Can’t believe I was seconds away from buying a box spring. Literally was driving and stopped at a light and just wanted to google squeaky box spring and voila you popped up and instantly made wifey turnaround just to try this and boom it worked and was easy to do, THANK YOU. Saved me $165. I cannot thank you enough.
OH EM GEEEE!!!! I just got done removing the card board, and I’m laying down to test it out. And I’m literally about to cry. IT WORKS PERFECTLY!!!! I’ve been struggling with the squeak for years, and it was driving my crazzzyy. THANK YOU!!! Alas a video that’s helpful and quick!
Just saved us HUNDREDS of dollars. I have been looking for a DIY solution to our constant squeaking sound.... drove me and my wife insane for almost a year now. We would have never imagined a simple piece of cardboard was causing the issue. Thanks for the video, you're a life saver and HUGE money saver!
Pat Atkinson agreed! Just ripped out the cardboard and my bed is so quiet! What a difference! My husband and I were watching videos about adding more cardboard in between gaps and all this other headache nonsense, then came across this gem. Haven’t had this in a long time!
man u saved me looooots of money. I told hubby we sound like we are sleeping in a cardboard box... who knew we really were. took me 12 minutes and WALA silence!! ur the best thank you
Omg. I was ready to buy a new box spring. The squeaking was driving me crazy. Why would they even bother to put the cardboard there in the first place? So grateful dude. Thanks!!
My daughters bed has been squeaking for over a decade. We bought a new box spring and it didn’t change anything. Who knew it was all because of a piece of cheap cardboard? Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thank you! You are a gem! I had never heard anyone suggesting this, but I just did it and tried it and, after THREE YEARS, it's quiet! And I'm so thrilled!
I looked up how much boxsprings costed, because I just got a new mattress and thought that was the source, and then immediately went to RUclips and found this video. It works!!!! Thank you so much for this, just saved me $$$ now my bed is quiet as ever
worked like a charm. tried cushioning in between boards and putting plywood between mattress and box spring and it would work for a little while but not last. removing the useless cardboard was easy and the answer I've been searching for! thank you!!
Thank you so much for this solution. I bought a bunkie board from Value City and within two weeks of having it and my new mattress, I was being bothered by it. I looked for a solution and found your video and realized when I took the bunkie board off and put my mattress back on my platform bed the squeaking went away. I removed the cardboard layer and now no more squeaks! I would not have imagined the cardboard was the culprit. Thanks again!
I can only echo the majority of the comments below. Watched your video today and immediately decided to give it a try on our squeaky box spring. My wife and I together removed the bottom cover, removed all of the cardboard and then re-installed the bottom fabric cover. Took us less than an hour from start to finish. Thanks again for taking the time to post your video. Looking forward to a quieter nights sleep. 😊
You tubed it!! After this video I flipped up the mattress and box spring and took that cardboard out!! Smoothed out the staples with a hammer (so we don’t rip the mattress) Not a sound!!!!! 😮 every now and than you get those RUclips VIDS that are on point!!! This is it!!!
I did this a few nights ago and I’m so happy it helped my bed squeaking issue. I’m staying in a mobile home with paper thin walls and hated how loud the bed was just from rolling over. Thank you 😊
We have the exact same box spring (no springs, though ha) for my daughter. I found this video immediately AFTER doing what you did, ha! She was complaining how loud her bed was, and when i took the black fabric off, was surprised to see cardboard - and did exactly what you did and ripped it all out of there :) I like your suggestion of replacing the staples on the corner pieces - planning to do that next, and if any squeaking persists, I'll throw some screws into the wood joints to tighten them up. So far, very quiet - absolute revolution in sound from her bed. It was SO loud before.
Literally Watched This Video And Immediately Tried It And It Really Works. I’m In Shock. Thank You So Much. You Truly Saved Me From Buying A New Box Spring
I honestly did not think this would work! I still gave it a try because I had nothing to lose. So at first I removed the cardboard just like in the video, yet I still had a creaking sound in some areas. So I removed the fabric to take a look. The sound was coming from tiny pieces of leftover cardboard stuck under staples. So I removed the whole thing of fabric and cushion and took out all of the staples with the cardboard under them. Put it back together and now its perfectly quiet. I am so glad I found this video.
