Brenda: I don't think so. Now that it is all set up, I can't move it by myself.  Too heavy. |
6ixStringJack: You probably don't need the cups. I wouldn't worry about it. Even if the bed were to move a little on you over time, it wouldn't be like you'd be pushing it away quickly where you'd have an accident. You could just get a couple of rubber door stoppers too and put them under two of the wheels and you'll be fine.  |
| Brenda: I am looking for the padding. Thought I might have found something today in Walmart. Have to have a good think on it though. |
| Brenda: Wow! Nope, there is carpeting all through my place except for the in suite storage, bathroom and kitchen. |
| 6ixStringJack: Let me know how it goes. Should be a pretty easy solution. If you can't find furniture pads that you think will do the job, you can really just wrap the ends up with anything soft and tape the hell out of them and your bedding should hide it if it doesn't look great. |
| 6ixStringJack: Yeah. You probably wouldn't need those coasters at all, especially if the floor is carpeted. My brother's place removed the carpets in the entire building before he even got there, so it's all vinyl tile flooring. He ended up getting a few of those wheel cup things because he was having a problem with the bed rolling on him if he was up playing games on his phone before bed. |
| Brenda: Yeah, I know what you mean about those things that won't let wheels on furniture move. I've seen them in all kinds of stores up here. |
| Brenda: No, I don't really want any shelving behind me. I have a little night table of sorts for my lamp and clock. And my writing I've put into one of those plastic bins that have drawers so it is easy to get at what I want. |
| 6ixStringJack: Although, you may want to consider buying a set of those "wheel coasters" just to be sure. I don't know what they're called, but they're squares that fit under the wheels with little walls around the edges that would make sure it stayed put on you once pressed down on the carpet with the weight of the bed on them. |
| 6ixStringJack: Yeah. If you weren't looking for anything fancy like a light or shelving behind you, really no need to put an ugly piece of plywood up there when you can just pad out the back of the metal so it doesn't scrape your wall. And since you're not a 6'6" 330lb dude, you probably won't be accidentally making the bed move away from the wall anytime soon. |
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| Brenda: Yeah, there is carpeting in the bedroom. No there aren't any brakes on the wheels that I've noticed and it seems pretty stable the way it is. |
| Brenda: I see where you are going with the furniture pads. |
| 6ixStringJack: I would think that would look a lot nicer than having a plywood headboard either way. And unless you were worried about the bed rolling out from you, it shouldn't be a problem. You got carpeting under it? Do the wheels have a "brake" or other locking mechanism? It should be fairly easy to get the bed set so it wouldn't roll anywhere. |
| 6ixStringJack: Right... That's what I was mentioning the furniture pads for. Just stick them on the ends and it should protect the wall. There's also the option to use a few old socks and duct tape them too. |
| Brenda: The frame juts out at least an inch at the head, so need something that I can put there that won't ruin the wall or anything. Room is not big enough to turn anything around it. |
| 6ixStringJack: What about just putting the bed up to the wall then? Does the frame stick out too far that you wouldn't be able to do that? That's why I suggested some furniture pads to put between the ends of the frame that would bolt into a headboard just so you protect the wall and the paint job. I'd tell you to turn the bed around, but that probably is much easier said than done and then you'd have two tripping hazards that could wreck your shins one day too, so probably not ideal anyway. |
| Brenda: I intend to keep my eye out for anything useful. I miss being able to write or read before I go to sleep. |
| Brenda: Nobody leaves out anything that good around where I am. Just ratty stuff, that maybe a college student might have wanted back in the day. |
| Brenda: I will check the plywood out. |