During the process of being moved the sides and top of your mattress may come in contact with floors stairs the ground outside and the inside of a moving van or the top of your car.
Moving a bed with a car.
Once you confirm that the bed can safely fit inside of the van lay it flat and do your best to keep it flush with a solid surface.
There is a right and a wrong way to transport a mattress in a car.
If your bed is exceptionally large and the van you have isn t please see the instructions above for how to move your bed to the top of the car.
Do it wrong and you could end up with damage to your mattress your car or both.
To move a four poster bed disassemble the posts from the headboard.
Other times you find yourself having to transport a mattress in a car.
In fact most of these items should be part of any move you re planning to do on your own without the help of a moving company.
This should prevent any distortion or buckling from occurring.
Sometimes moving is easy.
Don t forget to secure moving blankets around the furniture to help prevent nicks and scratches in the wood.
In comparison most king sized beds have two smaller box springs underneath.
Moving a four poster bed.
Queen sized beds are tough to move because they have very big box springs.
For the roof of the car.
You can use a plastic mattress cover to prevent your mattress from collecting dirt and permanent stains.
If you plan to strap the mattress to the roof of the car there are some basic tools you should have available.