by Jennifer Porterfield |
Last Updated: July 26, 2023 Having a good bed is extremely important in order to ensure you are able to get a good amount of sleep. That way your body can rest and recuperate, to be ready for the following day.
But do you know what is definitely not good? A bed that squeaks.
Squeaky beds are those that make a noise every time you move so that when you’re tossing and turning in the night, all you hear is the bed, and some can get quite loud!
Usually, this happens in old beds or beds that have been damaged or broken in some way. And not only is it annoying for the person trying to sleep in that place, but also for any other person nearby that might hear it!
However, there is no need to panic and automatically buy a brand new bed, which could get quite pricey.
Before that, you should see whether it is possible or not to stop the bed from squeaking, so that you can go back to using it as normal for a good night’s sleep.
But…how do you stop a bed from squeaking?
Well, there are actually quite a few things you can try doing, and some of them will be bound to work.
To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of the top most popular solutions to stop a bed from squeaking, and hopefully one of them will solve yours!
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Solutions To Stopping A Bed From Squeaking
Here are some of the things you can try doing in order to stop your bed from squeaking:
Tighten The Joints
Most of the time, when a bed is squeaky, it is due to the joints being loose. This causes the bed frame to move and jiggle about, and therefore can be the source of the squeaking noise!
To tighten the joints, just check all of the bolts in the bed frame, and tighten them up one by one. This should hopefully solve the problem!
Use Socks On The Bed Frame
Sometimes, the source of the bed squeaking noise is the wooden slats between the mattress and the bed frame.
It could be because there is some sort of friction being caused by the weight of the mattress on the slats, or it could be that they are slightly worn down.
Either way, a solution is to use some socks, and place them over the slats, so that they are protected from friction, and so that noise is also dampened.
Essentially, you are creating a barrier between the slats and everything else, so that they no longer make that awful squeaking noise.
Add Some Wax
If you are able to pinpoint the bed’s squeaking noise to an exact location in the bed, a specific point that is causing all the racket, then you can try to fix it by adding some wax in order to soothe the spot into being silent.
This might take quite a few coatings of wax, depending on how bad the squeak is, but it’s worth a shot!
Lubricate The Joints With Oil
Do you know how people put oil in the joints of a door when it squeaks? Well, you can do the exact same thing for the joints of a squeaky bed, in order to stop it from squeaking.
The oil will lubricate the joints, reducing the friction, and therefore the noise so that you can once again sleep in peace!
Use Pieces Of Cork
If your bed is a full wooden frame, with no joints to ease or lubricate, then the best method is to get some small pieces of cork and wedge them into the gaps between the bed frame and the mattress.
This will stop the squeaking, because it will fill in the gaps in which the mattress is allowed to move against the bed frame, causing friction and noise.
Also, if you don’t have cork then you can use any other similar material, the fact is that you need to fill in those gaps!
Place A Towel Or Rug Under The Bed
Sometimes, a squeaky bed is caused by uneven bed legs, or even by uneven flooring. This will cause the bed to move when you move on top of it, resulting in that squeaky noise.
So a great solution is to even the floor out by adding a towel or rug underneath the bed, or underneath the part of the bed that is causing the noise.
Some people also opt to add a piece of cloth or similar under one of the legs of the bed, or all four, depending on how the noise is being caused.
Plus, you can also find specific bed leg caps that can be easily placed at the bottom to stop them from squeaking against the floorboards.
Place Something Hard Under The Mattress
If the squeaking noise is coming from one specific spot under the mattress, due to one or two specific slats or a part of the bed frame, then a solution you can impart is to place something with a hard surface on that spot, underneath the mattress, so that the mattress lays against it instead of the slats, stopping the friction.
You could use a book, a small box, or something similar.
Change The Mattress
If you have an old mattress made out of springs, it could be that one or more of the springs have come undone and are making a squeaking noise every time you move.
If this is the case, simply get a new mattress, instead of changing the whole bed! Plus, a damaged spring mattress is never going to be comfortable, so the noise is only one of the problems!
Summary
In conclusion, if your bed is squeaking every time you move, you should try and figure out what is causing the noise, and then try to fix it, before you move straight to buying a whole new bed.
Usually, the problem can be fixed with some tightening of the bolts, some lubrication, or something placed under the mattress or legs of the bed.
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