Comments on: My 12″ thick memoryfoam mattress is too tall for whlchr access. Any way I can DIY cut it to an easier size? http://bestdiytips.com/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/ Do it Yourself Tips and Tricks Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:20:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: thewrangler_sw http://bestdiytips.com/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/comment-page-1/#comment-903 thewrangler_sw Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:07 +0000 http://bestdiytips.com/category/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/362/#comment-903 I would check to see if the bed can be adjusted for height before doing anything, hehe. Many adjustables can be hand cranked even if they don't have a motor for the height. If that's not an option, then I would recommend a ramp and platform, as the simplest solution. I'd even put a lip on them to prevent running off by accident. The platform would be at the comfortable height you need, but level... not angled like you would have with only a ramp. I'd also think about other items that might help, like a safety grab bar, or even a transfer device. Good Luck I would check to see if the bed can be adjusted for height before doing anything, hehe. Many adjustables can be hand cranked even if they don’t have a motor for the height.

If that’s not an option, then I would recommend a ramp and platform, as the simplest solution. I’d even put a lip on them to prevent running off by accident. The platform would be at the comfortable height you need, but level… not angled like you would have with only a ramp. I’d also think about other items that might help, like a safety grab bar, or even a transfer device.

Good Luck

]]> By: moskie257 http://bestdiytips.com/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/comment-page-1/#comment-902 moskie257 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:08:27 +0000 http://bestdiytips.com/category/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/362/#comment-902 Your best bet is to have a handyman build a platform with a ramp to the platform, unless you can have him cut the bed down a couple of inches. Good luck and sorry for your situation Regards Moskie257. Your best bet is to have a handyman build a platform with a ramp to the platform, unless you can have him cut the bed down a couple of inches. Good luck and sorry for your situation

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Moskie257.

]]> By: ed http://bestdiytips.com/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/comment-page-1/#comment-901 ed Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:25:42 +0000 http://bestdiytips.com/category/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/362/#comment-901 Not DIY. There is special machinery to accomplish this but I would think only at the manufacturer. Sorry, no suggestions. Not DIY. There is special machinery to accomplish this but I would think only at the manufacturer.

Sorry, no suggestions.

]]> By: Paul in San Diego http://bestdiytips.com/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Paul in San Diego Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:06:37 +0000 http://bestdiytips.com/category/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/362/#comment-900 I might think that it would be better for you to put a ramp next to the bed that allows you to raise the height of your wheelchair, rather than try something like cutting a memory foam mattress. Otherwise, you're probably better off selling the mattress at a loss and getting a shorter one. I don't see why the memory foam mattress wouldn't work on an adjustable bed. They're pretty flexible. I might think that it would be better for you to put a ramp next to the bed that allows you to raise the height of your wheelchair, rather than try something like cutting a memory foam mattress.

Otherwise, you’re probably better off selling the mattress at a loss and getting a shorter one.

I don’t see why the memory foam mattress wouldn’t work on an adjustable bed. They’re pretty flexible.

]]> By: mike1942f http://bestdiytips.com/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/comment-page-1/#comment-899 mike1942f Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:53:49 +0000 http://bestdiytips.com/category/my-12-thick-memoryfoam-mattress-is-too-tall-for-whlchr-access-any-way-i-can-diy-cut-it-to-an-easier-size/362/#comment-899 Having slept on urethane foam most of my life and built a number of beds, I would say the answer is no. Cutting the foam horizontally is going to very hard to do without being very ragged. I suspect you paid a small fortune for the thing, but memory foam mattress toppers up to 4" are available for under $100 so you could build up from a thinner mattress if you want the comfort. You may find that building a ramp and platform or a lift platform beside the bed is an easier solution. Or getting the legs of the bed shortened. Having slept on urethane foam most of my life and built a number of beds, I would say the answer is no. Cutting the foam horizontally is going to very hard to do without being very ragged. I suspect you paid a small fortune for the thing, but memory foam mattress toppers up to 4″ are available for under $100 so you could build up from a thinner mattress if you want the comfort. You may find that building a ramp and platform or a lift platform beside the bed is an easier solution. Or getting the legs of the bed shortened.

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