How do I move a mattress without ruining it?

Key points

• • Never fold a coil mattress
• • Bag before it leaves the bedroom
• • Load flat against a truck wall, not under heavy items
• • Over seven years old? Replace instead of moving

Decide before you pack

Moving a queen mattress costs real money in truck space and labor. Against a mattress with two or three years of life left, replacement at the destination is often the better financial decision — and it arrives clean.

Doing it properly

The bag is not optional; road grime and a single tear can end a mattress.

• • Seal it in a mattress bag in the bedroom
• • Carry flat or on edge with two people
• • Load flat against a wall of the truck
• • Keep it away from anything with a corner or an edge

At the new home

Set the bed up first, before the rest of the furniture. Unbag, air it for a few hours, confirm the slats and center support, then fit the protector. After a long move you want one room finished on night one.