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Squeaky BedsHow to stop beds from squeakingCan anyone tell me how to stop the squeaks in a bed? The mattress and box spring are only about 5 yrs. old and it is a spare bed, so has not been used a lot. More then likely your "squeaks" are from where the frame meets the metal or wood frame. Pull the frame apart and put some type of cloth where the frame hooks run in the wood. Make sure you check both the foot and the head of the bed. If you have metal bed frames and they squeak, simply apply some oil to the rivets to quiet them down. Squeaky bed frames?I have a circa 1900 feather carved mahogany bed which my wife and I love. Unfortunately, the bed squeaks something fierce where the side rails join the headboard and footboard. I tighten up the connections with limited (and short lasting) success. Any ideas on what to use to lubricate the bed or silence it in some other fashion? Try paste wax, but don't expect any great results. You may want to check into replacing the hanger parts. It sounds like they may be worn. CommentsSubject: Squeaky Bed Frame Fix! Hello Tony, I ran across your web site while doing a search for "how to fix a squeaky bed." Surprisingly yours was the only page that I found that mentioned a squeaky bed frame that was WOOD. There are lots of sites out there with tips on silencing metal frames. I am emailing because I have had some success! Miffed at the lack of ideas offered up by the web, I decided to try a few things on my own. What ended up working was stuffing (cramming actually) two rather firm pillows between my headboard and the wall. The squeaks came from any movement that caused the bed to shift in the head-foot direction. The pillows restricted the movement in this direction enough to keep it from squeaking. We have a solid headboard so my wife could not see the pillows. She could not figure out how I fixed the bed until I told her. If you end up trying this make sure that the pillows are packed in tight. Best of Luck, CommentsMy observations on the subject, which I have not tested out. I noticed that when my bed squeaks, sometimes I can move the mattress and box spring and the squeaks stop. What I do is "center" everything on the frame, which keeps the mattress/box spring from putting pressure on the headboard and footboard, thereby eliminating any squeak caused by the pressure/friction. Sometimes, I have to pull the footboard away from the headboard. Again this eliminates any pressure on joints, which cause the squeaks. Sometimes, moving the footboard actually causes more squeaks! When that happens, it can be a real pain. I have noticed that separating the headboard/footboard from the rails and reattaching also eliminates squeaks. Centering the mattress works most, if not all, of the time. (I can see this not working on a really old bed where the "connections/fasteners" are just plain wore out.) I think the squeak is caused by compression of the joints. Everything is so compressed that they rub together. Therefore, a mattress/box spring that has moved/jammed into a headboard cause the top of the board to push out and the bottom to push in on the joint. Thereby causing compression. Moving the mattress puts everything back into balance. Just like pulling the footboard away from the headboard would ease the pressure (compression) from the joints. Created: 23 Apr 2003 14:56:08 -0700 Changed: 23 Apr 2003 14:56:08 -0700 |
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