Do ottoman beds break easily?

rickandmorts · 16/09/2023 10:19

I've had one for 8 years and it's survived my DP taking it apart and putting it back together for 2 house moves. Which is quite the testament to it's hardiness.

Thelondonone · 16/09/2023 09:59

We got one about 15 years ago and it has been taken apart about 5 times. Still going strong. It was expensive as they were quite a new idea but can’t remember the brand.

VeridicalVagabond · 15/09/2023 21:58

15yo DD has had one for 6 years and I know that girl jumps on it like a trampoline even now so... if it's survived that I think it'll do!

JerkintheMerkin · 15/09/2023 21:56

My DD and I have both the single and double ones from IKEA and they are rock solid. My DD opens and closes hers every 5 mins and no problems at all.

2anddone · 15/09/2023 21:21

@RightSaidFred72 means I have to be careful that they aren't going to walk in while I am changing the sheets or lifting it up but as they are 15 and 18 I find doing these things first thing in the morning means they are fast asleep

RightSaidFred72 · 15/09/2023 21:17

2anddone · 15/09/2023 21:00

I love my ottoman bed!! My dc don't know that the mattress lifts up so all Christmas gifts etc get hidden under there...so much easier than the loft!!

I'm about to order an ottoman. This is genius!

Theroom · 15/09/2023 21:11

Ours broke quickly - it's still fine for my husband to open, and for us to sleep on. But it used to have some kind of special piston thing which made it feel light to open and that bit broke. So now it weighs a tonne to open. We wouldn't want to be going into it often (we mostly store suitcases in there).

Having said that, I wouldn't change it. The storage space is invaluable.

2anddone · 15/09/2023 21:00

I love my ottoman bed!! My dc don't know that the mattress lifts up so all Christmas gifts etc get hidden under there...so much easier than the loft!!

Notpooryet · 15/09/2023 20:57

mummatam · 02/08/2023 00:51

Buying a new bed for our new house and desperately need all the storage I can get and so I was going to go for an ottoman bed with under bed storage but my mum says everyone she knows has had their ottoman bed break (including her own).

Do ottoman beds break easily/quickly?

YABU - yes they break easily
YANBU - no they don't break easily

DS1s did but he's a big lad and tends to throw himself on beds and sofas ( broke the sofa once too)

NoTouch · 15/09/2023 20:54

sthisbest · 15/09/2023 20:39

I have always had divan beds with built in drawers. At least then you can easily access things without removing all the bedding. I'm not sure I would trust an Ottoman mechanism on a bed especially with young children around.

Never heard of a child injury with an ottoman, you would take the obvious care and not leave open with kids unsupervised, young kids are unlikely to be able to lift themselves. The gas lifts in ours control and hold the bed in position firmly.

Butteredtoast55 · 15/09/2023 20:52

We've got an old one from my parents house that they bought in the 80s and it's still going strong (new mattress and headboard!) Storage is excellent.

DrMarshaFieldstone · 15/09/2023 20:44

sthisbest · 15/09/2023 20:39

I have always had divan beds with built in drawers. At least then you can easily access things without removing all the bedding. I'm not sure I would trust an Ottoman mechanism on a bed especially with young children around.

You don’t remove the bedding. You just lift the whole thing up, pillows, duvet and all!

ThanksItHasPockets · 15/09/2023 20:43

Our bed is a divan with drawers but we can only use two of the four because of our bedside tables. I don’t find them that practical. Ottomans are great.

HunterHearstHelmsley · 15/09/2023 20:43

sthisbest · 15/09/2023 20:39

I have always had divan beds with built in drawers. At least then you can easily access things without removing all the bedding. I'm not sure I would trust an Ottoman mechanism on a bed especially with young children around.

You don't need to remove the bedding to access the storage. I'm always under there 🤣

sthisbest · 15/09/2023 20:39

I have always had divan beds with built in drawers. At least then you can easily access things without removing all the bedding. I'm not sure I would trust an Ottoman mechanism on a bed especially with young children around.

sunshineandrain82 · 15/09/2023 20:30

My parents one is still going strong. But ours went about 3 years ago.
Both brought together in 2015.
Ours was taken apart a few times for moves. While there's has never moved.
We ended up back with solid wooden pine bed frames ourselves.

HunterHearstHelmsley · 15/09/2023 20:27

I've had my current ottoman bed for 12 years. I've replaced the mattress but everything else is still going strong.

Balloonhearts · 15/09/2023 20:27

I bought the cheapest one going and its been a good 6 years and still fine.

DrMarshaFieldstone · 15/09/2023 20:23

How do they break?

We have one from Dreams that is going strong after fourteen years. It was our bed for a while and is now the guest bed.

NoTouch · 15/09/2023 19:54

https://divanbasedirect.co.uk/products/ottoman-storage-end-lift-divan-bed-base

We have had two from here, a double for ds(19) (6 years ago) and a single (2 years ago) and both are still like new. They are not a sprung base, it is a solid wood top (but we dont find that a problem with a deep mattress), they are ok to lift/open but the bed itself is very heavy to move. Masses of storage room underneath.

BorgQueen · 15/09/2023 19:44

Ones with a platform top are stronger than the ones with sprung slats.
We’ve had our platform top one for 6 years and it’s solid.

ThinWomansBrain · 15/09/2023 19:43

maybe it depends on whether you use it as a trampoline or not?
I've got a wooden one, had it about ten years and its fine - I replaced the mattress earlier this year, but the base itself is fine.

SchoolQuestionnaire · 15/09/2023 19:39

We’ve got 4, never had an issue and I love the extra storage.

DRS1970 · 15/09/2023 19:38

Only if you buy a cheap one.

Original poster

mummatam · 03/08/2023 00:19

Thanks, I have ordered the ottoman bed.

It is from Next and not at all cheap (at least for me it was quite expensive!) and so I am hoping it is good quality!

Thank you all for the advice

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