A queen or king size mattress is difficult to drag or lift by yourself.
Can you fold a mattress.
Fold it with the tempur side top in.
This is for foam and bed in a box mattresses only.
Once you fold it you ll need to reinforce it with straps or ratchet tie downs so that it doesn t flop open on you while you re trying to move it.
If folding your mattress isn t an option for you try reinforcing it with a slab of cardboard.
Typically these types of mattresses have layers of foam whether it be memory foam or latex foam and those layers of foam are either glued together or stacked without adhesives.
If you bought the right size mattress bag your bed should fit like a glove.
If the mattress sits in cold weather below 50 f folded do not try to force it to lay flat.
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Folding or bending of your mattress during the moving process can and usually does cause serious and irrepairable damage.
Reinforce floppy mattresses with cardboard.
And now that you know how to.
If you are going to fold a mattress be wary of the damage that could be.
To make this process easier fold the mattress in half so that its height and width are reduced.
Alternatively consider rolling it carefully along the ground.
Keeping it on your mattress acts as an extra layer of protection from damage.
Several retailers offer a memory foam mattresses that promise to create a better sleeping surface.
Place your bed in the plastic mattress bag.
Learn how to move a mattress the easiest way.
About folding and cold weather.
Doubling the mattress over is the most extreme bend and the fact is the mattress may never lay right on the boxspring again from such extreme bending.
If you ve got a long trip from the bedroom to your vehicle this may require two people.
The more you fold it the worse the damage may be.
Fold the mattress width wise so that the top and bottom of the mattress are touching.
Fold the mattress so that the side you sleep on is on the inside.
Only if absolutely needed you can fold your tempur pedic mattress to make it easier to move.
Remember if you have a mattress protector on your bed don t remove it.
A thicker mattress likely can t be folded including tuft needle mattresses.
When you want to transport or store your foam mattress roll it up and put it in the packaging that it came with.
An suv or truck bed will make things easier but even if you have a small car you ll still be able to transport the bed if you can fold down the back seat.
We do not recommend to leave it in this position for long periods of time.
Foam mattresses are definitely more flexible than traditional mattresses maneuvering around corners with much more ease.