ok, took bed apart and moved it to another room, after putting bed back together, have found that it bloody squeeks everytime i lay on it.
It squeeks if your rock it towards the headboard (ahem, no comments needed), but is ok going across ways.
it is a wood framed bed, that fits together with metal plates on the outer frame with wooden slats placed (not screwed. lol) laying on the frame.
Have tried moving the slats, no difference, and the creaking seems to come from the area where frames connect???
what can be done to sort this as it makes rockin very difficult when we need to be a bit quiet (ahem!!!). end up going crossways, but then feet off the end if you get my drift. lol
any help would be great, and no innuendo's lol
2007-07-15 01:24:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
spray all jionts with wd40 it will work
2007-07-15 01:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by capa-de-monty 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a bed that is an antique. It has wooden head and foot boards, metal runners (?) along the sides but it does have the wooden slats that run cross ways to support the mattress. It does squeak! The only way that I've been able to fix this is by taking a nylon rope and running it cross ways in the same direction of the slats and tightening it as much as I can. It works good, but will stretch out, then just tighten it again.
Keep it rockin!
2007-07-15 15:40:28 · answer #2 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, you answered your own question.
Your right on were the squeek is coming from. You should try to drill a couple holes and put a couple 1/4" or 3/8" thick bolts it there and thightin them as tight as you can get them.
then when you go to have som fun at night with you better half or just a fling then you shouldn't her any squeek squeek.
2007-07-22 09:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by questionmark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try rubber washers between the hmh screw and the bed and the metal plates. If that doesn't work you could try hmmh stuffing newspaper between the slats and the frame. Good Luck
2007-07-15 01:30:05 · answer #4 · answered by proud walker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm trying really hard not to laugh.
if its appearance isn't going to bother you
& will it be covered with bed-clothes,
coz if not, don't try this.
place bed frame on plastic sheeting & spray all over with WD 40. it may stain in places but at least it shouldn't squeak.
failing that, take apart ( i know not the best suggestion ) & rub a candle on to all connecting pieces of wood, re- assemble.
can i go off & giggle?
hee hee
:)
2007-07-15 01:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably coming from the headboard. Try tightening this first. Otherwise, use some candle wax between between the joints where you tighten the metal plates.
2007-07-15 01:30:53 · answer #6 · answered by johnmamini 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
swipe a bar of soap between the wood where it's making noise. probably have to loosen up the hardware again. I had to do this for my computer chair. I had sprayed and adjusted and finally used the soap on every place it could be coming from
2007-07-15 02:57:46 · answer #7 · answered by sjdelp 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Undo the frame again and rub candle wax into all the areas and do them up tightly !. or use plastic washers at either end of the fixing bolts ?.
2007-07-15 01:31:04 · answer #8 · answered by Richard 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
sounds to me your professional in position changes but those feet over the side sounds a bit uncomfortable to say the least and it makes me wonder where do your heads end up<><><>get some WD 40
2007-07-21 06:29:42 · answer #9 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simply screw the slats to the frame. This will tighten everything up.
2007-07-15 01:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Metal plates must be rusty
Put/spray oil on joints.
Try replacing the metal plates/screws with brass ones.
Now come on this is not rude at all
2007-07-15 01:41:32 · answer #11 · answered by **tomtom 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