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Banging Headboard Issue

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C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Mon, Apr 13, 2009 6:46 PM How does one remedy the problem? The pillows behind the headboard seem to end up on the floor. Aside from ending on the floor myself, is there a good & easy (Im not a construction oriented guy) solution?
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11042	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, Apr 13, 2009 8:31 PM Long ago, when I lived in an apartment - I stapled a couple of thick sponges to the back of the headboard :)
W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 7:15 AM After 10 years together the banging headboard incidents decline significantly. But seriously folks... The stapled on sponge/foam is a good idea. Essentially you need something that won't slip out of place. Foam sheets are available in a variety of thicknesses. If you cut a piece a little smaller than the head board it wouldn't require any attachment to the headboard. Another option might be wood block spacers at the bottom of the headboard which will prevent the bed from moving close enough to the wall for the headboard to make contact. These work well behind couches and chairs, too. You place a piece of wood the thickness of the space you want to maintain between the feet of the furniture and the wall. Ideally these are placed so they don't show. If it's a cheapo headboard or holes in it and holes in the wall aren't an issue the easiest and most secure solution is to do what the hotels do: Attach the headboard directly to the wall.
UJ Unkle John Tiki Socialite Middle-of-the-Ocean, TX Joined: Oct 22, 2003 Posts: 1217	UJ Unkle John Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 9:24 AM The Mrs. and I have a water bed, it's better than a bed with a headboard to bang IMHO.
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 9:31 AM get rid of the headboard, just put the box springs and mattress on the floor. also you get no dust bunnies under the bed that way too. :wink:
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 11:58 AM
I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 12:36 PM .... just do what actor James Arness did - crank Hawaiian War Chant really loud. excerpted from "Laid Bare - A Memoir of Wrecked Lives and the Hollywood Death Trip" by John Gilmore (1997 Amok Books) (I've posted this before, but it is worth repeating) "Cecilia, a young Hungarian dancer and Freedom Fighter, was living with me in an apartment on Beachwood, above Gunsmoke's James Arness, whose marriage had just busted apart. Jim was jumping girls downstairs while loudly playing the "Hawaiian War Chant." The girls were not the quiet Miss Kitty types, and their cries went on half the night. It didn't bother Cecilia, who was pregnant with my child - she'd sleep through the noise while I'd lay there wondering where my pending parenthood on a shoestring budget would lead."
CAA Chip and Andy Member Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai. Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277	CAA Chip and Andy Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 2:05 PM Heee heee heee...... Banging Headboard.... That sounded dirty.
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 3:59 PM just do it softer and slower! :)
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11042	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 5:04 PM Or try the shower, kitchen table, Drive-In, elevator, field of flowers,... :)
TSW The Sperm Whale Tiki Socialite Lakewood California Joined: Aug 23, 2004 Posts: 1553	TSW The Sperm Whale Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 5:12 PM Hope this helps http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6264233951315492929&hl=en
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 5:30 PM The Butterfly Position with a slide on wheels under her.
F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 6:10 PM On 2009-04-14 17:12, The Sperm Whale wrote: Hope this helps http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6264233951315492929&hl=en Yay, John K! On 2009-04-14 11:58, Unga Bunga wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuMqIpPBLeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJEfTr_0iEc Rev. Dr. Frederick J. Freelance, Ph.D., D.F.S [ Edited by: freddiefreelance 2009-04-14 18:10 ]
PTD Psycho Tiki D Tiki Socialite The river Styx, can you pay the toll? Joined: Oct 13, 2006 Posts: 1857	PTD Psycho Tiki D Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 6:20 PM Or...you can use a headboard with cushions on the inside of the headboard to absorb the shock... Pillows work pretty well too! PTD
T Tikisgrl Member Lowell, Mass Joined: Aug 03, 2005 Posts: 870	T Tikisgrl Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 7:12 PM I always thought the banging headboard was a sign you were doing it right? Of course the added bonus is the squeaking bed springs!
L leleliz Tiki Socialite NorCal Joined: Sep 02, 2008 Posts: 1982	L leleliz Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 7:24 PM On 2009-04-14 09:31, bigtikidude wrote: get rid of the headboard, just put the box springs and mattress on the floor. also you get no dust bunnies under the bed that way too. :wink: Unless you are trying to live the life of the eternal bachelor this method may not be the best for ya!
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 9:48 PM On 2009-04-14 19:24, leleliz wrote: On 2009-04-14 09:31, bigtikidude wrote: get rid of the headboard, just put the box springs and mattress on the floor. also you get no dust bunnies under the bed that way too. :wink: Unless you are trying to live the life of the eternal bachelor this method may not be the best for ya! ha!! you say that like its a bad thing.
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Sat, May 9, 2009 10:01 PM On 2009-04-14 11:58, Unga Bunga wrote: I have not lived! It must be funny when explaining to the contractor why the clasp needs to be able to support 500 pounds! Or, is it like, I need you to install "the Bachelor Swing Set?"
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on Sun, May 10, 2009 7:34 AM Make sure you get the one with the Tiki mug/cup holder. Addendum: On 2009-05-30 19:26, Idiot wrote in a PM: Unga, do you really own one of these? Give me a freakin break! No, I do not. I'm guessing they don't have a Tiki mug holder either. :roll: [ Edited by: Unga Bunga 2009-06-01 10:51 ]

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