Re: How do you clean under your heavy bed?

dfyre · ‎03-10-2010

We have a platform bed - no problems!

janinna · ‎07-29-2011

Roomba is the best. Goes under my bed, coffee tables and couches. I am amazed at what it picks up. I have wanted one for a long time and I am not disappointed. Go for it.

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

We have a log bed with very low side rails. I also have bad arthritic knees so no kneeling for me. I have to get DH to help me move it, so it doesn't get done often." I think the solution is a platform bed like those found in hotels. No cleaning under the bed for the cleaning staff and you can't accidentally leave something there.

evergreen · ‎03-10-2010

On 1/15/2014 jubilant said:
On 1/15/2014 evergreen said:
I have a king size bed with a heavy mattress. We use furniture slides that fit under the posts and that enables us to vacuum underneath. It's a two person job.

DH is having trouble turning our queen size mattress so we rarely do it anymore.. I have easy slides from QVC and was wondering if they could just be left on all the time? I am also wondering if a handyman could put steel roller balls...I think they used to be called castor's or something like that???? I really appreciate all you ladies responding. Usually, hubby takes care of these things but he has faced a lot this last year and a half and just got some "not so good" news so I am just trying not to bother him with things.

We leave the sliders on under the headboard and in the middle of the bed all the time because they aren't visible. When we are ready to move the bed, all we have to do is put sliders at the foot of the bed. We have a TempurPedic mattress and it is so dense and heavy that I even have a difficult time lifting it when changing sheets. My husband loves the mattress but I would never buy another one due to these problems.

Bjjo · ‎03-10-2010

We have a high, heavy very large king bed with carved posters. Since it is high, my vacuum easily lowers to the floor and vacuum is so easy. If your bed is low, then I think roomba vac would be great and solve your problem. I have not invested in one, yet.

goodstuff · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/15/2014 jubilant said:
On 1/15/2014 GoodStuff said:
Rather infrequently, I'm afraid! But when I do, I use some of my vacuum cleaner tools that will reach under the bed.

HA! I know what you mean! I'm sure there are things growing under there. My son used to leave plates of food under his bed as a teenager. I would go in and scream....."There's fungus among us"....he laughed but knew that it really meant...."clean it up..NOW!

Only DH and me in our house now, so there's no food or fungus (I hope!) under there. But there's plenty of dust and a thriving colony of dust-bunnies!

AnikaBrodie · ‎03-10-2010

I have slides under each leg of our four poster bed. DH and I move the bed carefully when we want to clean under it. It slides easily for cleaning.

"Faith, Hope, Love; the greatest of these is Love." ~The Silver Fox~

tailfeathers · ‎09-02-2013

On 1/17/2014 GoodStuff said:
On 1/15/2014 jubilant said:
On 1/15/2014 GoodStuff said:
Rather infrequently, I'm afraid! But when I do, I use some of my vacuum cleaner tools that will reach under the bed.

HA! I know what you mean! I'm sure there are things growing under there. My son used to leave plates of food under his bed as a teenager. I would go in and scream....."There's fungus among us"....he laughed but knew that it really meant...."clean it up..NOW!

Only DH and me in our house now, so there's no food or fungus (I hope!) under there. But there's plenty of dust and a thriving colony of dust-bunnies!

Disgusting

jubilant · ‎06-10-2010

On 1/20/2014 BonnieBelle said:
We have the box spring and mattress on the floor, no bed frame because it made the bed too high and with my back problems, I couldn't get on the bed, so I don't have to clean under the bed either, LOL!

I saw that in some pictures of bedrooms the other day online. Not a bad idea. Don't know how many more years I could get out of it, though! It is considered quite stylish now! DH wants to start by looking for a sweeper. Ours needs replaced so guess that is where we will start. Between my mom not feeling well this week and all the snow we haven't been able to do it, yet.

sarpy · ‎03-10-2010

Furniture sliders are now sold in the big box stores. We bought QVC sliders 10 yrs. ago and they work well. We just had painting done and Lowes sells the sliders now. They work great. And if you want you can leave them on all the time. A bedspread would conceal them between cleanings.