 Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by GKARL [PA]) Aug 11, 2018 12:15 AM
 Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by WMH [NC]) Aug 11, 2018 4:40 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Vee [OH]) Aug 11, 2018 4:49 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Ken [NY]) Aug 11, 2018 6:04 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Beth [WI]) Aug 11, 2018 6:08 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Ann [MA]) Aug 11, 2018 6:13 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by AllyM [NJ]) Aug 11, 2018 7:07 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Deanna [TX]) Aug 11, 2018 7:15 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Beth [WI]) Aug 11, 2018 8:37 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by GKARL [PA]) Aug 11, 2018 9:59 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by DJ [VA]) Aug 11, 2018 10:16 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by GKARL [PA]) Aug 12, 2018 5:57 AM
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by GKARL [PA]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 12:15 AM
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I've been finding that some rooming house tenants seem to like bringing in their own beds while others have nothing in the way of furniture. I'm moving toward a situation where I will not allow them to bring in anything. When I started initially, I supplied about half the rooms with a full bed which was a mattress over a metal bed frame I bought from Walmart. The metal frames were cheap and durable and avoided the need for a box spring, but the only problem was moving this set up around from room to room. I decided to try out some air beds and I'm loving it. They're easy to move around from room to room. I got the kind that re-inflates automatically. You have to leave it plugged in for that. What's the durability of these? --209.122.xx.xxx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by WMH [NC]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 4:40 AM
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Terrible. They are both uncomfortable and short-lived. We've gone through several that we kept on hand for guests, and after only a few uses, they either didn't stay inflated or constantly ran, trying to stay hard. They also sleep very cold - you've got to put a blanket or pad between you and the bed or you freeze.
I would not force someone to sleep on them. --71.219.xx.xx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Vee [OH]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 4:49 AM
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While you are at Walmart keep stocked in the bedbug covers, the zipper is special where they can't crawl inside, speaking of that what is your proactive method to keep them under control? Heat, growth hormone or ozone? --76.188.xxx.xx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Ken [NY]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 6:04 AM
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Why are you getting so involved? the more of there own stuff they bring the more likely they will stay. --72.231.xxx.xxx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Beth [WI]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 6:08 AM
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My kid is moving into a furnished apt soon. The mattresses are incased in vinyl. They have the appearance of a somewhat thin sofa cushion. Certainly an easy way for the management company to provide a mattress and clean it easily. They looked thin enough to be easy to move. I asked someone there if the mattresses where uncomfortable. She said yes and she put a foam topper over it. --47.12.xxx.xx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Ann [MA]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 6:13 AM
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I think its how much you pay for them. We have a big house and sometimes have college students over. (teacher of classical music students and my house is 2 hours away from the University, I offer students in a group to come out for a few days of master classes)
So our entire 3 floor is not used except for these occasions, has its own bath and room for 4-5 beds,..one conventional bed and the others are air beds,..the ones with a built in compressor.
I have slept on them,..depending on how much air I find them very comfortable,..yes if you lay down on them for a long time or if some one is heavy they may get softer because I think the material stretches out a bit,at first..however all you have to do is hit a button at the head of the bed,..(you don't have to get up) in a few seconds it gets as firm as you want,..don't have to do this after a time or two as the stretching stops
We always have a bottom pad so cold never seems a problem,some of the students say they are more comfortable than their dorm beds.
--66.30.xx.xxx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by AllyM [NJ]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 7:07 AM
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I got an air bed before I had bigtime cancer surgery hoping I could use it downstairs. It was almost impossible to get up out of it. Very painful. Someone with back problems will not have enough support and I suspect it would give someone back problems. I can't imagine that there is no light weight bed frame or one on wheels. We had a cot along time ago for guests at home and it folded up straight and could be moved on it's built in wheels. Someone must still make those. --73.178.xxx.xx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Deanna [TX]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 7:15 AM
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We have friends and family come by periodically for large gatherings, so we supplement our usual beds with air mattresses. They're usually in the $50-$75/range, but not the automatic kind-- they have the external plug-in pump. We've probably lost about three or four of those, due to problems with the seal-- usually around the gasket where the air enters, but possibly elsewhere as well. They'd blow up nicely, and everything would look fine, but by the time someone woke up in the morning, significant air would have escaped.
Why not keep the air beds you have, and track how long they last? If they're durable, and you need to replace them, replace them with whatever the latest and greatest is on the market. But if they aren't durable, then replace them with a simple traditional bed, or maybe find something like a daybed/ a daybed with trundle/ a pull-out couch, or something else that does double-duty as a piece of furniture and a bed. --96.46.xxx.xx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by Beth [WI]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 8:37 AM
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I looked on Amazon for vinyl encased mattresses. Apparently there is a need for them in hospitals as well as for bedwetters. I didn’t look too much but I saw a twin sized one for around $150 and the weight was 22 pounds. --47.12.xxx.xx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by GKARL [PA]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 9:59 AM
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Ken--I'm getting stuck with a bunch of stuff when they move, so I'm trying to limit what they bring in. Sometimes, they insist on bring in their own bed and sometimes they have nothing.
Vee--good suggestion. I'll investigate. That's another reason I wanted to limit what they bring in as I don't know where they're getting their stuff from. I don't want bed bugs.
--209.122.xx.xxx |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by DJ [VA]) Posted on: Aug 11, 2018 10:16 AM
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Interesting post. I've been renting my rooms empty, (but considering "Trial" furnishing one or two with a dorm-type, vinyl covered mattress, due to bedbug potential). It's been working well so far.
My thinking has been that by being unfurnished, it keeps it more affordable. And it's less for me to maintain.
I have had a roomer who had NO furniture (but he had a safe place to live off the street). I had one who had an air mattress. One who is still there who came in with nothing (maybe a foam pad), and has been working and saving up - now has worked his way up to owning a nice bed and even bought a car. The last guy who moved in brought an entire bedroom suite with him (apparently has more furniture in storage for when he gets back on his feet and moves to his own place again). --68.10.xxx.x |
Air Beds in Rooming Hse (by GKARL [PA]) Posted on: Aug 12, 2018 5:57 AM
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DJ, it's been a mixed bag for me. Some want to bring in their own stuff while other's have nothing. At this point, if they insist on bringing their own bed, I'll let them, but I may change that later. --209.122.xx.xxx |
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