What do you use to prop your bed up?
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From: Vanny on 25 Nov 2007 09:44 There are some commercially available solutions for raising furniture that you could refer to for inspiration: http://www.morrisandalexander.com/ http://www.clearwellmobility.co.uk/product_listing.aspx?PageID=36 http://www.clearwellmobility.co.uk/product_listing.aspx?PageID=37 http://www.benefitsnowshop.co.uk/shop/section/630.htm http://www.organize.com/bedrisers.html http://www.assistireland.ie/index.asp?locID=637&docID=-1 Google: bed raisers/risers/blocks. I had my bed wedge (goes under a 2-3 inch natural cotton and latex mattress over the main mattress) made for me, but obviously I am stuck with a set top height of about 8 inches. The wedge must be longer than that shown in the third link and end at least at the back of your knees.With the bed wedge that I have, I don't have the problem of potential instability of the bed and I can easily reorganise the bed without any heavy lifting to convert it back to a normal bed should I need to. Others just go to the nearest joiners and pick up a couple of wooden blocks to raise the bed. Vanny <gobionessert(a)yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:7ea37653-b286-495b-a661-3ab606337fb6(a)s6g2000prc.googlegroups.com... > > > I might try this like omeprazole it may give a diagnosis as whether I > have GERD or not. Anyway, what do you guys use to prop up the head > side of the bed? Books?
From: me on 26 Nov 2007 14:28 > Anyway, what do you guys use to prop up the head >side of the bed? I went to Walmart and bought tow 12" high plastic Rubbermaid step stools. Seems to work ell as they are made for heavy weight (standing on).
From: trigonometry1972 on 26 Nov 2007 16:20 On Nov 26, 11:28 am, m...(a)privacy.net wrote: > > Anyway, what do you guys use to prop up the head > >side of the bed? > > I went to Walmart and bought tow 12" high plastic > Rubbermaid step stools. > > Seems to work ell as they are made for heavy weight > (standing on). Even when I used concrete blocks for the first time, the next day or two later, I found myself fashioning a foot board to keep the top mattress from sliding off of the bottom mattress. I looked for commerical solutions locally and was disappointed. And I certainly prefer my homemade solution to the crude thoughtless solutions or expensive solutions provided by the market. For example the lack of a foot board, the lack of enough range of incline, the lack of a one plane sleeping position, and the lack of foam mattress. Granted, my solution requires some construction and some thought and when one is sick this is hard to do. And the product would be a bit heavy for an elderly person. Nor am I saying my way is the only way. I will suggest that a metal fabricators shop or a wood/cabinet/furniture shop could also serve one well. Of course, you will need to have clearly in mind what you need and be able to convey this to the blue collar boys.
From: me on 26 Nov 2007 17:26 >> I went to Walmart and bought tow 12" high plastic >> Rubbermaid step stools. >> >> Seems to work ell as they are made for heavy weight >> (standing on). > >Even when I used concrete blocks for the first time, the >next day or two later, I found myself fashioning a foot >board to keep the top mattress from sliding off of the >bottom mattress. Oh I agree... your method is better I'm just a total klutz at making anything so just tried to find something off the shelf that would work.... and the step stools do that reasonably well. I also tried car jack stands as you suggested but they didn't look very well. BUT..... it would sure be nice if someone would make a complete turnkey bed out of say lightweight aluminum that one could adjust easily and have the foot rest and other "tweaks" like your home made one does.
From: me on 26 Nov 2007 17:27
>And I certainly prefer my homemade solution to the crude >thoughtless solutions or expensive solutions provided by the market. Agree totally!! Nothing on the market that I can see that is worth a damn!! I checked all over the Net looking for something and it was all more crude than I was wiling to pay good money for! |