Since we couldn’t fit the queensize bed and box spring through the narrow stairwell we have been sleeping in the sunroom. I have been figuring out how to get a queensize box spring up that stairwell without taking out walls. I found this article how to cut the boxspring and fold it like a book. Since we are getting new furniture i would give it a try. Since the article doens’t give you photos here is the article step by step with photos:

1. You will need a small handsaw, a razor knife (new blade) and some rope. FIRST thing to do is find a clean area and lay the box spring flat with the underside facing up. Measure and find the middle of the frame. AT the middle point take the razor and cut the dust cloth (THE SHORT WAY) COMPLETELY from side to side. NOW you will need to cut the box spring FABRIC up the width of the side …on both sides.Use the razor to cut a straight line.

2. Now for the sawing. You want to cut the wood framing braces that are closest in line with the line that you cut in the dust cloth and in line with the cuts up the sides. You will see the wood framing running along both sides. You will need to cut through this wood.

3. Way up inside you will see a long edging steel rod that is part of the frame………DON’T CUT THE METAL ROD. Now you are ready to bend the box spring in half. Tip the spring up onto its side.

4. Place the soft side against a door frame. What you want to do is place a person on each end and start to fold the box spring in half…..like a book. As you do this apply equal pressure moving your body towards the center as it folds. If there is no door frame you may have to improvise. Once folded, tie a rope around it snuggly. (What i did was place the bed in a door frame and folded it as far as i could. Then i used my body weight to bend it more and tie a rope around it)

5. Once it is open, look way up inside along the edge that was bent and you will see that metal rod that i spoke of before. You’ll notice that there is a kink in the rod. If you can get a small board or stick and push on the kink to straighten as much as possible, it will help it lay flat. As an option, get some straight brackets and screw them to the underside to connect the two halves.

The weight of the matrass also helps to lay it flat. Overall a good solution and we slept just fine.