I reserved comment until I tried it. IT WORKS! My box spring is considerably quieter, just the occasional squeak versus a constant screeching with every move. I removed the black fabric, dislodged all of the staples holding the cardboard in place, then cut a slit across top front side of the box spring, and slid the cardboard out in one piece. I figured no harm since I was going to trash it if this hack didn’t work. Thank you for saving my sanity and money!
Dude my wife and I just did this and could not believe the difference it made! no squeaks at all man!!!! woooooooo!!!! so awesome thanks so much for posting this!
Um FYI..... you should still replace the black fabric that's over the bottom ..... that is to help keep dust/ dust mites insects spiders etc from nesting in the box spring and mattress. It elongates the life of the box spring by helping keep it clean!
Ew maybe if you live in the wilderness or a 3rd world part of the country with poor pest control. dust mites will most likely be found in your bedding and ontop of the mattress, not underneath the box spring. They feast on the dead skin that you shed on your mattress, which sits on top of the box spring. And no bugs will not nest in your box spring, their are other more convenient places to nest that have more available food and oxygen.
Thank you so much for this. We purchased a fairly inexpensive queen bed for our spare room, and it's been squeaky from day one around the edges. I was horrified at how cheaply the box spring was made! We ripped out the cardboard..and no more squeaks:). I was just about to toss the box spring so you really helped us out..thanks Jon.
God Bless You! Was looking to replace mattress after watching your video removed the pain in the ass cardboard from box spring and it fixed the problem.
I am very much wondering why the cardboard is need. Thinking about doing this, but it must be in there for a reason. Have you had any issues with not having it there?
Just did this today! I was a bit afraid because my box springs are 6 mo old but they sounded like they were 50years old. So I gave this a go. My recommendations are.... Don't fully pull the bottom sheet off, aaaannndd try and pull the cardboard off in as big of pieces as you can. Definitely works! Didn't totally get rid of squeaks but at least 70% better!
Literally thank you. We are still in shock that this was the only problem 🙄 lol. But it is so amazing to not have that squeak anymore!!! Thank you thank you!!!
I just bought my box spring maybe like 5 months ago and it started squeaky. I always sit at the edge of my bed when I watch tv and such but thank you for posting this!
I wonder why it does that? It's so annoying! Thank you so much for putting this out there. It actually works. I put up with that awful sound every little move I made and it's been ruining my sleep but now it's gone. Thank you so much 😊😊
Thank you!!! I just got a new mattress and box spring and could not understand why it was so noisy!!! After doing this it's so much more quiet. I can literally move around my bed and not constantly hear that annoying squeaking noise!!!! thank you !!!!!!! ✊🏾💯💯💯💯💯💯
i decided to youtube/google this issue & ive watched a few of these videos & thought it was such a big pain, well today i watched your video & tried it & ive never been happier (y) thumbs up forsure
Amazing, just took the cardboard off and it's like a new box spring. Maybe I'll stop waking up in the middle of the night when I move around! Thank you!!!
I can't stop laughing!!! This video proves that you can find absolutely anything on the internet! This has to be the most bizarre video ever to grace the www. And let me say..I'm glad I found it!!! It was a beacon of hope in a world of articles and videos about oiling my springs to get rid of the noise. WTF? I tried this last night on my daughter's and my wife and I's boxsprings and lo and behold...PERFECTION!!! Not a single squeak!!! Now my wife has lost an excuse in the bedroom. I'm sure she has 17 or 18 other excuses but at least I got rid of one. Cheers!!!
I tried this and it worked perfectly it because you got the cardboard rubbing against the wood frame every time I tossed or turned during the night you would hear squeak squeak squeak squeak and it got upset so I just took the box spring and threw it out on the lawn and started using the exacto knife cut it out and no more squeak. Thanks for these videos it's amazing how something as simple as that worked
Thank you! I still have some squeak from the wood, nails, and staples, but it's much improved. I was able to tear out the cardboard in 3 long pieces once I got a cut started along the grain.
