Side Bed Seals
Hi,
We noticed that the side seals, under the fabric on the head and foot of our queen bed have gaps. The one on the door side has large (a couple of inches) gaps at the back corner and the front. Does anyone else have this problem? Does anyone have an official, standard fix?
The reason we noticed this is that we were making the bed in preparation for a trip and noticed half eaten nuts under the bed at the outside corner - a chipmunk or some critter got in there, but is now gone - probably went back for more acorns. :P
What we did for now is to cut 10-11 inches off the bottom of a full size foam topper (as the slide out opening is approx 48 in) and rolled it tightly and pushed it into the gap from underneath. No wonder it was always so cold at the head of the bed - with only the fabric flap as insulation.
The seals underneath are not torn or damaged - they just don't meet. It is very easy to push up through the fabric flap from underneath, as our critter discovered. The foot (or curb) side is tighter, but still not really secure or well insulated. The fabric flap is stapled down at the corner and part way along the side. The remainder we just tuck under the side trim.
Any thoughts?
Carol
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