Brenda: I might not have but I do understand you now. I will take a look at the space and will do it on Monday. Sunday is my day off.  I do nothing except book work and a little clean up around here. |
| Brenda: I got your message and I will work on everything on Monday. Sunday is my one day to do book work and just sit down and do nothing, except a bit of clean up. |
| Brenda: I see now about the mattress. I would have to check the space between the wall and the bed. As I said a bit of wall juts in, so only one part of the mattress would be against the wall. |
| 6ixStringJack: Not sure if you got it the first time and I'm just repeating myself, but I did think when I wrote it the first time that I might not be getting what I mean across properly. I hope this is more clear the 2nd time around... |
| 6ixStringJack: Then you'd push the frame and boxspring back to where you want it, and then push the mattress back too along the wall or dresser that you have it leaned up against, and since you've got it up on its side still, it's just a matter of letting it fall back onto the bed where you would hopefully then be able to lift and push the mattress back up and where it needs to be. |
| 6ixStringJack: If you're able to move the mattress, what I meant was tip the mattress off of one side or the other (not where a headboard or footboard would be, but the long way).
Once you get it halfway, gravity would pull it down off the bed for you, and you can then tip the other side up off the bed where you would hopefully be resting it on its side against a wall or dresser. |
| Brenda: Tried THG's way SIX and no luck. All I did was move the mattress. Oh, I found furniture slides in a dollar store but they are small and so basically useless. Walmart only sells things like that on line. So, have to check out Rona's prices on line. |
| Brenda: Honestly until I try THG's suggestion I won't really know. Also like I said, it means pulling all the blankets and pillows off the bed and moving something else to get the mattress off. So, I will see. |
| 6ixStringJack: You think you can get it up against that wall, or put something else close to the wall that you can manage to move over there to give you a better chance of keeping that mattress on its side while you move the frame? |
| Brenda: No, I haven't tried that yet SIX. I will tomorrow after my outside chores. |
| 6ixStringJack: Have you tried it yet then Brenda? Are you reporting mid-project here? |
| Brenda: Not sure about that THG. The bed's not up against the wall and I feel that will only move it sideways. |
| THG: Sit with your back against the bed and push with your legs. |
| Brenda: There is a wall but there is a just, so it isn't straight. Still would have to fiddle with the mattress and I am thinking it will come back to leverage. |
| Brenda: The mattress is pretty heavy and in truth even the box spring is heavier than I thought it would be. |
| 6ixStringJack: It all goes back to Ted's leverage again. If you can use gravity to help you flip the mattress off and rest it on its end against something (preferably a wall if one is close to one side of the bed). Then you just push it back where you need it after you've pushed the frame back and then let gravity do the work of getting it back on your frame and you just have to scoot the end back up onto it. I hope that makes sense. |
| 6ixStringJack: Yeah. If there's any way you can keep that mattress up on its side while you're moving the frame back to the wall where you want it, yous should strive for that. You would still have to push the mattress itself back too, but at least you wouldn't be struggling with trying to flip it back up. It sounds like yours is pretty heavy. |
| Brenda: I would have to move something out of the way first before I remove the blankets, sheets and pillows off the mattress. |
| Brenda: I will see what I can do tomorrow SIX. I didn't feel like doing it today. But I have moved the mattress before when I got the frame together. |
| 6ixStringJack: If you haven't already done it, maybe you should put something on the side that would help keep it propped up on its side, so after you move the frame you can just tip the mattress back onto the boxspring instead of trying to flip it back up off the floor. |