Ensuring a New Mattress Will Fit
Buying a new mattress or other furniture only to realize upon delivery that it simply will not fit through the house to the designated location is stressful and frustrating. Many times when this happens, the customer is left with no choice but to send the item back, wasting time and money. Sometimes restocking fees apply, or the customer is unable to get a refund. Professional furniture dis-assembly services do exist to help in these matters. These services disassemble furniture pieces so that they will fit through the doors, halls, and stairways of the intended building. From there, they offer different options as to how to reassemble the pieces. This is a pricey option. A customer can avoid stress and added expenditures simply by measuring all doorways and halls that the new mattress must fit through in order to get to the designated room. Don't forget to measure stairways as well.
Because they won't bend, box springs often pose a significant challenge for mattress delivery personnel and owners alike. King mattress box springs and even queen mattress box springs often have trouble. While most will fit through most doorways (they are usually designed to do so), staircases and turns are particularly problematic for larger size mattress sets.
Before purchasing a new mattress set, the customer should measure the areas where turns will be necessary to get the mattress and foundation into a room or through a doorway. These areas are particularly tricky. Making a cardboard template that is the dimensions of the intended new mattress set can help, but often does not take the height (thickness) of the new mattress and box spring into consideration. On stairways, measure every place where the ceiling is not vaulted down to the closest step. Measure both straight up and down and measure as if the mattress were angled. It is more likely that a mattress will fight through tight stair areas than will the box spring.
When in doubt, speak with somebody in the delivery department. Be prepared with as many measurements as possible so as to give the most accurate and complete picture of the situation. While many mattress showroom salespeople might be reasonably knowledgeable, unless they themselves have worked in the delivery department, their advice should be taken with a grain of salt. It is up to the customer to ensure that delivery can made without damage to either the item or the structure, and a little bit of measuring and planning can help guarantee easy delivery with no added fees or stress.
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Ortho Mattress Quality sleep slows the signs of aging, helps keep the mind sharp, and reduces stress. The purchase of a quality mattress is a vital investment in personal health. Ortho Mattress specializes in high quality, affordable, orthopedic mattresses and client education to ensure all customers a good night's rest. Find a store at: http://www.orthomattress.com
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