Need to transport king size bed mattress, Shiply or another courier?

jon86

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Hi.

My parents have kindly given me their fairly new Kaymed Wellbeing Visco Pocket 1400 king size mattress and I am looking for a way to get it from their house in Hemel Hempstead to my house in Norwich (~130 miles). I've had a look around on the Internet and lots of people seem to rate Shiply. I've posted my job on the website but I am worried as there does not seem to be any mention of shipping insurance. The bed is worth about £600 - £800 so I would really like to insure it.

Has anyone used Shiply before and is there a way to get shipping insurance? If not, can anyone recommend me another way for me to (cheaply) get the mattress from Hemel Hempstead to Norwich?

Thanks.
Jon
 
What car do you drive? I managed to fit a king size mattress in the back of my Leon (seats folded down), had to fold it in half but it fit in no problem and the mattress just sprang back into shape.

Wait are you wanting a bed or just the mattress delivered? Your post is a bit confusing.
 
You could always hire a small van and drive it yourself. Probably not the cheapest method but it gets it done and you know it will arrive in good condition.

Personally I wouldn't fold a £600 - £800 mattress in half.
 
Sorry for the confusion... I just need the mattress to be moved and will be buying a bed frame later. Hmm, I never thought of transporting it in half. I am worried that it will get damaged by folding it in half though... :confused:

Thanks Hades, I could hire a van but thought getting a courier might be cheaper. I'll look into prices for van hire.

EDIT: It looks like van hire is not an option as I have only held my license for 18 months and I am under 25. :(
 
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Super cheap way would be if you have a mate with a van who would do it for the diesel and a pint. :) When i folded my mattress there was no damage, it was pocket sprung with a memory foam top, but it was only for 15 miles, so 3 hours may have some effect, probably better to be safe when it comes to something you sleep on.

Edit - You might find it expensive to hire and insure a van with you being under 25 btw. May be an idea to get your dad or someone to do it if you decide to.
 
I found a good hire company that will hire a smallish van for 24 hours for less than £50 so I think that will be the best thing to do.

Thanks for your help.
 
I had to do the same thing earlier this year and ended up hiring a van through work. There's no way you should fold it in half, it'll destroy it.
 
Feek said:
I had to do the same thing earlier this year and ended up hiring a van through work. There's no way you should fold it in half, it'll destroy it.
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It wouldnt destroy it, when you think about it you are just applying pressure to a small area of the mattress, much like sitting on it would do. And when i say folding it in half, i mean so that its like a "C" shape, incase theres some confusion there. But still i wouldnt risk it for a 130mile journey, incase it mildly damaged the internal springs :)
 
Bennie-Mac said:
It wouldnt destroy it, when you think about it you are just applying pressure to a small area of the mattress, much like sitting on it would do. And when i say folding it in half, i mean so that its like a "C" shape, incase theres some confusion there. But still i wouldnt risk it for a 130mile journey :)
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Some mattresses have plastic or metal rails holding the springs in line. It would bend or snap them. Then there is the internal stitching to think about. I wouldn't risk bending a £600-£800 mattress.
 
Cybermyk said:
Some mattresses have plastic or metal rails holding the springs in line. It would bend or snap them. Then there is the internal stitching to think about. I wouldn't risk bending a £600-£800 mattress.
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Fair enough, there goes my scientific theory out the window :) In my defence i have been drinking :p
 
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