Help get my mattress upstairs

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DH and I can’t get our new king size mattress upstairs. We have been sleeping on the floor for two weeks and I was so so looking forward to a bed but the sodding mattress won’t fit upstairs. Any ideas?

Pivot!! PIVOT!!!!

I'm sure it will fit but if it's anything like mine was, exceptionally heavy, you'll need a couple of very strong men to manhandle it!

I’ve measured the top of the stairwell and the mattress is about 5cm bigger. Can I bend it to get it upstairs? It’s an orthopaedic mattress and costs a fortune so I don’t want to bend it!

Put a message on Spotted page on facebook for your neighbourhood asking for a strong handyman to help for a fee. You should get several replies.

Take it up sodeway bend round the wall. It won't damage it it's a split second.

Remember mattresses aren't square.
Slide it up to the half landing. Then you might need to bend it to get it round to go up the next bit

Ask your neighbours how they did it, assuming they have the same stairs

So wise MNers don’t think bending it will damage it?

Came here to say this and disappointed to see you beat me to it 😜🤣🤣🤣

Yes you can bend it a bit, I wouldn't fold it in two but they'll cope with a bend

We bent our new spring mattress around two staircases op in a townhouse - it was hard work but it was fine. No damage.

Sorry OP, I shouldn't laugh but your dilemma really tickled me 😂

How did you get your previous one up there?

And yes, bend it as you need to, it'll be fine.
We had one that weighed something stupid like 65kg, it nearly killed us but we managed it.
Good luck!

Well at least you’re making me laugh which is stemming the tears. I have had an incredibly shit two weeks in a new do-er up house and this is what has tipped me over the edge.

@BiggyJ new house so no previous mattress. We’ve been sleeping on the floor.

It’s this mattress in king size, trying to stop worrying about bending it.

Yes bend it. We just had to get one into the lift room, bending it was fine.

Definitely need an extra pair of hands, they're heavy and are buggers to bend.
Bending it for a few seconds won't damage it.
Get it up as far as it'll go, strongest person at the top as it'll take some welly to bend and drag it round the corner, weakest person pushes.
Good luck

Came on to say Pivot

When we were bed shopping they said don't bend a mattress with springs.

Ugh flashbacks of getting a superking into a loft bedroom last year.

its ok to bend briefly but can you lift it directly up over the banister?

it’ll be worth it i promise! Mattresses that come in a flat pack box are shite and don’t last

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Just to echo a PP could you lift it somewhat over the bannisters. I am sure a quick bend won't harm it too much but they are heavy so with a friend or a handyman might be worth it. From personal experience try not look at scuffs on the stairway walls afterwards 😁

I could almost swear I chose that option!

Anyway, I cried and a super amazing friend came round and helped us get it up. You were all right and it just needed extra welly!

I only came on for the Pivot!

My mattress was bent 2000 coil springs. By the guys from the mattress shop who were sweating 🥵 by the time it was two stories up.

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