My wife and I recently bought a new house, and we assumed (incorrectly)
that because it appeared that the people we were buying the house from
had a king sized bed in their bedroom that we would be able to fit our
king in the same room.

When it came to move in day we couldn't even get the box springs (2
twin box springs) up and around the stairs. The mover suggested that
we may have a california king which is longer, and if it was shorter
the box springs might have fit.

I have read that you can have box springs cut and the spliced later so
that isn't the big problem, it is the mattress.

As you can imagine, if getting a twin box spring around the stairs is
not possible, getting the king mattress up them provides a problem.

We have a Simmons Beautyrest. Before I even try to force it, I wanted
to see if anyone knows if these mattresses can be folded in half. For
the life of me, I can't remember how it was when they first delivered
it.

Also, in the case that we simply can't get our mattress up there, does
anyone have any suggestions? I guess we could push 2 twins together,
and someone else suggested a foam type mattress that you could smush
and squish around a tight corner w/o wrecking anything.

King-size inner-spring mattresses are generally designed with
a hinge to allow them to fold so that they can be navigated
around corners and such. I wouldn't say they fold all the way
"in half", but they do fold pretty far. They generally fold
top to bottom, I believe. Give it a try!

"cmay" writes:
We have a Simmons Beautyrest. Before I even try to force it, I wanted
to see if anyone knows if these mattresses can be folded in half. For
the life of me, I can't remember how it was when they first delivered
it.

There's no friggin way you'll get a Beautyrest folded in half. They
have some flex to them, but folding is not an option for any decent
mattress.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

"cmay" wrote in message
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Also, in the case that we simply can't get our mattress up there, does
anyone have any suggestions?

Take out a window and hoist the mattresses in thru the window.

cmay wrote:
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Also, in the case that we simply can't get our mattress up there, does
anyone have any suggestions? I guess we could push 2 twins together,
and someone else suggested a foam type mattress that you could smush
and squish around a tight corner w/o wrecking anything.

What's the hitch on getting the box springs up the stairs? Even the
box spring for a California King is not that big, just four inches
longer than a regular king. Is there a bannister, hand rail, etc. that
can be removed temporarily? I had to do this for our recent move.

If it still does not seem feasible, you could also contact the previous
owner and find out what size bed they had and if they had to take any
special measures to get it up and down the stairs. I don't expect you
will be able to fold the mattress in half, but may be able to tie it
into a more manageable U or O shape with some rope.

"If it still does not seem feasible, you could also contact the
previous
owner and find out what size bed they had and if they had to take any
special measures to get it up and down the stairs. "

LOL, hello, this is dumbo calling. What size bed did you have? Mine
won't fit! It's pretty sad if between owning the house and a King
size bed you have to call previous owners to ask this.

wrote:

LOL, hello, this is dumbo calling. What size bed did you have? Mine
won't fit! It's pretty sad if between owning the house and a King
size bed you have to call previous owners to ask this.

Well, if both parties were friendly enough it wouldn't be that
ridiculous to just give them a call and sheepishly say, "Gee, that
stairway is a dilly of a pickle, how'd you guys get your bed up there?"
Maybe this guy just isn't thinking enough outside the box.

It certainly is not any worse than asking people completely unfamiliar
with the house on the internet for tips.

Brian Attwood wrote:
wrote:

LOL, hello, this is dumbo calling. What size bed did you have? Mine
won't fit! It's pretty sad if between owning the house and a King
size bed you have to call previous owners to ask this.

Well, if both parties were friendly enough it wouldn't be that
ridiculous to just give them a call and sheepishly say, "Gee, that
stairway is a dilly of a pickle, how'd you guys get your bed up there?"
Maybe this guy just isn't thinking enough outside the box.

It certainly is not any worse than asking people completely unfamiliar
with the house on the internet for tips.

And if he knows that a regular king will fit then he can go buy one of
those rather than some kludge like pushing two twins together.

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:35:03 GMT, someone wrote:


Take out a window and hoist the mattresses in thru the window.

