Help me fix my mattress!

Pincers · 16 April 2010 at 12:11PM

I'm moving out of my flat and the mattress on my bed is, well, worse for wear. I used to store things under my bed and would bend the corner of the mattress back to get at them - I know, I know, that was a very silly thing to do. So now the mattress is kind of lumpy as the springs have obviously been bent out of shape. There's a kind of ridge down the middle now!

So, is there anything I can do? I've been using a mattress topper to sleep on which has made the bed comfortable, but that doesn't help in terms of moving out. Should I try flipping the mattress upside down and bend the corners in the opposite direction to see if they can pop back in shape? Or should I resign myself to having the cost of a new mattress knocked out of my deposit?

pimento · 16 April 2010 at 12:33PM

Leave the mattress topper there?

Pincers · 16 April 2010 at 12:42PM

That's one option but it isn't going to actually fix the mattress.

latecomer · 16 April 2010 at 12:48PM

I would try turning it over and sleeping on it for a few nights to see if it helps. If not then you might have to accept that they want some compensation from the deposit. I suspect leaving on a mattress cover will make it look like you are trying to hide something.