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My bed had been squeaking every time I moved on my side and I'd wake my partner up every time I'd get up and get back into bed.

So today I took off the mattress and fastened all the screws and those round ikea things all their stuff has. It's now much better but the backboard still makes a small sound but I can't figure out where it's coming from.

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[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

... we all know why you did this. Put a pillow behind the backboard, horn dog.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I once unscrewed all fasteners on my bed and rescrewed then with small pieces of cloth or paper, whatever fit better.

No squeaking since. Very relaxing.

[–] essigvater@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That is a great idea! Next time I have a burst of bed fixing energy I'll give that a go!

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

you can get fiber washers at your local home improvement center. If you're routinely stressing the joints on the bedframe, the fiber washers last a lot longer than paper.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I screwed L-brackets (I think that's what they're called) into each place the frame joined. That also worked. The bed felt less wobbly after too, but I think that was just the halo effect.