My bed has been making noise for the longest time at it was annoying, my wife always telling to not move because I will wake up the baby. So when I found this video I told myself what the hell i have nothing to lose. But DAMN this shit really works! Thank you!
I always thought it was the wood creaking and I was tempt to throw away my box spring. I think you just saved mine. thanks! I don't really understand why they put the cardboard there anyway :/
Was about to go to bed and decided to youtube to make the noise stop and omgggggg jumped out of bed so quick to try it and it WORKS 🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 thanks a bunch
I just got done doing this to my 7 year old spring box and im happy with the results. Still a little squeaks but waaaayyy better than before. I’ve been dealing with the squeak for 3 years 😭
*Thanks so much, now me and the mrs can have date night without the kids hearing our squeaky bed. I can jump up and down in that thing all night now without the bed making a sound.* 🧐
You’re a genius! I did what you said and it worked! What I don’t understand is why/how the cardboard was the culprit. Do you know? I never would have thought to remove the cardboard. Thanks so much!
I will have to try this again tomorrow because I couldn't figure out where the damn sound was initially coming from. I'll probably use a boxcutter to get the cardboard out quicker. Thanks for pinpointing what the problem was though had a feeling that it was within the boxspring itself!
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Can’t believe I was seconds away from buying a box spring. Literally was driving and stopped at a light and just wanted to google squeaky box spring and voila you popped up and instantly made wifey turnaround just to try this and boom it worked and was easy to do, THANK YOU. Saved me $165. I cannot thank you enough.
OH EM GEEEE!!!! I just got done removing the card board, and I’m laying down to test it out. And I’m literally about to cry. IT WORKS PERFECTLY!!!! I’ve been struggling with the squeak for years, and it was driving my crazzzyy. THANK YOU!!! Alas a video that’s helpful and quick!
Good job.. the cardboard keeps the frame intact... Like I know it's there for a reason right?
Just saved us HUNDREDS of dollars. I have been looking for a DIY solution to our constant squeaking sound.... drove me and my wife insane for almost a year now. We would have never imagined a simple piece of cardboard was causing the issue. Thanks for the video, you're a life saver and HUGE money saver!
This is a life changer! I can’t believe the cardboard was the problem this whole time. Finally the Mrs. and I can wrestle in peace!
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No shit you are my HERO!!!! 3 years of squeezing GONE! Thank you!!!!
Seriously sir, you are my hero! You saved me countless headaches and money! Thank you so much for this video! Worked like a charm!
Pat Atkinson agreed! Just ripped out the cardboard and my bed is so quiet! What a difference! My husband and I were watching videos about adding more cardboard in between gaps and all this other headache nonsense, then came across this gem. Haven’t had this in a long time!
man u saved me looooots of money. I told hubby we sound like we are sleeping in a cardboard box... who knew we really were. took me 12 minutes and WALA silence!! ur the best thank you
Omg. I was ready to buy a new box spring. The squeaking was driving me crazy. Why would they even bother to put the cardboard there in the first place? So grateful dude. Thanks!!
I said the same thing
My daughters bed has been squeaking for over a decade. We bought a new box spring and it didn’t change anything. Who knew it was all because of a piece of cheap cardboard? Thank you so much for sharing this!
Was looking at purchasing one today but searched it up on RUclips real quick you are a lifesaver
Omgoodness!! I just finished removing the cardboard and it WORKED!! I’m so relieved. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Thanks for this. Spent the 20 minutes pulling out the cardboard, now peace & quiet. Easily one of the best video on the interwebs!
You are a life saver…I was literally about to spend $200 on a new box spring. Thank you 🙏🏽
You saved me a ton of money, I was going to replace my whole bed, I wouldn't even turn over in my bed at night because of the noise, great video.
Worked perfectly. I watched this over a year ago and did nothing until now. We put up with a loud squeaking king size bed for way too long.
