| 6ixStringJack: No... My bad. That can't be what you mean. You have to have a way to get it up against the wall, or you can't safely lean back like you want to with a gap that big. |
6ixStringJack: Do you mean, simply, that the bed was put together and you now have 13" of space from the wall without a way to move it back because the bed won't move? Because if that is the case, you don't need any padding back there to protect the walls.  |
| 6ixStringJack: I'm not understanding the 13" wide thing. Could you explain that in detail a bit so I can visualize what you're telling me? |
| Brenda: I am still working on the pads, Just worrying about them getting scrunched down over time and how thick they should be. I did say that space is around 13 inches wide. |
| THG: I'm waiting Gilligan |
6ixStringJack: Awesome. So you got pads now or you're still working on it? Sounds like you won't need any brakes.  |
| 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. |