What makes you think the window is big enough to pass a king mattress
through????



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King Kong maybe if you put some peanut butter on it.
I certainly can't.

"cmay" wrote in message
ups.com...
My wife and I recently bought a new house, and we assumed (incorrectly)
that because it appeared that the people we were buying the house from
had a king sized bed in their bedroom that we would be able to fit our
king in the same room.

When it came to move in day we couldn't even get the box springs (2
twin box springs) up and around the stairs. The mover suggested that
we may have a california king which is longer, and if it was shorter
the box springs might have fit.

I have read that you can have box springs cut and the spliced later so
that isn't the big problem, it is the mattress.

Twin box springs can fit almost anywhere a human can walk. May have to carry
them up stairs and around the corners vertically- a 1-man carry, hugging it,
or sliding them balanced on end. If they are longer than the door is tall,
you rock them back on a corner, and push them through.The king mattress will
also likely fit- they do bend around corners, just not in half. (I can't
picture any situation where bending it half would gain you anything- instead
of a flexible pancake, you'd have a big lump.) A helpful hint- they move
easier with a fitted sheet on them, so they slide on the floor without
getting dirty. Do NOT try to hold the weight by the rope or plastic handles-
they will rip right out. 2 big guys that can bear-hug each end of the
mattress help for this. You don't have to lift more than the height of a
step in any one lift. You basically push it up the stairs, once it is a few
steps up.

No disrespect, but it sounds like you haven't moved furniture too many
times, and that your mover that day was either lazy or spatially challenged.
I'm no professional, but I carried the heavy stuff on at least 30 or 40
moves for friends and family over the years, and never ran into one I
couldn't solve after staring at it a few minutes. Never had to cut any
mattresses or box springs up yet. And this includes 3rd floor walkups and
split up old houses with tiny stairs. Beds are easy- old oak 6-legged desks
that don't knock down- those are hard.

If you stare at it and still can't figure it out, call local mattress store
and ask how much to have their guys get it up the stairs, next time they
have a delivery on your end of town. To save face, you can pretend your back
is out, or something. If the store is customer-oriented, they may do it as a
freebie, in the hope you will remember them when replacement time comes. (Or
if yours is a few years old, put it in the downstairs guest room, and use
this as an excuse to buy a new one, delivered in place.)

aem sends...

I know it sounds amazing that we can't even get the box springs up, but
its true.

Basically it is because of 2 things:
1) The stairway is very narrow, and very steep
2) The stairway makes a left hand 90 deg turn right at the end.

To describe it...

On the far left side of the house there is a doorway that leads to the
stairs (normal sized doorway).

The stairs are steep and immediately make a 90degree turn to the right
before proceeding up.

The width of the stairway is probably 3 ft.

The box springs can't make the initial 90deg turn.

Ok I was trying to fold it length wise (side to side).

I will try top to bottom and see if there is any hinge in there.

cmay wrote:
I know it sounds amazing that we can't even get the box springs up, but
its true.

Basically it is because of 2 things:
1) The stairway is very narrow, and very steep
2) The stairway makes a left hand 90 deg turn right at the end.

To describe it...

On the far left side of the house there is a doorway that leads to the
stairs (normal sized doorway).

The stairs are steep and immediately make a 90degree turn to the right
before proceeding up.

The width of the stairway is probably 3 ft.

The box springs can't make the initial 90deg turn.

From your OP it sounds like you have 2 single bed box springs that make
up to equal a king. If so, stand the box springs on end and they
should go that way. Doesn't cure the mattress problem though.
Incidentally, my sister wanted my opinion on her buying a house. I
went and looked at it. Turned thumbs down due the the identical
problem. When It was pointed out, she agreed. I didnt' need to try
moving anything up those stairs to see that it would be one royal PIA
to move even a small chest of drawers.

Harry K

That worked!

I bought some ratchet ties and cranked the bed until it was folded in
half (length wise).

THANKS!