Thank you! You are a gem! I had never heard anyone suggesting this, but I just did it and tried it and, after THREE YEARS, it's quiet! And I'm so thrilled!
I looked up how much boxsprings costed, because I just got a new mattress and thought that was the source, and then immediately went to RUclips and found this video. It works!!!! Thank you so much for this, just saved me $$$ now my bed is quiet as ever
worked like a charm. tried cushioning in between boards and putting plywood between mattress and box spring and it would work for a little while but not last. removing the useless cardboard was easy and the answer I've been searching for! thank you!!
Thank you so much for this solution. I bought a bunkie board from Value City and within two weeks of having it and my new mattress, I was being bothered by it. I looked for a solution and found your video and realized when I took the bunkie board off and put my mattress back on my platform bed the squeaking went away. I removed the cardboard layer and now no more squeaks! I would not have imagined the cardboard was the culprit. Thanks again!
I can only echo the majority of the comments below. Watched your video today and immediately decided to give it a try on our squeaky box spring. My wife and I together removed the bottom cover, removed all of the cardboard and then re-installed the bottom fabric cover. Took us less than an hour from start to finish. Thanks again for taking the time to post your video. Looking forward to a quieter nights sleep. 😊
This is amazing! Only took 10 minutes to remove the cardboard and now the annoying noise is gone!
Wow you really just saved us, my wife and I were going tomorrow to buy a new box spring but luckily I came across this video and it actually works.
100% work man! You saved us like 300$. OMG so glad there are these kinds of videos out here and people to make them ! Thank you so much !
You tubed it!! After this video I flipped up the mattress and box spring and took that cardboard out!! Smoothed out the staples with a hammer (so we don’t rip the mattress) Not a sound!!!!! 😮 every now and than you get those RUclips VIDS that are on point!!! This is it!!!
True 30 minutes of work and no more noise.Saved from buying new one.Thankyou
I did this a few nights ago and I’m so happy it helped my bed squeaking issue. I’m staying in a mobile home with paper thin walls and hated how loud the bed was just from rolling over. Thank you 😊
We have the exact same box spring (no springs, though ha) for my daughter. I found this video immediately AFTER doing what you did, ha! She was complaining how loud her bed was, and when i took the black fabric off, was surprised to see cardboard - and did exactly what you did and ripped it all out of there :) I like your suggestion of replacing the staples on the corner pieces - planning to do that next, and if any squeaking persists, I'll throw some screws into the wood joints to tighten them up. So far, very quiet - absolute revolution in sound from her bed. It was SO loud before.
Literally Watched This Video And Immediately Tried It And It Really Works. I’m In Shock. Thank You So Much. You Truly Saved Me From Buying A New Box Spring
Trying this tomorrow morning. Hope I’m as happy as you and others.
I honestly did not think this would work! I still gave it a try because I had nothing to lose. So at first I removed the cardboard just like in the video, yet I still had a creaking sound in some areas. So I removed the fabric to take a look. The sound was coming from tiny pieces of leftover cardboard stuck under staples. So I removed the whole thing of fabric and cushion and took out all of the staples with the cardboard under them. Put it back together and now its perfectly quiet. I am so glad I found this video.
I reserved comment until I tried it. IT WORKS! My box spring is considerably quieter, just the occasional squeak versus a constant screeching with every move. I removed the black fabric, dislodged all of the staples holding the cardboard in place, then cut a slit across top front side of the box spring, and slid the cardboard out in one piece. I figured no harm since I was going to trash it if this hack didn’t work. Thank you for saving my sanity and money!
Dude my wife and I just did this and could not believe the difference it made! no squeaks at all man!!!! woooooooo!!!! so awesome thanks so much for posting this!
Um FYI..... you should still replace the black fabric that's over the bottom ..... that is to help keep dust/ dust mites insects spiders etc from nesting in the box spring and mattress. It elongates the life of the box spring by helping keep it clean!
