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Posted 9 months ago
Wed Aug 15 2012 20:18:40
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The DUKEN bed by IKEA! Link at IKEA USA

After a recent bed-bug incident in my apartment, I had to get rid of my wooden platform bed. There were just too many places for my non-friends to hide and breed! After the PCO treatments, I bought a DUKEN bed, Queen size, and I love it!

Here are the benefits, in terms of bed bug prevention:

The bed frame is white powder-coated steel, which is welded at the joints. This means there are no fewer places for the bugs to burrow.

The headboard cover is WASHABLE FABRIC, and easily removable, so I can wash and hot-dry it if I ever see another bug in my apartment.

The legs are skinny, so I've placed each leg inside a sloping plastic vase that has been dusted with food-grade diatomaceous earth.

Rather than a box spring, you have to buy wooden slats to support the mattress. Ikea has cheapy $40 slats (called LADE), but I went with the more expensive one, the LAXEBY, and I'm glad I did. It's way more comfortable.

I've fully encased my mattress in a bed-bug prevention cover. And, most importantly, I've given my LAXEBY support slats a light dusting on every surface and crevice with food-grade diatomaceous earth.

These precautionary measures are allowing me to sleep easier at night.

It's a cute bed, and inexpensive.
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Posted 9 months ago
Wed Aug 15 2012 20:27:16
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This bed looks nice, and hey not so bed bug friendly!

Gonna check it out, hopefully available in Canada?
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Posted 9 months ago
Wed Aug 15 2012 20:28:20
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Nice I have an Ikea platform bed with the slats where I found them breeding ugh!!!! But I found that the head board and foot part were all hollow and had holes in them I taped them shut with gaffers tape. I can't afford to get a new bed and he didn't find any in the actual bed but only on the slats. Mattress is encased its a foam one but it did tear I gaff taped it shut. We shall see good luck I'm Also close to hollywood.
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Posted 9 months ago
Wed Aug 15 2012 23:21:27
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it is available Blackheart

I know because I was planning on getting one when I'm done with my infestation (if I have any money left), I like the headboard, God I can't wait to sit and read in bed like I use to, I'm so sick of sleeping with my bed away from the wall
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Posted 9 months ago
Thu Aug 16 2012 9:27:10
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Hi,

I personally would not recommend this type of bed, a traditional wooden bed is easy to optimise as you assemble and by engineering out the potential harbourages you both reduce the potential extent of an infestation and make resolving it easier.

I can see your logic but after years of field observation I know it's not as good as it may first appear.

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Posted 9 months ago
Thu Aug 16 2012 10:52:32
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Really David? I bought this bed (ha!) after my Vikane treatment, because I had a sleep number bed and the floor hose freaked me out.

It's actually a pretty simple set up, which is why I like it. Frame, no boxspring, slatted bed base, headboard. I have climbups on too and a passive on the matress.

I'm pretty confident it in, but more with the vikane we used...
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Posted 9 months ago
Thu Aug 16 2012 17:58:54
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bed-bugscouk - 8 hours ago »
Hi,
I personally would not recommend this type of bed, a traditional wooden bed is easy to optimise as you assemble and by engineering out the potential harbourages you both reduce the potential extent of an infestation and make resolving it easier.
I can see your logic but after years of field observation I know it's not as good as it may first appear.
David Cain
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Hi David,

Could you explain a little more please? If one buys a traditional wooden bed, what does one do to "optimise as you assemble" and how does one "engineer out the potential harbourages?" And could you explain how doing this more effective prevention than buying a steel bed such as the one referenced above?

Thanks.
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Posted 9 months ago
Thu Aug 16 2012 18:07:39
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endless_nightmare - 18 hours ago »
it is available Blackheart
I know because I was planning on getting one when I'm done with my infestation (if I have any money left), I like the headboard, God I can't wait to sit and read in bed like I use to, I'

so sick of sleeping with my bed away from the wall

Endless, thanks! I'm going check this bed out when and if I ever get a financial grip on my situation after this bb nightmare

It has cost sooo much, and I'm paying my rent very late, and have never needed to do that before, It'll be awhile till I'm caught up (probably a few months at least) which is a good thing maybe, I want to be sure I've killed all the little pricks!