beds, geometry, and moving

[ludimagist.livejournal.com]

I'm in the process of moving into a "Philadelphia Style" apartment near Powderhouse Square and I've run into a problem. The box spring of my bed (I have a queen size) won't fit up the staircase (it's one of those narrow windy ones). Not in any way myself or anyone else who has tried can see anyway.

Does anyone have experience in moving a large bed into that sort of space? Will I have to go through the window? I'm not even sure the windows are big enough.

I've heard that people sometimes saw a beam apart and reassemble it inside the room, but I am not about to try this myself. Does anyone know anyplace that does that sort of thing and how much it costs?

I already wrote my landlords (who last lived there) and asked how they got their bed up there, but they're on vacation and I may not hear back for a while.

Comments

[yangelina.livejournal.com]

any idea if it would if through your window?
we moved a queen size mattress to a third floor bedroom very recently. the stair case from 1st-2nd floor was just not having it. luckily, there was a 2nd floor balcony/door from where the box spring could come through.
if it does fit through your window, roping/pulling a queen size box spring is quite easy. we had one guy pulling, one guy on the ground sort of guiding it, and i didn't even get to help.
(we said "ok! all roped up, let's give it a test pull" and up it came)
good luck!