Ew maybe if you live in the wilderness or a 3rd world part of the country with poor pest control. dust mites will most likely be found in your bedding and ontop of the mattress, not underneath the box spring. They feast on the dead skin that you shed on your mattress, which sits on top of the box spring. And no bugs will not nest in your box spring, their are other more convenient places to nest that have more available food and oxygen.
Thank you so much for the tips.
My bed was pissing me off and thanks to your video I no longer have a issue.
Awesome! Just followed your directions and fixed my squeaky boxes! Thanks for sharing
Absolute perfection. Thank you. Saved me 200 bucks and a lot of noise.
Thank you so much for this. We purchased a fairly inexpensive queen bed for our spare room, and it's been squeaky from day one around the edges. I was horrified at how cheaply the box spring was made! We ripped out the cardboard..and no more squeaks:). I was just about to toss the box spring so you really helped us out..thanks Jon.
OMG! We have been suffering for 3 years because of a sheet of cardboard! We were about to buy new box springs just to have them squeak too!
Randy Kristich same here
God Bless You! Was looking to replace mattress after watching your video removed the pain in the ass cardboard from box spring and it fixed the problem.
It worked. So simple. Makes you wonder why the cardboard is needed.
I am very much wondering why the cardboard is need. Thinking about doing this, but it must be in there for a reason. Have you had any issues with not having it there?
Just did this today! I was a bit afraid because my box springs are 6 mo old but they sounded like they were 50years old. So I gave this a go. My recommendations are.... Don't fully pull the bottom sheet off, aaaannndd try and pull the cardboard off in as big of pieces as you can. Definitely works! Didn't totally get rid of squeaks but at least 70% better!
I tried this today after watching this video and reading all the comments! Thankfully it worked! Thanks for making this video.
Literally thank you. We are still in shock that this was the only problem 🙄 lol. But it is so amazing to not have that squeak anymore!!! Thank you thank you!!!
I just bought my box spring maybe like 5 months ago and it started squeaky. I always sit at the edge of my bed when I watch tv and such but thank you for posting this!
I wonder why it does that? It's so annoying! Thank you so much for putting this out there. It actually works. I put up with that awful sound every little move I made and it's been ruining my sleep but now it's gone. Thank you so much 😊😊
I'm doing this this weekend for the spare bedroom. Just about tossed it to the recycle center.
All that noise WAS the cardboard !!
Thanks !!!
Thank you!!! I just got a new mattress and box spring and could not understand why it was so noisy!!! After doing this it's so much more quiet. I can literally move around my bed and not constantly hear that annoying squeaking noise!!!! thank you !!!!!!! ✊🏾💯💯💯💯💯💯
You def helped me from buying a new box spring. Really appreciate this!!
i decided to youtube/google this issue & ive watched a few of these videos & thought it was such a big pain, well today i watched your video & tried it & ive never been happier (y) thumbs up forsure
Dude! I just removed the cardboard from my box spring and it WORKED!! Thanks for the tip!!
Amazing, just took the cardboard off and it's like a new box spring. Maybe I'll stop waking up in the middle of the night when I move around! Thank you!!!
After two years of dealing with the squeak. 😩😩😩thank you!!
I can't stop laughing!!! This video proves that you can find absolutely anything on the internet! This has to be the most bizarre video ever to grace the www. And let me say..I'm glad I found it!!! It was a beacon of hope in a world of articles and videos about oiling my springs to get rid of the noise. WTF? I tried this last night on my daughter's and my wife and I's boxsprings and lo and behold...PERFECTION!!! Not a single squeak!!! Now my wife has lost an excuse in the bedroom. I'm sure she has 17 or 18 other excuses but at least I got rid of one. Cheers!!!
I could cry! This makes me so happy!! Just tore the cardboard out of our box spring! Yay for silence!!! 😇😌
I tried this and it worked perfectly it because you got the cardboard rubbing against the wood frame every time I tossed or turned during the night you would hear squeak squeak squeak squeak and it got upset so I just took the box spring and threw it out on the lawn and started using the exacto knife cut it out and no more squeak. Thanks for these videos it's amazing how something as simple as that worked
Thank you! I still have some squeak from the wood, nails, and staples, but it's much improved. I was able to tear out the cardboard in 3 long pieces once I got a cut started along the grain.
