How to Reduce Wood Bed Noise

Keep your wood bed quiet with soap.

A noisy wooden bed can prevent you from enjoying a sound night’s sleep, and if the noise is keeping you up, it's time to do something about it. A squeaky wooden bed is only going get worse until you treat it, so take the time to tend to your bed. While it does take some work to care for a noisy wood bed, the results mean that you get to spend your nights in silence.

Things You'll Need

• Screwdriver
• Bar of soap

Instructions

1. Remove the mattress and the box spring and set them aside.

2. Remove one screw from the wooden bed frame using a screwdriver.

3. Rub the threads of the screw on a bar of soap. The soap prevents the screw from creaking against the wood.

4. Replace the screw into the bed frame using a screwdriver. Tighten the screw firmly, as loose screws can also create noise.

5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the rest of the screws on the bed. Doing the screws one at a time prevents the need to disassemble the bed.

6. Replace the box spring and the mattress.

Tips & Warnings

• You may also use beeswax instead of soap.

References

• Barbara's Way: How to Fix a Squeaky Bed Frame