NBR: Creative mattress storage?

mobiz

We are clearing out our guest bedroom to make it into the nursery, and we have a good quality mattress we don't want to get rid of (we'll use it in a future home hopefully). 

I was reading online as to all the ways to seal/protect the mattress, but we are debating where to put it.  Our original idea was standing vertical against the garage wall, but now i read they should be stored flat b/c of the coils inside can shift if its vertical. (we also aren't going to rent a storage space just for this, as well we don't have a basement)

 Anyone creatively store their mattress flat somewhere? Underneath another bed or something? Just curious...thanks!

ForForever

What about those storage things that hang from the garage ceiling?

mobiz

ForForever:

What about those storage things that hang from the garage ceiling?

 unfortunately with a bunch of pipes and vents our ceiling is too low in the garage but thanks for the idea!

DSteed-to-be

ForForever:

What about those storage things that hang from the garage ceiling?

I was going to suggest this also.  Or under your own bed, if you have a high bed.   

Or, is there anyway to keep the big bed set up in the nursery?  You may want to doze in there between feedings some nights instead of going back & forth, and that way it is your baby's bed when they're ready for it...I know a lot of people do this.

TheMrs8/9/8

We are actually renting a storage unit because we have a ton of other stuff to store that we don't want to get rid of.  But do you have rafters in the garage?  If so can it lay up there?  If it's a finished garage with no rafters, maybe your DH or someone handy can build some store on the garage ceiling?

 

trezza25

hey there- usually don't post here (hence no ticker-- I'm 19 weeks in case you need that info...) but, we are facing the same problem so I had to check this post out. 

My husband is a sales manager for a major mattress company, and according to him if you put the mattress perfectly upright (no bowing or sagging in the middle) you will be fine.  We have no garage or basement so we are really up the creek with this problem- you are lucky to have the garage option!

HTH 

mobiz

trezza25:

My husband is a sales manager for a major mattress company, and according to him if you put the mattress perfectly upright (no bowing or sagging in the middle) you will be fine. 

so good to know, thank you!!

Mrs.Kent

We put an extra mattress up in the attic recently.  When we moved, the movers put all of our mattresses in these thick, clear plastic bags that came in King, Queen, and Single sizes.  We saved one of those and sealed it up.  If you're thinking about this, maybe you could call a local moving company to see if they have those bags?

peachypear

mobiz:

trezza25:

My husband is a sales manager for a major mattress company, and according to him if you put the mattress perfectly upright (no bowing or sagging in the middle) you will be fine. 

so good to know, thank you!!

If rafters aren't an option, then I'd store upright. We've done it without any problem (although never for more than a year or two, so I can't speak to how it works for a longer period).