My bed has been making noise for the longest time at it was annoying, my wife always telling to not move because I will wake up the baby. So when I found this video I told myself what the hell i have nothing to lose. But DAMN this shit really works! Thank you!
Omg it worked! Thank you!!! My set was only months old but would squeak like an old bed..I'm now doing this to all our box springs.
I always thought it was the wood creaking and I was tempt to throw away my box spring. I think you just saved mine. thanks!
I don't really understand why they put the cardboard there anyway :/
Was about to go to bed and decided to youtube to make the noise stop and omgggggg jumped out of bed so quick to try it and it WORKS 🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 thanks a bunch
This fixed my stupid bed. Thank you very much!
I just got done doing this to my 7 year old spring box and im happy with the results. Still a little squeaks but waaaayyy better than before. I’ve been dealing with the squeak for 3 years 😭
I love you!!! This totally worked for me. I can sleep again. Hugs to you, man!!!
Is it worth doing?
*Thanks so much, now me and the mrs can have date night without the kids hearing our squeaky bed. I can jump up and down in that thing all night now without the bed making a sound.* 🧐
Wow, so it’s the cardboard not the boards inside 😮 great video ! Will show hubby in the morning!
You’re a genius! I did what you said and it worked! What I don’t understand is why/how the cardboard was the culprit. Do you know? I never would have thought to remove the cardboard. Thanks so much!
I have a new mattress set that squeaks like something 100 years old...going to try this for sure! Thanks!
This rlly does work, would encourage cutting the top sheet it’s easier
I appreciate this video! It provided a solution for my loud box spring!
This actually worked.... I'm shocked. Thanks for uploading dude! Seriously
Thank you so much for making this video. Very selfless of you.
This works. Excellent video. Excellent tip. Thank you.
I just did this tonight and this worked perfect. I reattached the black fabric with some tack to prevent anything from entering.
Worked like a charm! Thank you Jon Clegg... who would have known!
How can I ever thank you!!! OMG worked like a miracle.
Wow thank you!! This whole time I thought it was the mattress that was the problem
Thank you so much. You save me a lot of money. I was about to get rid of the bed and the box spring. It worked!!!!! And so easy
Thank you for making this video!! Great advice. Saved me money!
Thanks for the video. It worked like a charm.
Works like a charm. Thank you so much.
7 years later… once again thank you for uploading this video 🫡
Does it need the cardboard will the bed sagg without the cardboard
No, it makes no difference
Thank you, sir! Saved me from spending! ❤
Worked like a charm! Much appreciated!
It's been said in the comments but ill say it here too. THANK YOU! I was so close to buying a new bed because of this.
I was like damn I gotta buy a new box spring and this one isn’t even old. IT WORKS
Thanks for uploading this video. I swear, I was about to set mine on fire! The dam squeaking!
Yeeeeesssss I just did this. Peace at last yaayyy. I was about to buy a new one and I just bought this one in July. . Thank you.
I just baught one in June and dealing with it again.
This works!! Box springs are a piece of junk but at least it won't squeak so horribly now.
Why is the cardboard there in the first place?
I will have to try this again tomorrow because I couldn't figure out where the damn sound was initially coming from. I'll probably use a boxcutter to get the cardboard out quicker. Thanks for pinpointing what the problem was though had a feeling that it was within the boxspring itself!
Omggggggg we just did it!! And it works you are a life savor thank you so much!!!
Definitely worked thank you
Thanks a lot. You really helped my anxiety.
I just removed my cardboard. Thank you so much!!!
It worked! Thank you so much!!
Hallelujah!!! Silence! Thank You!!
Great tip. Worked like a charm. Why is the cardboard even in there? Designed obsolescence?
It worked! Can’t believe how easy that was haha
My God! Thank you very much!!!! You saved me!!!