Howto get furniture to the second floor
I can find info in my reference books about the rise and run of stairs, and the headroom calculations. What I need help with, is this-
A narrowish, steepish 1918 one-story flight of stairs leads to 3 bedrooms. I suspect that it will be very difficult to get queen boxsprings and other bedroom furniture into the bedrooms. At the top of the stairs is a “T” shaped hallway, and at the bottom of the stairs, there is a doorwaysize opening at right angle to the stairs. The landing space at the bottom of the stairs is the same level as the living room floor. There is an outside wall right in front of it, then a right turn into the living room. The house was redone by the current sellers, who “don’t know” if there is a problem. Short of carting furniture over to the house and trying to get it up there, is there a way, by building guidelines or specs, to know whether I need to open up the wall at the base of the stairs for turning room, and if so, how much? Headroom might also be a problem but I have found help in my reference books with dealing with that issue. Thanks-
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They do make some inflatable bed and things...................
Good luck with this one Nancy!
I took a King bed up a narrow, low, with a right angle turn into a narrow hall at the top stairwell once. Had to mash/bend/warp/twist/line drive/pull etc the mattress to the top. Luckily the box springs are a 2 piece set. I wouldn't have tried that except the homeowners were sure it would fit through. They were right to a point.
A lot of those old homes have double hung windows with opennings about 31" x 51" or so. A couple of screws and you've got the stops out, release the sashes from their cords and use either angle wings or a ladder.
Ditto on the window. When I moved out of a circa 1901 house, I couldn't get the Queen down the stairs but I could throw it out the window. I got it up there via the stairs, but that was during const and before all the trim, so there was no way.
How did the prior owners get their furniture out? Maybe talking with them will give you some ideas.
Your description sounds exactly like a house that I lived in during the 70's in south NJ Solution to queen box spring for me was to buy a queen box set, 2 pieces, from Sears. As far as the other stuff, see if you can measure the pieces that they have up there and compare it to the pieces that you have. When measuring their stuff look for major scuff marks and the location of the marks, to give you some indication of problems they had, but have since forgotten.
A last thought. In the sixties I and some of my friends built some "real cool" furniture with cement blocks , boards and bean bags. The original modular furniture. Retro furniture just may be the next fad. Good luck.
Smaller furniture......maybe a tape measure?
Got our Queen Bed up there old stairs........matress got forced up........one piece box spring got stuck...then un-stuck......then dust cloth pulled off from one side.......wood cross supports cut with the circular........a few metal clips pulled off temp.....then squished and pushed........metal reattached in bedroom.....and cross supports glued and sistered with 1X scrap.
Gonna either stay there when we sell or go out the window in very little pieces!
All but the longest dressers will go standing up on end.....most would fit down and around halls and thru doors the same.
OR......how long ya planning to be there???.....I can build ya a great set of matching custom built-ins! Build them there and leave them there. Jeff She's exotic ,but not foreign, like an old Cadillac......she's a knockout!
LOL.....We just got our queen bed up to our second floor with split box springs.......We live in an old house (75 years old) and those people just didn't have queen size beds......
I really think you and I and my husband need to meet.....It will happen.....Karma, my friend..........
Thanks for all the input- I knew about the 2 piece box springs, and yes, I guess I can take out a window. But what I was really wanting was help in the way of dimensions so I can correctly modify the wall opening at the foot of the stairs. I should just do it the easy way. IKEA, here I come!
We have a Queen size water bed. It all knocks down into boards. Easy to get up the stairs. The only problem is getting the matress up the stairs.
Oh... DW just told me I was supposed to take the water out first. What a twit!!!!
We had to abandon our queen box spring when we moved into a two-story house. No way it makes it up stairs.
On the plus side, I learned that using slats instead of a box spring feels just as nice and makes our headboard and footboard look nicer. Box springs are not required, they just tell you they are to sell more of them.Close enough for government work
I would like to suggest some very careful measuring, complete notes, and then some chalk layout lines on your garage floor. This makes it a little easier than just guessing that it will or won't fit. Ropes and ladders work pretty well if the stairs don't. Probably less damage as well. Modular does for sure have its advantages. Just remember, no beer till after the heavy lifting is over. Have fun
Dan
Throw away the box springs. Lay down slats, then a sheet of 1/2 plywood. Then the mattress. Better for your back anyway.
Or... Build some outside stairs and a deck.Quittin' Time
I'm with Luka.outside stairs to a deck.....a great place for the morning mud.
Andy
It's not who's right, it's who's left ~ http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Whats this about chalk lines? Or is that for after someone gets squished?
scares me, and I'm fearless