I end up spending $ 280 on 2 pieces of foam, I get home and do a little research on the net and find the exact same foam for $ 48!
Yes, local shops have to make a profit, but like I said, this was a plain old rip-​off.

Dear House of Foam,
General etiquette would ask of you this small thing: If you are, indeed, going to be leaving your business establishment in the middle of the day, and you’re going through the full effort of placing a disguised yellow paper sign in the window declaring your imminent return, please, for those potential customers short on time, add one additional piece of information: the specific time when you’ll return.
As it is, after waiting 20 minutes for your «soon» to materialize, I’ve decided that I’ll be driving 60 minutes out of my way to patronize Foam Creations in Albany. They’ve been open every time I’ve gone to their store. You haven’t.

Foam galore – big blocks, bed rolls, remnant foam pieces, special order foam, they got it all if not they can get it for you.
I needed a foam bed pad so I was able to find one here for a relatively good price compared to the high end department stores.
I guess this place is a like a small foam warehouse

The cushions on our couch were going soft, so we found House of Foam. Bob has all kinds of foam, you can try out the kinds you like, and he’ll restuff your cushions. The stuff is not cheap! He claims the price of oil is driving up foam prices, which seems plausible, but don’t expect new cushions to be inexpensive.
He did a good job and turned things around quickly, our sofa is better than when it was new!

Yup, House of Foam!
I needed noise deadening material to control the excess noise from my air compressor in my storage closet. After calling around, I found these guys in Palo Alto. The older gentlemen that helped me out really knew his foam! This is a small business next to the Yoga Source on Hamilton. I’ve always seen it, but never knew how much cool stuff was hiding in there. You can buy pillows or fillers to MAKE your own pillows! The egg carton foam material was perfect for my project. Thanx!