How do I modify a lousy bed?

Question

I am subleasing an apartment from a fraternity brother, and the apartment came furnished with a bed. This bed bows so badly that Noah could have floated a couple of animals on it. This thing was built in the late eighties, and was a cheapie bed to begin with. I rotate the matress every few days, and that helps for about half a night. Is there anything else I can do to aleviate the problem I have been having with it? I really need help with this--I haven't had a decent night's sleep in over a month because of this thing!

Answer 1

As long as your mattress and box springs are new-ish and in good condition and you're certain it's the bed frame, you can put milk crates under the bed (if it's high enough). You shouldn't be able to feel them if the mattress/box springs are in good condition. A huge piece of plywood from a lumbar yard/home hardware supply store is another potential solution. BTW, plywood is pretty cheap, if you're worried about cost.
OH! And Wal-Mart/Target now sell a bed-in-a-box (mattress not included) that's relatively cheap and you can just box it up, take it w/you, and put the old bed back when you leave OR ask your "brother" to knock some $ off a month's rent for buying "him" a new bed and leave it when you go.

Answer 2

Buck up the bed with hardy plywood. Change the legs with some sturdy hardwood. Have some metal works for the header. Apply gloss paint. Install shock absorbers underneath. Carve some cool s'hit out of the whatever real wood you can do with. Apply varnish. Lay some carpet rug on the floor. Put on some comfortable matress. Buy tons of pillows. Install some dim light above. Make dreamweavers and hang. Hang some artsy mosquito net too.

But the s'hit it will cost you You might as well buy a new bed.

Answer 3

Put a thick (3/8"+) piece of plywood under your box springs and on the frame. Also, put a thin (1/4"-) sheet of plywood between your mattress and box springs. This will help with the bowing.

Answer 4

either replace the mattress or put a piece of plywood in between the box springs and the mattress then go to wal-mart and purchase a mattress topper. It will should be memory foam.

hope this helps!

Answer 5

take a piece of 4 x 8 plywood ( 1/2") put it in between the mattress and the box spring.........will help plenty

Answer 6

Plywood between the mattress and box spring

Answer 7

I would try the bed risers you can get from like a bed bath and beyond. Put those under the bed rails where they are supposed to go. Then put cement blocks under the bowing part of you bed to push it up.

Answer 8

You can:
- Throw the bed out, put the mattress on the floor and sleep on it.
- Get a new bed at a second hand of charity store where they are cheap.
- put a board on the bed, and see if that helps to flatten it out.

Answer 9

Try a feather bed that you put on top of the matress

Answer 10

Can you just put it on the floor, get the mattress off the frame and springs"