Once you confirm that the bed can safely fit inside of the van lay it flat and do your best to keep it flush with a solid surface.
Moving a bed with a car.
Moving a queen size bed is one of the most difficult things to do during a move because the bed is large awkwardly shaped bulky and thus very inconvenient for moving around.
Don t forget to secure moving blankets around the furniture to help prevent nicks and scratches in the wood.
Queen sized beds are tough to move because they have very big box springs.
Do it wrong and you could end up with damage to your mattress your car or both.
There is a right and a wrong way to transport a mattress in a car.
For the roof of the car.
In fact most of these items should be part of any move you re planning to do on your own without the help of a moving company.
As with moving any large heavy piece of furniture moving casters or towels slipped beneath the corners can make it easier to move the piece.
Do it right and it s actually a rather efficient way to get your mattress from point a to point b.
Sometimes moving is easy.
This should prevent any distortion or buckling from occurring.
To move a four poster bed disassemble the posts from the headboard.
If your bed is exceptionally large and the van you have isn t please see the instructions above for how to move your bed to the top of the car.
If you plan to strap the mattress to the roof of the car there are some basic tools you should have available.
You can use a plastic mattress cover to prevent your mattress from collecting dirt and permanent stains.
In comparison most king sized beds have two smaller box springs underneath.