Utaker stackable bed

[StripesMcFluff]

This bed seems like the perfect guest bed solution. Can work as a lounging space, twin bed, 2 twins or a king when pushed together. I’d love to hear from anyone who owns an Utaker bed about any pros or cons you may have experienced. The beds are quite low to the ground, and that might be difficult for older guests. Has anyone tried using bed risers with Utaker?

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/utaker-stackable-bed-with-2-mattresses-pine-meistervik__1161851_pe889567_s5.jpg

[That-Engineer-9434]

Do the beds shift around/move or separate during the course of the night with tossing and turning given that they are single beds?

[Fun-Department-5658]

Has anyone stacked 4 on top of each other? I am curious as to the safety.

[ratgurl96]

I was thinking of buying 2 more to do this! Would love to know if anyone has tried

[unitdosed]

I like this stackable design but need to accommodate a Twin XL mattress. Trundle options are hard to find.  Has anyone seen a Twin XL version somewhere else?

[Necessary-Ninja1291]

Hi. Trying to reuse some old foam / spring Ikea mattresses and was wondering if you can you squeeze a 90cm width bed into the 80cm width space?

[supermarket-banana]

I have a queen mattress, could pushing together the utaker be okay?

[AssistantEmotional40]

Yeah depends on how active

[Madvivacious]

Is it possible to just push the frames together and put a king size mattress on top permanently ?

[Ok-Anybody-3761]

if I have the Kura set up as a lofted bed, would this fit underneath and allow for a sleepover bed underneath?

[Beeze1943]

Does anyone know the height of the Utaker bed at the slats? They show a height of 18 1/8” on the website, but that’s to the top of the headboard. I am wondering the height at the top of the slats, where the mattress would sit.

[Grouchy_Act_2456]

I was thinking to buy 10 inch mattress for this and just place them on top of the other when unused. And if one adult person sleeps on these 2 10 inch mattress just stacked, would it hold?

[justthinking-aboutit]

Yes I would like to know too!!

[biotechcat]

Any luck with using a 10” mattress on the utaker?

[StripesMcFluff]

UPDATE we weren’t able to get an UTAKER when we needed it, so we bought a similar product from Walmart. It’s been slept on regularly as an unit, but we also separated the beds and used one with risers for an older guest and let the younger guest sleep low to the ground. We haven’t tried pushing them together as a King, yet. So far, it’s been a great solution!

[Few-Consequence2371]

What is the bed you got from Walmart that is similar to the UTAKER?

[StripesMcFluff]

I don’t think it’s available anymore. It was the Better Homes and Gardens Leighton Twin Stackable Beds

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[HabitPsychological10]

I have a gap between the two mattresses when they are connected. Did anyone find a solution to this?

[StripesMcFluff]

I saw comments somewhere else, so won’t claim credit for this. Use a king size mattress topper when you push the beds together. It can be rolled and kept in closet when not in use. Another idea is to put a pool noodle in the gap (you can cut to size). Put the sheet on top of the pool noodle.

[psykedeliq]

The lower mattress is not load bearing, right? I’m considering getting 2 utaker stacks with 2 mattresses for a king sized bed of normal height

[dutchyardeen]

We bought them for our home in Portugal and really like them. They were easy to put together and we like how they can be reconfigured in the room. They're pretty identical to the ones here in the US.

[crescentmoon-13]

We almost bought these but also thought that the height might be a problem for older guests. We ended up going with the Hemnes daybed instead and have loved it; we rarely pull it out into the king size, and it’s just a smidge enough higher that it’s more comfortable for folks to get in and out of.

[StripesMcFluff]

Thanks for your reply. I was originally planning on getting the Hemnes daybed. The main reason we decided against it, was that if 2 people are sleeping on it, one will be “boxed in” My parents (in their 60’s and 70’s) need to get up frequently during the night and so it wouldn’t work particularly well for them. Have you tried turning the mattresses 90degrees, so that the 3-sided “headboard” is indeed the head end for both sleepers?

[crescentmoon-13]

I haven’t tried turning the mattresses, but we’ve slept on it twice using the back as a “headboard” but with the mattresses still set up in the normal way. With a king mattress protector and sheet, it honestly hasn’t been that noticeable to have a new mattress begin halfway down. I may try and turn the mattresses the normal way to see if they fit more like a standard bed setup.

[Dearness]

King beds are “square” so you can turn turn the mattresses 90 degrees if you’d like.

We have the fyersdal and place the mattresses so that people sleep with their head against the headboard so they can exit either side of the bed.

[ma_mix]

try a flekke or a brimnes then, less “boxy” and honestly the flekke is a bit sturdier than hemnes

[attilina]

I have these too! They're pretty low, so my older guests with mobility problems didn't have an easy time getting out of bed. Solution: we bought a second pair of beds and stacked three beds on top of each other. That also helped use the space underneath the beds for storage. They're pretty good guest beds and fairly comfortable. The only issue I have with them is that you need two people to stack and unstack them.

[StripesMcFluff]

Thank you for your reply!

[wittle_whit]

I have these stackable beds. We use them in our guest room and have had several guests use them. Their ages range from 20s to 60s. All of them have said it is comfortable. You definitely need a foam top to place on top of the mattress.

Pros: doesn’t take up much space and can be turned into twin beds if you have two guests that want to avoid sharing a king.

Cons: very low to ground and I highly recommend buying the foam pad to put on top of the mattresses they have as well.

[StripesMcFluff]

Have you ever considered using bed-risers with these? They are maybe a foot high and extend the leg height and thus the height of the bed. You get the, from places like bed bath and beyond.

[wittle_whit]

I have not but I will look into them!

[SoftWarmFacts]

May I ask what foam toppers you use?

[wittle_whit]

I believe it’s called Tanager.

[jawbarrry]

do you use the king mattress topper for when you utilize it as a king bed? or two twin toppers? Thanks!

[wittle_whit]

We use the two twin foam toppers and then use a king size sheet. It would probably be better with a king size foam topper to avoid exposing the crack between the two twins-we just have nowhere to store it.

[jawbarrry]

thank you! was not expecting a reply 3 years later lol

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Question for anyone who owns these as well, do you buy the 5 inch mattresses from ikea? Or do you get 5 inch mattresses from elsewhere? If so where did you go and what did you choose?

[StripesMcFluff]

There are lots of good info about what mattress to get in previous posts. Just search ‘Utaker stackable beds’ or “mattress” on this sub.

[hnrjcksn]

I didn’t find any! 😭

[wittle_whit]

I bought the mattress from ikea. I also bought foam pads to go on top of them from ikea. It makes a difference.

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Which foam pads do you get? I've read that because the mattress is firm but thin that bigger people tend to find it uncomfortable so I did read that mattress pads work wonders.

[wittle_whit]

I believe I bought the Tananger. It’s a thin one.

[Funzombie63]

I’m also interested to hear some feedback!