Last year in January I had a problem with bed bugs in my old apartment (same building other end of the hallway). As a result I left my 2 year old bed in that apartment when I moved out and bought a new one. I left the hard plastic on the box spring and mattress out of fear of bed bugs having moved with me to my new apartment.
They sprayed my new apartment 10 days after I moved in, but I was still freaked out about bed bugs so I left the plastic on.
I put an old mattress cover on the mattress and used a small fleece throw to cover up with. And that's how I've been sleeping for over 18 months.
In August of last year I was thinking of removing the plastic, but the week before I was going to, I got word that my apartment was going to be sprayed AGAIN for bed bugs because people 2 floors below me had them, and the women below me was complaining of itching even after they sprayed. So as a result they were going to spray my apartment and the one above me too.
So after that I was still freaked out about bed bugs even though I didn't have any. I vacuumed my rug almost every day, and steamed the carpet once or twice a week for a few more months. Then I relaxed about both and just did them monthly.
It's been over a year since I've heard anything about bed bugs, and I checked with the caretaker last week to see if there was any issues in my row of apartments. There hasn't been.
So today my brother came over to help me take the plastic off my bed and put it on the frame. Now I can actually put my new mattress cover (almost 2 years old now) on the bed, and my nice new bed ensemble (almost 18 months old). I can't wait to see a nice looking bed! And to sleep on an actual bed instead of hard crinkling plastic!
I'll post some pictures of it later today when I'm done. It will take me awhile because I have to keep stopping to rest my back.
They sprayed my new apartment 10 days after I moved in, but I was still freaked out about bed bugs so I left the plastic on.
I put an old mattress cover on the mattress and used a small fleece throw to cover up with. And that's how I've been sleeping for over 18 months.
In August of last year I was thinking of removing the plastic, but the week before I was going to, I got word that my apartment was going to be sprayed AGAIN for bed bugs because people 2 floors below me had them, and the women below me was complaining of itching even after they sprayed. So as a result they were going to spray my apartment and the one above me too.
So after that I was still freaked out about bed bugs even though I didn't have any. I vacuumed my rug almost every day, and steamed the carpet once or twice a week for a few more months. Then I relaxed about both and just did them monthly.
It's been over a year since I've heard anything about bed bugs, and I checked with the caretaker last week to see if there was any issues in my row of apartments. There hasn't been.
So today my brother came over to help me take the plastic off my bed and put it on the frame. Now I can actually put my new mattress cover (almost 2 years old now) on the bed, and my nice new bed ensemble (almost 18 months old). I can't wait to see a nice looking bed! And to sleep on an actual bed instead of hard crinkling plastic!
I'll post some pictures of it later today when I'm done. It will take me awhile because I have to keep stopping to rest my back.